WRITER

Ishmael Beah

1980 - Today

Ishmael Beah

Ishmael Beah (born 23 November 1980) is a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist who rose to fame with his acclaimed memoir, A Long Way Gone. His novel Radiance of Tomorrow was published in January 2014. His most recent novel Little Family was published in April 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ishmael Beah is the 7,438th most popular writer (down from 7,243rd in 2024), the 20th most popular biography from Sierra Leone (down from 19th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Sierra Leonean Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ishmael Beah ranks 7,438 out of 7,302. Before him are Simon Armitage, Maxence Caron, Brian K. Vaughan, Chékéba Hachemi, Xiaolu Guo, and Erin Morgenstern. After him are Aleksandra Skochilenko, Michelle Malkin, Suheir Hammad, Maud Angelica Behn, Gabriele Tinti, and Immaculée Ilibagiza.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Simon Armitage
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 7,432
Maxence Caron
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 7,433
Brian K. Vaughan
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 7,434
Chékéba Hachemi
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 7,435
Xiaolu Guo
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 7,436
Erin Morgenstern
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 7,437
Ishmael Beah
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 7,438
Aleksandra Skochilenko
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 7,439
Michelle Malkin
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 7,440
Suheir Hammad
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 7,441
Maud Angelica Behn
2003 - Present
HPI: 37.91
Rank: 7,442
Gabriele Tinti
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.82
Rank: 7,443
Immaculée Ilibagiza
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 7,444

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Ishmael Beah ranks 1,344. Before him are Juan José Oroz, Gennaro Bracigliano, Klaus Kröll, Hiroshi Otsuki, Dmitri Kalinin, and Richmond Forson. After him are Zayed Khan, Takuma Tsuda, Nathan Phillips, Michael Vick, Clarissa Ward, and Lukáš Melich.

Others Born in 1980

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Juan José Oroz
CYCLIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.05
Rank: 1,338
Gennaro Bracigliano
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 1,339
Klaus Kröll
SKIER
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 1,340
Hiroshi Otsuki
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 1,341
Dmitri Kalinin
HOCKEY PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 1,342
Richmond Forson
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 1,343
Ishmael Beah
WRITER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 1,344
Zayed Khan
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 1,345
Takuma Tsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 1,346
Nathan Phillips
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 1,347
Michael Vick
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 1,348
Clarissa Ward
JOURNALIST
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 1,349
Lukáš Melich
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 1,350