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Teju Cole

1975 - Today

Teju Cole

Teju Cole (born June 27, 1975) is a Nigerian American writer, photographer, and art historian. He is the author of a novella, Every Day Is for the Thief (2007); a novel, Open City (2011); an essay collection, Known and Strange Things (2016); a photobook, Punto d'Ombra (2016); and a second novel, Tremor (2023). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 15 in 2024). Teju Cole is the 7,401st most popular writer (down from 7,233rd in 2024), the 18,726th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,247th in 2019) and the 1,226th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Teju Cole ranks 7,401 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacqueline Woodson, Matthew Reilly, Maja Lidia Kossakowska, Aminatta Forna, Dareen Tatour, and Matthew Quick. After him are Megan Abbott, Sharmila Rege, Stephanie Savage, Ivana Bodrožić, Chris Chibnall, and Susan Cain.

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Jacqueline Woodson
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 7,395
Matthew Reilly
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 7,396
Maja Lidia Kossakowska
1972 - 2022
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 7,397
Aminatta Forna
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 7,398
Dareen Tatour
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 7,399
Matthew Quick
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 7,400
Teju Cole
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 7,401
Megan Abbott
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 7,402
Sharmila Rege
1964 - 2013
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 7,403
Stephanie Savage
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 7,404
Ivana Bodrožić
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 7,405
Chris Chibnall
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 7,406
Susan Cain
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 7,407

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Teju Cole ranks 1,162. Before him are Omi Sato, Jason Turner, Denys Hotfrid, Lotte Kiærskou, Daniel Strigel, and Flávio Elias Cordeiro. After him are Jens Knippschild, Trecia-Kaye Smith, Ge Fei, John Herdman, Cliff Bleszinski, and Bobo Baldé.

Others Born in 1975

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Omi Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 1,156
Jason Turner
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 1,157
Denys Hotfrid
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 1,158
Lotte Kiærskou
HANDBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 1,159
Daniel Strigel
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 1,160
Flávio Elias Cordeiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 1,161
Teju Cole
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 1,162
Jens Knippschild
TENNIS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 1,163
Trecia-Kaye Smith
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 1,164
Ge Fei
BADMINTON PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 1,165
John Herdman
COACH
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 1,166
Cliff Bleszinski
DESIGNER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 1,167
Bobo Baldé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 1,168