WRITER
Amiri Baraka
1934 - 2014

Amiri Baraka
Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone. Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been described by scholars as constituting defining texts for African-American culture. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amiri Baraka is the 5,697th most popular writer (down from 4,559th in 2019), the 9,302nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,148th in 2019) and the 682nd most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Amiri Baraka ranks 5,697 out of 7,302. Before him are George William Russell, Dan Pagis, Darya Dontsova, T. C. Boyle, Natalena Koroleva, and Werewere Liking. After him are Madeleine L'Engle, Herberto Hélder, Elizabeth Montagu, Manuel Rivas, Julia Hartwig, and Ha Jin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge William Russell
1867 - 1935
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 5,691
Dan Pagis
1930 - 1986
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 5,692
Darya Dontsova
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 5,693
T. C. Boyle
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 5,694
Natalena Koroleva
1888 - 1966
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 5,695
Werewere Liking
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,696
Amiri Baraka
1934 - 2014
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,697
Madeleine L'Engle
1918 - 2007
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,698
Herberto Hélder
1930 - 2015
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,699
Elizabeth Montagu
1718 - 1800
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,700
Manuel Rivas
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,701
Julia Hartwig
1921 - 2017
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,702
Ha Jin
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,703
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Amiri Baraka ranks 462. Before him are Jamie Farr, Victor Argo, John Richardson, Bent Peder Rasch, George Follmer, and Marlene Mathews. After him are Tina Louise, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Roy Kinnear, Charles Jenkins Sr., Guillermo Sepúlveda, and David Halberstam. Among people deceased in 2014, Amiri Baraka ranks 434. Before him are Klaus Schmidt, Ibrahim Touré, Barbro Kollberg, Toimi Alatalo, Washington Rodríguez, and Michio Mado. After him are Irene Fernandez, Els Borst, Glenn Cornick, Elaine Stritch, Carmen Zapata, and John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsJamie Farr
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 456
Victor Argo
ACTOR
1934 - 2004
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 457
John Richardson
ACTOR
1934 - 2021
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 458
Bent Peder Rasch
ATHLETE
1934 - 1988
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 459
George Follmer
RACING DRIVER
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 460
Marlene Mathews
ATHLETE
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 461
Amiri Baraka
WRITER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 462
Tina Louise
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 463
Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 464
Roy Kinnear
ACTOR
1934 - 1988
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 465
Charles Jenkins Sr.
ATHLETE
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 466
Guillermo Sepúlveda
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 467
David Halberstam
WRITER
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 468
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsKlaus Schmidt
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1953 - 2014
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 428
Ibrahim Touré
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - 2014
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 429
Barbro Kollberg
ACTOR
1917 - 2014
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 430
Toimi Alatalo
ATHLETE
1929 - 2014
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 431
Washington Rodríguez
BOXER
1944 - 2014
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 432
Michio Mado
WRITER
1909 - 2014
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 433
Amiri Baraka
WRITER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 434
Irene Fernandez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - 2014
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 435
Els Borst
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2014
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 436
Glenn Cornick
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2014
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 437
Elaine Stritch
ACTOR
1925 - 2014
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 438
Carmen Zapata
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 439
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
NOBLEMAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 440
In United States
Among people born in United States, Amiri Baraka ranks 9,304 out of 20,380. Before him are Jason Segel (1980), Sean Parker (1979), Warren Zevon (1947), T. C. Boyle (1948), Satchel Paige (1906), and Marty Riessen (1941). After him are Dean Cundey (1946), Tracy Austin (1962), Clark Clifford (1906), Adelaide Ames (1900), Madeleine L'Engle (1918), and Sasha Mitchell (1967).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJason Segel
COMEDIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,298
Sean Parker
BUSINESSPERSON
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,299
Warren Zevon
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2003
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,300
T. C. Boyle
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,301
Satchel Paige
BASEBALL PLAYER
1906 - 1982
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,302
Marty Riessen
TENNIS PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 9,303
Amiri Baraka
WRITER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 9,304
Dean Cundey
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 9,305
Tracy Austin
TENNIS PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 9,306
Clark Clifford
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 9,307
Adelaide Ames
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1932
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 9,308
Madeleine L'Engle
WRITER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 9,309
Sasha Mitchell
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 9,310
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Amiri Baraka ranks 682. Before him are Louise Erdrich (1954), Daniel Quinn (1935), Mary L. Trump (1965), Booth Tarkington (1869), Frank Belknap Long (1901), and T. C. Boyle (1948). After him are Madeleine L'Engle (1918), Christopher Paolini (1983), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), Alexei Panshin (1940), and Bill O'Reilly (1949).
Louise Erdrich
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 676
Daniel Quinn
1935 - 2018
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 677
Mary L. Trump
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 678
Booth Tarkington
1869 - 1946
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 679
Frank Belknap Long
1901 - 1994
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 680
T. C. Boyle
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 681
Amiri Baraka
1934 - 2014
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 682
Madeleine L'Engle
1918 - 2007
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 683
Christopher Paolini
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 684
Gwendolyn Brooks
1917 - 2000
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 685
Lloyd C. Douglas
1877 - 1951
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 686
Alexei Panshin
1940 - 2022
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 687
Bill O'Reilly
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 688