WRITER

Mia Couto

1955 - Today

Mia Couto

António Emílio Leite Couto, better known as Mia Couto (born 5 July 1955), is a Mozambican writer. He won the Camões Prize in 2013, the most important literary award in the Portuguese language, and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mia Couto is the 3,317th most popular writer (up from 3,897th in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Mozambique (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Mozambican Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mia Couto ranks 3,317 out of 7,302. Before him are Philip Kerr, Petar Hektorović, Isotta Nogarola, Jacques Delille, Nikolay Nosov, and Duarte Barbosa. After him are Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Symeon of Polotsk, Léon-Paul Fargue, Ibn Zaydún, Anatoly Rybakov, and Harold Russell.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Philip Kerr
1956 - 2018
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 3,311
Petar Hektorović
1487 - 1572
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 3,312
Isotta Nogarola
1418 - 1466
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 3,313
Jacques Delille
1738 - 1813
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,314
Nikolay Nosov
1908 - 1976
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,315
Duarte Barbosa
1480 - 1521
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,316
Mia Couto
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,317
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
1758 - 1841
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,318
Symeon of Polotsk
1629 - 1680
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 3,319
Léon-Paul Fargue
1876 - 1947
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 3,320
Ibn Zaydún
1003 - 1071
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 3,321
Anatoly Rybakov
1911 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 3,322
Harold Russell
1914 - 2002
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 3,323

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Mia Couto ranks 196. Before him are Thierry Breton, Anatoly Chubais, Jimmy Smits, Dominique Rocheteau, Timothy Garton Ash, and Cyprien Ntaryamira. After him are Tony Woodcock, Lena Endre, Wendy Brown, Khalid al-Islambouli, Pat Mastelotto, and Mansur Yavaş.

Others Born in 1955

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Thierry Breton
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 190
Anatoly Chubais
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 191
Jimmy Smits
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 192
Dominique Rocheteau
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 193
Timothy Garton Ash
HISTORIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 194
Cyprien Ntaryamira
POLITICIAN
1955 - 1994
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 195
Mia Couto
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 196
Tony Woodcock
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 197
Lena Endre
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 198
Wendy Brown
PHILOSOPHER
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 199
Khalid al-Islambouli
POLITICIAN
1955 - 1982
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 200
Pat Mastelotto
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 201
Mansur Yavaş
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 202

In Mozambique

Among people born in Mozambique, Mia Couto ranks 19 out of 38. Before him are Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho (1936), Eduardo Mondlane (1920), Alexandre José Maria dos Santos (1924), Abel Xavier (1972), Luísa Diogo (1958), and Carlos Agostinho do Rosário (1954). After him are Mariza (1973), Ruy Guerra (1931), Pascoal Mocumbi (1941), Costa Pereira (1929), Mário da Graça Machungo (1941), and José Craveirinha (1922).

Others born in Mozambique

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Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1936 - 2021
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 13
Eduardo Mondlane
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1969
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 14
Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2021
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 15
Abel Xavier
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 16
Luísa Diogo
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 17
Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 18
Mia Couto
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 19
Mariza
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 20
Ruy Guerra
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 21
Pascoal Mocumbi
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2023
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 22
Costa Pereira
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 23
Mário da Graça Machungo
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 24
José Craveirinha
WRITER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 25