WRITER
Grace Ogot
1930 - 2015

Grace Ogot
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 different languages on Wikipedia. Grace Ogot is the 7,009th most popular writer (up from 7,052nd in 2019), the 79th 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 7,009 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, Matt Haig, Léonora Miano, Javier Sierra, Ishmael Reed, and Geoff Ryman.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoumana Haddad
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,003
Marcel Beyer
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,004
Ken MacLeod
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 7,005
Irshad Manji
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7,006
Joaquin Miller
1837 - 1913
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7,007
Bryan Fuller
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 7,008
Grace Ogot
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 7,009
Lena Andersson
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 7,010
Matt Haig
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 7,011
Léonora Miano
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 7,012
Javier Sierra
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 7,013
Ishmael Reed
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 7,014
Geoff Ryman
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 7,015
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 561. Before her are Little Jimmy Dickens, Richard Schweiker, Bill Bridges, Charles Kennedy, Raúl Gorriti, and Jasodhara Bagchi. After her are Tahir Elçi, Anthony Mason, Billy Casper, Claudia Alexander, Darryl Dawkins, and Annarita Sidoti.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsWendy Beckett
HISTORIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 636
Basu Chatterjee
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 637
Tom Mboya
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1969
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 638
Indrani Rahman
CELEBRITY
1930 - 1999
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 639
Ronnie Corbett
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 640
Bill Brock
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 641
Grace Ogot
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 642
Windsor Davies
ACTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 643
Joni James
SINGER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 644
Cathryn Damon
ACTOR
1930 - 1987
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 645
Terry Nation
WRITER
1930 - 1997
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 646
Lawton Chiles
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1998
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 647
Carlos Loyzaga
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2016
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 648
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsLittle Jimmy Dickens
SINGER
1920 - 2015
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 556
Richard Schweiker
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 557
Bill Bridges
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1939 - 2015
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 558
Charles Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2015
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 559
Raúl Gorriti
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2015
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 560
Jasodhara Bagchi
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 561
Grace Ogot
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 562
Tahir Elçi
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2015
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 563
Anthony Mason
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - 2015
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 564
Billy Casper
ARCHITECT
1931 - 2015
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 565
Claudia Alexander
GEOLOGIST
1959 - 2015
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 566
Darryl Dawkins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - 2015
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 567
Annarita Sidoti
ATHLETE
1969 - 2015
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 568
In Kenya
Among people born in Kenya, Grace Ogot ranks 79 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).
Others born in Kenya
Go to all RankingsVivian Cheruiyot
ATHLETE
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 73
Michael Olunga
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 74
Tegla Loroupe
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 75
Paul Chelimo
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 76
Saif Saaeed Shaheen
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 77
Milcah Chemos Cheywa
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 78
Grace Ogot
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 79
Agnes Tirop
ATHLETE
1995 - 2021
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 80
Matthew Birir
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 81
Ezekiel Kemboi
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 82
McDonald Mariga
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 83
Wilson Boit Kipketer
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 84
Paul Ereng
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 85
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).
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
1938 - 2025
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 1
Philippa Gregory
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 2
Grace Ogot
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 3
Binyavanga Wainaina
1971 - 2019
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 4