WRITER

Dany Laferrière

1953 - Today

Dany Laferrière

Windsor Klébert Laferrière (born 13 April 1953), known as Dany Laferrière (French pronunciation: [dani lafɛʁjɛʁ]) is a Haitian-Canadian writer, filmmaker and journalist. He was elected to seat 2 of the Académie française on 12 December 2013, and inducted in May 2015. Born in Haiti, he lives between Montreal and Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Dany Laferrière is the 5,253rd most popular writer (down from 5,004th in 2024), the 52nd most popular biography from Haiti (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Haitian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dany Laferrière ranks 5,253 out of 7,302. Before him are Imants Ziedonis, Michel Tremblay, Friedrich von Hagedorn, Vibius Sequester, Abdulla Aliş, and Carlos Monsiváis. After him are Jan van Beers, Richard Russo, Albert Salvadó, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Bruno Heller, and Georgy Ivanov.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Imants Ziedonis
1933 - 2013
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,247
Michel Tremblay
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,248
Friedrich von Hagedorn
1708 - 1754
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,249
Vibius Sequester
400 - 450
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,250
Abdulla Aliş
1908 - 1944
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,251
Carlos Monsiváis
1938 - 2010
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 5,252
Dany Laferrière
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 5,253
Jan van Beers
1821 - 1888
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 5,254
Richard Russo
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 5,255
Albert Salvadó
1951 - 2020
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,256
Tsitsi Dangarembga
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,257
Bruno Heller
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,258
Georgy Ivanov
1894 - 1958
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5,259

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Dany Laferrière ranks 362. Before him are Michael J. Anderson, John Musker, Raúl Ramírez, Matija Ljubek, Hiroshi Kaneda, and Ali Muhammad Mujawar. After him are Tony Carey, Nada, Jorvan Vieira, Hamilton Mourão, Ana Botella, and Daniel Sanchez.

Others Born in 1953

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Michael J. Anderson
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 356
John Musker
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 357
Raúl Ramírez
TENNIS PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 358
Matija Ljubek
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2000
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 359
Hiroshi Kaneda
ASTRONOMER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 360
Ali Muhammad Mujawar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 361
Dany Laferrière
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 362
Tony Carey
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 363
Nada
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 364
Jorvan Vieira
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 365
Hamilton Mourão
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 366
Ana Botella
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 367
Daniel Sanchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 368

In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Dany Laferrière ranks 52 out of 94. Before him are Guy François (1947), Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (1745), Prosper Avril (1937), Claudette Werleigh (1946), Claude Barthélemy (1945), and Raoul Peck (1953). After him are Wyclef Jean (1969), Henri Françillon (1946), Joseph Serge Miot (1946), Jean-Max Bellerive (1958), Marc Bazin (1932), and Jacques-Édouard Alexis (1947).

Others born in Haiti

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Guy François
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 46
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1818
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 47
Prosper Avril
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 48
Claudette Werleigh
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 49
Claude Barthélemy
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 50
Raoul Peck
FILM DIRECTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 51
Dany Laferrière
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 52
Wyclef Jean
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 53
Henri Françillon
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 54
Joseph Serge Miot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2010
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 55
Jean-Max Bellerive
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 56
Marc Bazin
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 57
Jacques-Édouard Alexis
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 58