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Biyi Bandele

1967 - 2022

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Biyi Bandele (born Biyi Bandele-Thomas; 13 October 1967 – 7 August 2022) was a Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker. He was the author of several novels, beginning with The Man Who Came in From the Back of Beyond (1991), as well as writing stage plays, before turning his focus to filmmaking. His directorial debut was in 2013 with Half of a Yellow Sun, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Biyi Bandele is the 7,439th most popular writer, the 244th most popular biography from Nigeria and the 15th most popular Nigerian Writer.

Biyi Bandele was a Nigerian writer and filmmaker best known for his novels, plays, and screenwriting that explore themes of identity, culture, and the Nigerian experience. He gained international recognition for his adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel "Half of a Yellow Sun" into a film.

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Among people born in 1967, Biyi Bandele ranks 1,123. Before him are Kumar Mangalam Birla, Anuradha Roy, Kenneth Gould, Ed Balls, Jason Morris, and Mike Smith. After him are Wendy Raquel Robinson, Vicky Bullett, Tony Leondis, Sanjana Kapoor, Charles Chun, and Mariane Pearl. Among people deceased in 2022, Biyi Bandele ranks 722. Before him are Haidar Abdul-Razzaq, Maja Lidia Kossakowska, Vladimir Zhoga, Andrew Symonds, Maxi Rolón, Grant Wahl, and Artem Datsyshyn. After him are Takuya Miyamoto, Cho Min-ho, Sonya Eddy, Thomas Ulsrud, and PnB Rock.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Biyi Bandele ranks 244 out of 309. Before him are Dayo Okeniyi (1988), Dele Adeleye (1988), Sola Sobowale (1965), Isaac Success (1996), Oby Ezekwesili (1963), and Abiodun Baruwa (1974). After him are David Okereke (1997), Innocent Egbunike (1961), Stephen Sunday (1988), Chigozie Agbim (1984), Onyekachi Apam (1986), and Toto Tamuz (1988).

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Among WRITERS In Nigeria

Among writers born in Nigeria, Biyi Bandele ranks 15. Before him are Okwui Enwezor (1963), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Amina Lawal (1973), Sefi Atta (1964), Chris Abani (1966), and Bibi Bakare-Yusuf (null). After him are Chigozie Obioma (null), Ayobami Adebayo (1988), Funke Bucknor-Obruthe (1976), and Helen Oyeyemi (1984).

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