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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Daniel O. Fagunwa is the 7,032nd most popular writer (up from 7,120th in 2019). (up from 5,015th in 2019)

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Among writers, Daniel O. Fagunwa ranks 7,032 out of 7,302. Before him are Peter Hedges, Bharati Mukherjee, François Bégaudeau, Dennis Potter, Lotta Lotass, and Maria Stepanova. After him are Shobhaa De, James Gould Cozzens, Kamala Markandaya, Saša Stanišić, Andrea Levy, and Andy Rooney.

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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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