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Leonard Howell

1898 - 1981

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Leonard Percival Howell (16 June 1898 – 23 January 1981), also known as The Gong or G. G. Maragh (for Gangun Guru), was a Jamaican religious figure. According to his biographer Hélène Lee, Howell was born into an Anglican family. He was one of the first preachers of the Rastafari movement (along with Joseph Hibbert and Archibald Dunkley), and is known by many as The First Rasta. Born in May Crawle River on 16 June 1898, Howell left Jamaica as a youth, traveling to many places, including Panama and New York, and returned in 1932. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonard Howell is the 5,532nd most popular writer (down from 5,365th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 45th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Jamaican Writer.

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Among writers, Leonard Howell ranks 5,532 out of 7,302. Before him are Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Val McDermid, Lydia Maria Child, Xaviera Hollander, Shankha Ghosh, and Juana Manuela Gorriti. After him are Evgeny Sveshnikov, Wang Meng, Steven Moffat, Marina Lewycka, Madeline Miller, and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick.

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Among people born in 1898, Leonard Howell ranks 249. Before him are John Grierson, Ernő Nagy, Cesare Merzagora, John Loder, Miguel Murillo, and Henry Louis Hudson. After him are Loren Murchison, Erik Abrahamsson, Mario Mattoli, Leila Denmark, Édouard Candeveau, and Carl Johnson. Among people deceased in 1981, Leonard Howell ranks 222. Before him are Esteban Canal, Paddy Chayefsky, Louis Kuehn, Julio Quintana, Vera-Ellen, and János Pilinszky. After him are Ichikawa Fusae, Fredric Wertham, Jack Cameron, Antonio Suárez, Stefanie Clausen, and Bob Hite.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Leonard Howell ranks 49 out of 189. Before him are Damian Marley (1978), Michael Manley (1924), King Tubby (1941), Don Quarrie (1951), Carl Douglas (1942), and Elaine Thompson (1992). After him are Gregory Isaacs (1951), Asafa Powell (1982), Errol Brown (1948), Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), and Yellowman (1956).

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Among WRITERS In Jamaica

Among writers born in Jamaica, Leonard Howell ranks 3. Before him are Marcus Garvey (1887), and Mary Seacole (1805). After him are Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952), Nalo Hopkinson (1960), Marlon James (1970), and Claudia Rankine (1963).

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