WRITER

Laila Lalami

1968 - Today

Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami (Arabic: ليلى العلمي, born 1968) is a Moroccan-American novelist, essayist, and professor. After earning her licence ès lettres degree in Morocco, she received a fellowship to study in the United Kingdom (UK), where she earned an MA in linguistics. In 1992 Lalami moved to the United States, where she completed a PhD in linguistics at the University of Southern California. She began publishing her writing in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laila Lalami is the 7,181st most popular writer (down from 7,091st in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from Morocco (down from 234th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Moroccan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Laila Lalami ranks 7,181 out of 7,302. Before her are Andrew Sean Greer, Binyavanga Wainaina, Kelly Link, Eleanor Catton, Maarja Kangro, and Craig Thomas. After her are Shehan Karunatilaka, Espido Freire, Mohsin Hamid, Peaches Geldof, Nujood Ali, and Julie Bindel.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Andrew Sean Greer
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 7,175
Binyavanga Wainaina
1971 - 2019
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 7,176
Kelly Link
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 7,177
Eleanor Catton
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 7,178
Maarja Kangro
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 7,179
Craig Thomas
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 7,180
Laila Lalami
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 7,181
Shehan Karunatilaka
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 7,182
Espido Freire
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 7,183
Mohsin Hamid
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 7,184
Peaches Geldof
1989 - 2014
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 7,185
Nujood Ali
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 7,186
Julie Bindel
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 7,187

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Laila Lalami ranks 904. Before her are Charlotte Ross, Brandi Chastain, Glenroy Gilbert, Miloš Babić, Russell Latapy, and Santi Duangsawang. After her are Óscar Cortés, Dilip Joshi, Erik Weihenmayer, Walter Henrique de Oliveira, Ravi Teja, and Joy Fawcett.

Others Born in 1968

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Charlotte Ross
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 898
Brandi Chastain
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 899
Glenroy Gilbert
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 900
Miloš Babić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 901
Russell Latapy
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 902
Santi Duangsawang
SINGER
1968 - 2016
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 903
Laila Lalami
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 904
Óscar Cortés
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 905
Dilip Joshi
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 906
Erik Weihenmayer
MOUNTAINEER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 907
Walter Henrique de Oliveira
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 908
Ravi Teja
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 909
Joy Fawcett
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 910