WRITER
Scholastique Mukasonga
1956 - Today
Scholastique Mukasonga
Scholastique Mukasonga (born 1956) is a French-Rwandan author born in the former Gikongoro province of Rwanda. In 2012, she won the prix Renaudot and the prix Ahmadou-Kourouma for her book Our Lady of the Nile. In addition to being a finalist for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Mukasonga was rewarded in 2014 with the Seligmann Prize against racism and intolerance and in 2015 with the prize Société des gens de lettres. She currently resides in Normandy, France. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Scholastique Mukasonga is the 4,579th most popular writer (up from 5,032nd in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Rwanda (up from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Rwandan Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Scholastique Mukasonga ranks 4,579 out of 7,302. Before her are Mazo de la Roche, Leopold Staff, Angelo de Gubernatis, Yevhen Hrebinka, Pierre Michon, and Louise Otto-Peters. After her are Aleksei Arbuzov, Julia Ward Howe, Paul Déroulède, Werner Bergengruen, Yun Seondo, and Saneatsu Mushanokōji.
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Mazo de la Roche
1879 - 1961
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 4,573
Leopold Staff
1878 - 1957
HPI: 56.65
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Angelo de Gubernatis
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HPI: 56.64
Rank: 4,575
Yevhen Hrebinka
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HPI: 56.64
Rank: 4,576
Pierre Michon
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HPI: 56.64
Rank: 4,577
Louise Otto-Peters
1819 - 1895
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 4,578
Scholastique Mukasonga
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 4,579
Aleksei Arbuzov
1908 - 1986
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 4,580
Julia Ward Howe
1819 - 1910
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 4,581
Paul Déroulède
1846 - 1914
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 4,582
Werner Bergengruen
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 4,583
Yun Seondo
1587 - 1671
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 4,584
Saneatsu Mushanokōji
1885 - 1976
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 4,585
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Scholastique Mukasonga ranks 292. Before her are José Ramón Alexanko, Sergei Sukhoruchenkov, Eduardo Rodríguez, Laura Zapata, Lounès Matoub, and Stella Kyriakides. After her are Jan Lammers, Richard Kind, Alan Ruck, Abdullah Çatlı, Doina Melinte, and Pedro Santana Lopes.
Others Born in 1956
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José Ramón Alexanko
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 286
Sergei Sukhoruchenkov
CYCLIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 287
Eduardo Rodríguez
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 288
Laura Zapata
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 289
Lounès Matoub
SINGER
1956 - 1998
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 290
Stella Kyriakides
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 291
Scholastique Mukasonga
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 292
Jan Lammers
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 293
Richard Kind
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 294
Alan Ruck
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 295
Abdullah Çatlı
EXTREMIST
1956 - 1996
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 296
Doina Melinte
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 297
Pedro Santana Lopes
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 298
In Rwanda
Among people born in Rwanda, Scholastique Mukasonga ranks 12 out of 28. Before her are Agathe Uwilingiyimana (1953), Félicien Kabuga (1933), Pasteur Bizimungu (1950), Antoine Kambanda (1958), Melchior Ndadaye (1953), and Paul Rusesabagina (1954). After her are Sylvie Kinigi (1952), Théoneste Bagosora (1941), Édouard Ngirente (1973), Dominique Mbonyumutwa (1921), Jean Kambanda (1955), and Augustin Bizimungu (1952).
Others born in Rwanda
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Agathe Uwilingiyimana
POLITICIAN
1953 - 1994
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 6
Félicien Kabuga
BUSINESSPERSON
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 7
Pasteur Bizimungu
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 8
Antoine Kambanda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 9
Melchior Ndadaye
POLITICIAN
1953 - 1993
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 10
Paul Rusesabagina
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 11
Scholastique Mukasonga
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 12
Sylvie Kinigi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 13
Théoneste Bagosora
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2021
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 14
Édouard Ngirente
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 15
Dominique Mbonyumutwa
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1986
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 16
Jean Kambanda
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 17
Augustin Bizimungu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 18
Among WRITERS In Rwanda
Among writers born in Rwanda, Scholastique Mukasonga ranks 1.
