Writer

Cheikh Hamidou Kane

1928 - today

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Cheikh Hamidou Kane

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Cheikh Hamidou Kane is the 6,001st most popular writer (down from 5,807th in 2024), the 39th most popular biography from Senegal (down from 35th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Senegalese Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 6,001 out of 7,302. Before him are Fareed Zakaria, György Bessenyei, Edward Wilmot Blyden, Nella Larsen, Howard Ashman, and Vladimir Bogomolov. After him are Carsten Jensen, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Thomas Campbell, Sarmad Kashani, Ľudmila Podjavorinská, and Jiang Rong.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Fareed Zakaria
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 5,995
György Bessenyei
1747 - 1811
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 5,996
Edward Wilmot Blyden
1832 - 1912
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 5,997
Nella Larsen
1891 - 1964
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,998
Howard Ashman
1950 - 1991
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,999
Vladimir Bogomolov
1924 - 2003
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 6,000
Cheikh Hamidou Kane
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 6,001
Carsten Jensen
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 6,002
John Ajvide Lindqvist
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 6,003
Thomas Campbell
1777 - 1844
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 6,004
Sarmad Kashani
1590 - 1661
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 6,005
Ľudmila Podjavorinská
1872 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 6,006
Jiang Rong
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 6,007

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 519. Before him are Elizabeth F. Neufeld, Rudolf Plyukfelder, Gino Munaron, Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Russell Mockridge, and Douglas Rain. After him are Sheila Lerwill, William Smith, Stig Sjölin, René Vautier, Jean-François Deniau, and Olle Larsson.

Others Born in 1928

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Elizabeth F. Neufeld
BIOLOGIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 513
Rudolf Plyukfelder
ATHLETE
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 514
Gino Munaron
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 2009
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 515
Mirza Tahir Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2003
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 516
Russell Mockridge
CYCLIST
1928 - 1958
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 517
Douglas Rain
ACTOR
1928 - 2018
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 518
Cheikh Hamidou Kane
WRITER
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 519
Sheila Lerwill
ATHLETE
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 520
William Smith
WRESTLER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 521
Stig Sjölin
ATHLETE
1928 - 1995
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 522
René Vautier
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2015
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 523
Jean-François Deniau
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2007
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 524
Olle Larsson
ATHLETE
1928 - 1960
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 525

In Senegal

Among people born in Senegal, Cheikh Hamidou Kane ranks 39 out of NaN. Before him are Ibrahim Ba (1973), Habib Thiam (1933), Papa Bouba Diop (1978), El Hadji Diouf (1981), Amadou Dia Ba (1958), and Abdoulaye Faye (1978). After him are Baaba Maal (1953), Marie Senghor Basse (1930), Aminata Touré (1962), Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara (1959), Khalilou Fadiga (1974), and Ousmane Sonko (1974).

Others born in Senegal

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Ibrahim Ba
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 33
Habib Thiam
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 34
Papa Bouba Diop
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 35
El Hadji Diouf
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 36
Amadou Dia Ba
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 37
Abdoulaye Faye
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 38
Cheikh Hamidou Kane
WRITER
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 39
Baaba Maal
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 40
Marie Senghor Basse
PHYSICIAN
1930 - 2019
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 41
Aminata Touré
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 42
Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 43
Khalilou Fadiga
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 44
Ousmane Sonko
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 45