WRITER

Claudia Rankine

1963 - Today

Claudia Rankine

Claudia Rankine (; born September 4, 1963) is a Jamaican-American poet, essayist, playwright, and the editor of several anthologies. She is the author of five volumes of poetry, two plays and various essays. Her book of poetry, Citizen: An American Lyric, won the 2014 Los Angeles Times Book Award, the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry (the first book in the award's history to be nominated in both poetry and criticism), the 2015 Forward Prize for Best Collection, the 2015 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Poetry, the 2015 NAACP Image Award in poetry, the 2015 PEN Open Book Award, the 2015 PEN American Center USA Literary Award, the 2015 PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Literary Award, and the 2015 VIDA Literary Award. Citizen was also a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award and the 2015 T. S. Eliot Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Claudia Rankine is the 7,194th most popular writer (up from 7,236th in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 135th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Jamaican Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Claudia Rankine ranks 7,194 out of 7,302. Before her are Peaches Geldof, Akiane, Nujood Ali, Julie Bindel, Philippe Méaille, and J. G. Quintel. After her are Dorota Masłowska, Seyhan Kurt, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Nadeem Aslam, Rainbow Rowell, and Bill McKibben.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Peaches Geldof
1989 - 2014
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 7,188
Akiane
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 7,189
Nujood Ali
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 7,190
Julie Bindel
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 7,191
Philippe Méaille
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 7,192
J. G. Quintel
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 7,193
Claudia Rankine
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 7,194
Dorota Masłowska
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 7,195
Seyhan Kurt
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 7,196
Elizabeth Wurtzel
1967 - 2020
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 7,197
Nadeem Aslam
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 7,198
Rainbow Rowell
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 7,199
Bill McKibben
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 7,200

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Claudia Rankine ranks 939. Before her are Dick Costolo, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Alister Jack, Colin Montgomerie, Gus Bilirakis, and Jackie Walorski. After her are Eric Cantor, Igor Tikhomirov, Bryan Gunn, Chidi Imoh, John Simmit, and Tracey E. Bregman.

Others Born in 1963

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Dick Costolo
BUSINESSPERSON
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 933
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 934
Alister Jack
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 935
Colin Montgomerie
GOLFER
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 936
Gus Bilirakis
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 937
Jackie Walorski
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2022
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 938
Claudia Rankine
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 939
Eric Cantor
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 940
Igor Tikhomirov
FENCER
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 941
Bryan Gunn
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 942
Chidi Imoh
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 943
John Simmit
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 944
Tracey E. Bregman
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 945