WRITER

Birago Diop

1908 - 1989

Birago Diop

Birago Ismaël Diop (11 December 1906 – 25 November 1989) was a Senegalese poet, storyteller, veterinarian, and diplomat whose work restored general interest in African folktales and was a major contribution to the Négritude literary movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Birago Diop is the 5,458th most popular writer (down from 5,350th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Senegal (down from 30th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Senegalese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Birago Diop ranks 5,458 out of 7,302. Before him are Aquilino Ribeiro, Sax Rohmer, Albert Engström, Robert Bly, Edoardo Sanguineti, and Luis Rosales. After him are Boris Lavrenyov, William Muir, Hellmuth Karasek, August Gailit, Peter Englund, and Kang Kyeong-ae.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Aquilino Ribeiro
1885 - 1963
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 5,452
Sax Rohmer
1883 - 1959
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 5,453
Albert Engström
1869 - 1940
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5,454
Robert Bly
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5,455
Edoardo Sanguineti
1930 - 2010
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5,456
Luis Rosales
1910 - 1992
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 5,457
Birago Diop
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 5,458
Boris Lavrenyov
1891 - 1959
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 5,459
William Muir
1819 - 1905
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 5,460
Hellmuth Karasek
1934 - 2015
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 5,461
August Gailit
1891 - 1960
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 5,462
Peter Englund
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 5,463
Kang Kyeong-ae
1906 - 1944
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 5,464

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Birago Diop ranks 347. Before him are Jacob Bronowski, Fritz Spengler, William McMahon, Hélène Boucher, Inga Gentzel, and Franz Cisar. After him are William Thompson, Mikhail Somov, Sergey Urusevsky, Demetrio Neyra, Théodore Nouwens, and Miguel Otero Silva. Among people deceased in 1989, Birago Diop ranks 245. Before him are M. King Hubbert, Roberto Figueroa, Virgil Thomson, Hemanta Mukherjee, György Kulin, and Asbjørn Ruud. After him are Duncan Gregg, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, John Ogdon, Franco Luambo, Erik Almgren, and Édouard Candeveau.

Others Born in 1908

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Jacob Bronowski
MATHEMATICIAN
1908 - 1974
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 341
Fritz Spengler
HANDBALL PLAYER
1908 - 2003
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 342
William McMahon
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1988
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 343
Hélène Boucher
PILOT
1908 - 1934
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 344
Inga Gentzel
ATHLETE
1908 - 1991
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 345
Franz Cisar
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1943
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 346
Birago Diop
WRITER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 347
William Thompson
ATHLETE
1908 - 1956
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 348
Mikhail Somov
EXPLORER
1908 - 1973
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 349
Sergey Urusevsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1974
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 350
Demetrio Neyra
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1957
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 351
Théodore Nouwens
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1974
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 352
Miguel Otero Silva
WRITER
1908 - 1985
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 353

Others Deceased in 1989

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M. King Hubbert
GEOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 239
Roberto Figueroa
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 240
Virgil Thomson
COMPOSER
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 241
Hemanta Mukherjee
SINGER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 242
György Kulin
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 243
Asbjørn Ruud
ATHLETE
1919 - 1989
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 244
Birago Diop
WRITER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 245
Duncan Gregg
ATHLETE
1910 - 1989
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 246
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 247
John Ogdon
MUSICIAN
1937 - 1989
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 248
Franco Luambo
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1989
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 249
Erik Almgren
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 250
Édouard Candeveau
ATHLETE
1898 - 1989
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 251