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Djibril Tamsir Niane

1932 - 2021

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Djibril Tamsir Niane (9 January 1932 – 8 March 2021) was a Guinean historian, playwright, and short story writer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Djibril Tamsir Niane is the 521st most popular historian (down from 468th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Guinea (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Guinean Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Djibril Tamsir Niane ranks 521 out of 561Before him are George Grote, R. H. Tawney, Orlando Figes, Andreas Maislinger, Alessandro Barbero, and Horace Engdahl. After him are Simon Schama, Carroll Quigley, Richard Hofstadter, Jan Morris, Cezaria Jędrzejewiczowa, and Francis Parkman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Djibril Tamsir Niane ranks 505Before him are Roger Smith, Prunella Scales, Lou Jones, Mike Hodges, Anatoli Isayev, and Poul Pedersen. After him are Kiril Rakarov, Kurt Schmid, Mikhail Ogonkov, Gaetano Starrabba, John Jakes, and Ahmet Berman. Among people deceased in 2021, Djibril Tamsir Niane ranks 581Before him are Kinza Clodumar, Marilee Stepan, Lars-Göran Petrov, Ignacio Achúcarro, Vicente Cantatore, and Jean-Denis Bredin. After him are Padma Sachdev, Virgil Abloh, Gert Blomé, Paul Mariner, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, and Valery Garkalin.

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In Guinea

Among people born in Guinea, Djibril Tamsir Niane ranks 21 out of 49Before him are Mohamed Said Fofana (1952), Ahmed Tidiane Souaré (1951), Kabiné Komara (1950), Mamady Doumbouya (1980), Cellou Dalein Diallo (1952), and Tierno Monénembo (1947). After him are Lansana Kouyaté (1950), Naby Keïta (1995), Ibrahima Kassory Fofana (1954), Sékouba Konaté (1964), Florentin Pogba (1990), and Mamady Youla (1961).

Among HISTORIANS In Guinea

Among historians born in Guinea, Djibril Tamsir Niane ranks 1