WRITER

Jamaica Kincaid

1949 - Today

Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid (; born Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson on May 25, 1949) is an Antiguan–American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. Born in St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, she now lives in North Bennington, Vermont, and is Professor of African and African American Studies in Residence, Emerita at Harvard University. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jamaica Kincaid is the 4,989th most popular writer (up from 5,271st in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Antigua and Barbuda (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Antiguan, Barbudan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jamaica Kincaid ranks 4,989 out of 7,302. Before her are Hermann Kesten, Jack Finney, Mordecai Richler, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, Kjell Espmark, and George Borrow. After her are Gonzalo Rojas, Mordecai Kaplan, Kārlis Skalbe, Fay Weldon, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, and Robert B. Parker.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Hermann Kesten
1900 - 1996
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 4,983
Jack Finney
1911 - 1995
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 4,984
Mordecai Richler
1931 - 2001
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4,985
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
1887 - 1971
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4,986
Kjell Espmark
1930 - 2022
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4,987
George Borrow
1803 - 1881
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 4,988
Jamaica Kincaid
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,989
Gonzalo Rojas
1917 - 2011
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,990
Mordecai Kaplan
1881 - 1983
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,991
Kārlis Skalbe
1879 - 1945
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,992
Fay Weldon
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,993
Aleksei Kruchyonykh
1886 - 1968
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,994
Robert B. Parker
1932 - 2010
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4,995

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Jamaica Kincaid ranks 466. Before her are Christos Papadimitriou, Jean-Michel Aulas, Rudy Hartono, John Podesta, Emma Kirkby, and Vladimír Martinec. After her are Carlo Petrini, Fred Frith, Hildegard Falck, Philippe Descola, Karel Lismont, and Jean Kalala N'Tumba.

Others Born in 1949

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Christos Papadimitriou
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 460
Jean-Michel Aulas
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 461
Rudy Hartono
BADMINTON PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 462
John Podesta
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 463
Emma Kirkby
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 464
Vladimír Martinec
HOCKEY PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 465
Jamaica Kincaid
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 466
Carlo Petrini
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 467
Fred Frith
COMPOSER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 468
Hildegard Falck
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 469
Philippe Descola
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 470
Karel Lismont
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 471
Jean Kalala N'Tumba
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 472