WRITER

Pepetela

1941 - Today

Pepetela

Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941) is a major Angolan writer of fiction. He writes under the name Pepetela. A Portuguese Angolan, Pepetela was born in Benguela, Portuguese Angola, and fought as a member of the MPLA in the long guerrilla war for Angola's independence. Much of his writing deals with Angola's political history in the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pepetela is the 4,154th most popular writer (down from 4,150th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Angola (down from 12th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Angolan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pepetela ranks 4,154 out of 7,302. Before him are Isabelle Collin Dufresne, Masuji Ibuse, James Thurber, Juhan Smuul, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, and Josef Kajetán Tyl. After him are Jan Brzechwa, David Shore, Julia Balbilla, Cordelia Edvardson, René Wellek, and Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani.

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Isabelle Collin Dufresne
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,148
Masuji Ibuse
1898 - 1993
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,149
James Thurber
1894 - 1961
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,150
Juhan Smuul
1922 - 1971
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,151
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı
1884 - 1958
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,152
Josef Kajetán Tyl
1808 - 1856
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,153
Pepetela
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,154
Jan Brzechwa
1898 - 1966
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,155
David Shore
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,156
Julia Balbilla
72 - 130
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,157
Cordelia Edvardson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,158
René Wellek
1903 - 1995
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,159
Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani
1001 - 1054
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 4,160

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Pepetela ranks 351. Before him are Alla Kushnir, John Henry Schwarz, Iván Menczel, Peter Ducke, Pola Raksa, and Richard Speck. After him are Stephen J. Cannell, Ibrahim Babangida, Abel Matutes, Rosa Maria Sardà, Kaspar Villiger, and Donald "Duck" Dunn.

Others Born in 1941

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Alla Kushnir
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2013
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 345
John Henry Schwarz
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 346
Iván Menczel
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2011
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 347
Peter Ducke
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 348
Pola Raksa
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 349
Richard Speck
EXTREMIST
1941 - 1991
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 350
Pepetela
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 351
Stephen J. Cannell
PRODUCER
1941 - 2010
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 352
Ibrahim Babangida
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 353
Abel Matutes
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 354
Rosa Maria Sardà
ACTOR
1941 - 2020
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 355
Kaspar Villiger
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 356
Donald "Duck" Dunn
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2012
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 357

In Angola

Among people born in Angola, Pepetela ranks 15 out of 67. Before him are Holden Roberto (1923), Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950), Lúcio Lara (1929), José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917), Rui Jordão (1952), and Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928). After him are Zacarias Kamwenho (1934), José Manuel Imbamba (1965), Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (1934), José Eduardo Agualusa (1960), José Morais (1965), and Eduardo Camavinga (2002).

Others born in Angola

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Holden Roberto
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2007
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 9
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 10
Lúcio Lara
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2016
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 11
José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1917 - 1983
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 12
Rui Jordão
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2019
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 13
Mário Pinto de Andrade
WRITER
1928 - 1990
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 14
Pepetela
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 15
Zacarias Kamwenho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 16
José Manuel Imbamba
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 17
Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2024
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 18
José Eduardo Agualusa
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 19
José Morais
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 20
Eduardo Camavinga
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 21