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Olaudah Equiano

1745 - 1797

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Olaudah Equiano (; c. 1745 – 31 March 1797), known for most of his life as Gustavus Vassa (), was a writer and abolitionist. According to his memoir, he was from the village of Essaka in present day southern Nigeria. Enslaved as a child in West Africa, he was shipped to the Caribbean and sold to a Royal Navy officer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olaudah Equiano is the 3,146th most popular writer (down from 2,420th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 13th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Nigerian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Olaudah Equiano ranks 3,146 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean Desmarets, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, Walter Hasenclever, Béla Király, and Rahul Sankrityayan. After him are Juan Fernández de Heredia, Edward Gorey, Eduard Vilde, D. R. Bendre, Dámaso Alonso, and Itzhak Katzenelson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1745, Olaudah Equiano ranks 35. Before him are Antonio José Cavanilles, Bodawpaya, Johann Peter Frank, Maxim Berezovsky, Franciszek Smuglewicz, and Inō Tadataka. After him are Benjamin Rush, Johann Gottfried Köhler, Gim Hongdo, François-Jean de la Barre, Johann Peter Salomon, and Timothy Pickering. Among people deceased in 1797, Olaudah Equiano ranks 19. Before him are Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, Joseph Wright of Derby, Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, Pasquale Anfossi, Wang Zhenyi, and Asaf-ud-Daula. After him are Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, Ivan Shuvalov, Francesco Sabatini, John Wilkes, Molla Panah Vagif, and Michel-Jean Sedaine.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Olaudah Equiano ranks 24 out of 309. Before him are Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (1954), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Sani Abacha (1943), Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941), Moshood Abiola (1937), and Hakeem Olajuwon (1963). After him are Amos Tutuola (1920), Yakubu Gowon (1934), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), Victor Osimhen (1998), Tony Allen (1940), and Aliko Dangote (1957).

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Among WRITERS In Nigeria

Among writers born in Nigeria, Olaudah Equiano ranks 3. Before him are Wole Soyinka (1934), and Chinua Achebe (1930). After him are Amos Tutuola (1920), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), Buchi Emecheta (1944), Flora Nwapa (1931), Ben Okri (1959), Okwui Enwezor (1963), Cyprian Ekwensi (1921), Sefi Atta (1964), and Chris Abani (1966).

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