WRITER

Antjie Krog

1952 - Today

Photo of Antjie Krog

Icon of person Antjie Krog

Antjie Krog (born 1952) is a South African writer and academic, best known for her Afrikaans poetry, her reporting on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and her 1998 book Country of My Skull. In 2004, she joined the Arts faculty of the University of the Western Cape as Extraordinary Professor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Antjie Krog is the 6,570th most popular writer (down from 6,100th in 2024), the 232nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 174th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular South African Writer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Antjie Krog by language

Loading...

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Antjie Krog ranks 6,570 out of 7,302. Before her are María Dueñas, John Scalzi, Sabine Baring-Gould, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Merethe Lindstrøm, and Pat Conroy. After her are Samuel Daniel, Anne Enright, Kim Young-ha, Karen Joy Fowler, Khady Sylla, and P. C. Cast.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Antjie Krog ranks 691. Before her are Sanny Åslund, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Lisa Eichhorn, Jesús Martínez, Laraine Newman, and Mihaela Loghin. After her are Walter Mantegazza, Carlo Montano, Nina Zyuskova, Allan Wells, Zilya Valeeva, and Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa.

Others Born in 1952

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Antjie Krog ranks 232 out of 454. Before her are Benni McCarthy (1977), Beyers Naudé (1915), Adam Rose (1979), Jerome Damon (1972), Lillian Board (1948), and Louis Hayward (1909). After her are Austin Stevens (1950), Wayne Ferreira (1971), Penelope Coelen (1940), Ian Hunter (1900), Mark González (1984), and Ernie Pieterse (1938).

Others born in South Africa

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In South Africa

Among writers born in South Africa, Antjie Krog ranks 22. Before her are Karel Schoeman (1939), Ingrid Jonker (1933), Fatima Meer (1928), Bessie Head (1937), John Langalibalele Dube (1871), and Damon Galgut (1963). After her are Muhsin Hendricks (null), Es'kia Mphahlele (1919), Lauren Beukes (1976), and Zoleka Mandela (1980).

South African born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous