WRITER

Jacques Roumain

1907 - 1944

Jacques Roumain

Jacques Roumain Encarnación (French pronunciation: [ʒak ʁumɛ̃]; June 4, 1907 – August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, and Marxist. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. Langston Hughes translated some of Roumain's works, including Gouverneurs de la Rosée (Gobernadores del Rocio, which was also adapted to film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Roumain is the 4,549th most popular writer (down from 4,367th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Haiti (down from 34th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Haitian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jacques Roumain ranks 4,549 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul Bekker, Teffi, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Francis de Miomandre, Jane Bowles, and Ernst Stadler. After him are Klaus Groth, James Agee, Aleksandrs Čaks, Ivan Shmelyov, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, and Alan Paton.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Paul Bekker
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,543
Teffi
1872 - 1952
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,544
Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,545
Francis de Miomandre
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,546
Jane Bowles
1917 - 1973
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,547
Ernst Stadler
1883 - 1914
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,548
Jacques Roumain
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,549
Klaus Groth
1819 - 1899
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,550
James Agee
1909 - 1955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,551
Aleksandrs Čaks
1901 - 1950
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,552
Ivan Shmelyov
1873 - 1950
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,553
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
1880 - 1962
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,554
Alan Paton
1903 - 1988
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,555

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Jacques Roumain ranks 266. Before him are Andrei Glanzmann, Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, Gunnar Jansson, Roger Blin, Sigmund Ruud, and Tommy Hampson. After him are Ramón Guzmán, Eugène Chaboud, Oscarino Costa Silva, Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Vicente Enrique y Tarancón, and Mirdza Ķempe. Among people deceased in 1944, Jacques Roumain ranks 251. Before him are Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Kustaa Pihlajamäki, Andrey Toshev, Jean Cavaillès, Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, and Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal. After him are Al Smith, C. V. Boys, Wendell Willkie, Robert Curry, Leon Kozłowski, and Pierre Brossolette.

Others Born in 1907

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Andrei Glanzmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 260
Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 261
Gunnar Jansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1998
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 262
Roger Blin
ACTOR
1907 - 1984
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 263
Sigmund Ruud
SKIER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 264
Tommy Hampson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1965
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 265
Jacques Roumain
WRITER
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 266
Ramón Guzmán
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 267
Eugène Chaboud
RACING DRIVER
1907 - 1983
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 268
Oscarino Costa Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1990
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 269
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 270
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 271
Mirdza Ķempe
WRITER
1907 - 1974
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 272

Others Deceased in 1944

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Jurgis Baltrušaitis
WRITER
1873 - 1944
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 245
Kustaa Pihlajamäki
WRESTLER
1902 - 1944
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 246
Andrey Toshev
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1944
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 247
Jean Cavaillès
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1944
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 248
Benedicto de Moraes Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 249
Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 250
Jacques Roumain
WRITER
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 251
Al Smith
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 252
C. V. Boys
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1944
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 253
Wendell Willkie
LAWYER
1892 - 1944
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 254
Robert Curry
WRESTLER
1882 - 1944
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 255
Leon Kozłowski
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1944
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 256
Pierre Brossolette
JOURNALIST
1903 - 1944
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 257