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Grace Ogot

1930 - 2015

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Grace Emily Ogot (née Akinyi; 15 May 1930 – 18 March 2015) was a Kenyan author, nurse, journalist, politician and diplomat. Together with Charity Waciuma she was the first Anglophone female Kenyan writer to be published. She was one of the first Kenyan members of parliament and she became an assistant minister. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Grace Ogot is the 7,070th most popular writer (down from 7,052nd in 2024), the 80th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 86th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Kenyan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Grace Ogot ranks 7,070 out of 7,302. Before her are Joumana Haddad, Marcel Beyer, Ken MacLeod, Irshad Manji, Joaquin Miller, and Bryan Fuller. After her are Lena Andersson, Dea Loher, Matt Haig, Léonora Miano, Simon Sinek, and Javier Sierra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Grace Ogot ranks 642. Before her are Wendy Beckett, Basu Chatterjee, Tom Mboya, Indrani Rahman, Ronnie Corbett, and Bill Brock. After her are Windsor Davies, Joni James, Cathryn Damon, Terry Nation, Lawton Chiles, and Carlos Loyzaga. Among people deceased in 2015, Grace Ogot ranks 564. Before her are Little Jimmy Dickens, Richard Schweiker, Bill Bridges, Charles Kennedy, Raúl Gorriti, and Jasodhara Bagchi. After her are Tahir Elçi, Anthony Mason, Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, Billy Casper, and Claudia Alexander.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Grace Ogot ranks 80 out of 150. Before her are Vivian Cheruiyot (1983), Michael Olunga (1994), Tegla Loroupe (1973), Paul Chelimo (1990), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), and Milcah Chemos Cheywa (1986). After her are Agnes Tirop (1995), Matthew Birir (1972), Ezekiel Kemboi (1982), McDonald Mariga (1987), Wilson Boit Kipketer (1973), and Paul Ereng (1966).

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Among WRITERS In Kenya

Among writers born in Kenya, Grace Ogot ranks 3. Before her are Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), and Philippa Gregory (1954). After her are Binyavanga Wainaina (1971), and Warsan Shire (1988).

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