WRITER

Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo

1901 - 1937

Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo

Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo (4 March 1901 or 1903 – 22 June 1937), born Joseph-Casimir Rabearivelo, was a Malagasy poet who is widely considered to be Africa's first modern poet and the greatest literary artist of Madagascar. Part of the first Malagasy generation raised under French colonization, Rabearivelo grew up impoverished and failed to complete secondary education. His passion for French literature and traditional Malagasy oral poetry (hainteny) prompted him to read extensively and educate himself on a variety of subjects, including the French language and its poetic and prose traditions. He published his first poems as an adolescent in local literary reviews, soon obtaining employment at a publishing house where he worked as a proofreader and editor of its literary journals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo is the 3,504th most popular writer (down from 2,857th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Madagascar (down from 16th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Malagasy Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo ranks 3,504 out of 7,302. Before him are Max Aub, Édouard Drumont, Tariq Ali, Subh-i-Azal, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, and Enrique Vila-Matas. After him are Susan Brownmiller, Kir Bulychev, Corippus, Immanuel Velikovsky, John Winthrop, and Richard Hakluyt.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Max Aub
1909 - 1972
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,498
Édouard Drumont
1844 - 1917
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,499
Tariq Ali
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,500
Subh-i-Azal
1831 - 1912
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 3,501
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,502
Enrique Vila-Matas
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,503
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo
1901 - 1937
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,504
Susan Brownmiller
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,505
Kir Bulychev
1934 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,506
Corippus
501 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3,507
Immanuel Velikovsky
1895 - 1979
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,508
John Winthrop
1588 - 1649
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,509
Richard Hakluyt
1552 - 1616
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3,510

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo ranks 168. Before him are Sergei Tumansky, Kurt Jooss, Dmitry Lelyushenko, Werner Egk, Fernando Tambroni, and Edgar Ende. After him are Joseph Wendel, Maurice Evans, Xu Xiangqian, Julio Libonatti, Ugo Frigerio, and Henri Sauguet. Among people deceased in 1937, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo ranks 111. Before him are Silvestras Žukauskas, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Mikhail Diterikhs, Albert Heim, Lyubomir Miletich, and Erkki Melartin. After him are Carlo Rosselli, Felix Hamrin, Ernst Hoppenberg, Nathan Birnbaum, Mikheil Javakhishvili, and Ilya Ilf.

Others Born in 1901

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Sergei Tumansky
ENGINEER
1901 - 1973
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 162
Kurt Jooss
DANCER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 163
Dmitry Lelyushenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1987
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 164
Werner Egk
COMPOSER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 165
Fernando Tambroni
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 166
Edgar Ende
PAINTER
1901 - 1965
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 167
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo
WRITER
1901 - 1937
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 168
Joseph Wendel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1960
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 169
Maurice Evans
ACTOR
1901 - 1989
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 170
Xu Xiangqian
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1990
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 171
Julio Libonatti
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1981
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 172
Ugo Frigerio
ATHLETE
1901 - 1968
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 173
Henri Sauguet
COMPOSER
1901 - 1989
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 174

Others Deceased in 1937

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Silvestras Žukauskas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1860 - 1937
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 105
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1937
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 106
Mikhail Diterikhs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1874 - 1937
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 107
Albert Heim
GEOLOGIST
1849 - 1937
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 108
Lyubomir Miletich
HISTORIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 109
Erkki Melartin
COMPOSER
1875 - 1937
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 110
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo
WRITER
1901 - 1937
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 111
Carlo Rosselli
WRITER
1899 - 1937
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 112
Felix Hamrin
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1937
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 113
Ernst Hoppenberg
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1937
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 114
Nathan Birnbaum
WRITER
1864 - 1937
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 115
Mikheil Javakhishvili
WRITER
1880 - 1937
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 116
Ilya Ilf
WRITER
1897 - 1937
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 117

In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo ranks 20 out of 36. Before him are Hery Rajaonarimampianina (1958), Rainilaiarivony (1828), Andry Rajoelina (1974), Désiré Tsarahazana (1954), Armand Razafindratandra (1925), and Richard Ratsimandrava (1931). After him are Christian Ntsay (1961), Said Mohamed Djohar (1918), Norbert Ratsirahonana (1938), Ali Soilih (1937), Omer Beriziky (1950), and Charles Rabemananjara (1947).

Others born in Madagascar

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Hery Rajaonarimampianina
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 14
Rainilaiarivony
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1896
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 15
Andry Rajoelina
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 16
Désiré Tsarahazana
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 17
Armand Razafindratandra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2010
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 18
Richard Ratsimandrava
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1975
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 19
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo
WRITER
1901 - 1937
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 20
Christian Ntsay
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 21
Said Mohamed Djohar
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 22
Norbert Ratsirahonana
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 23
Ali Soilih
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1978
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 24
Omer Beriziky
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 25
Charles Rabemananjara
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 26