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Daniel O. Fagunwa

1903 - 1963

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Chief Daniel Olorunfẹmi Fágúnwà MBE (1903 – 7 December 1963), popularly known as D. O. Fágúnwà, was a Nigerian author of Yoruba heritage who pioneered the Yoruba language novel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel O. Fagunwa is the 7,096th most popular writer (up from 7,120th in 2024). (up from 5,015th in 2019)

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Among writers, Daniel O. Fagunwa ranks 7,096 out of 7,302. Before him are Bharati Mukherjee, François Bégaudeau, Dennis Potter, Lotta Lotass, Maria Stepanova, and Feridun Zaimoğlu. After him are Helena Janeczek, Shobhaa De, Navid Kermani, Nina Bouraoui, Amir Hetsroni, and James Gould Cozzens.

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Among people born in 1903, Daniel O. Fagunwa ranks 376. Before him are Hooley Smith, Barbara Bedford, Frankie Carle, Stuart Erwin, Red Grange, and Ralph Yarborough. After him are James Gould Cozzens, and Teófilo Yldefonso. Among people deceased in 1963, Daniel O. Fagunwa ranks 225. Before him are Monty Woolley, Ernie Davis, Hooley Smith, Louis MacNeice, Jack Hobbs, and Jean Brooks. After him is Alma Richards.

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