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Walter Rodney

1942 - 1980

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Walter Anthony Rodney (23 March 1942 – 13 June 1980) was a Guyanese historian, political activist and academic. His notable works include How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, first published in 1972. He was assassinated in Georgetown, Guyana, in 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Rodney is the 500th most popular historian (up from 507th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Guyana (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Guyanese Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Walter Rodney ranks 500 out of 561. Before him are Thomas Walker Arnold, Alfred W. Crosby, Robert Service, Daniel Pipes, William of Newburgh, and American Horse. After him are Gregory Areshian, Mark Mazower, William Mitchell Ramsay, Firishta, Richard Taruskin, and N. G. L. Hammond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Walter Rodney ranks 590. Before him are Peter Tork, Johnny Rivers, Custódio Pinto, David Lange, Asha Parekh, and Herbert Gruber. After him are Zygfryd Szołtysik, Adrien Houngbédji, Ute Bock, Klaus Sammer, Paul-Eerik Rummo, and Rubén Marcos. Among people deceased in 1980, Walter Rodney ranks 261. Before him are Domingo Acedo, Strother Martin, Dick Haymes, Haydée Santamaría, Gumercindo Gómez, and Félix Welkenhuysen. After him are David A. Johnston, Louis Neefs, Mustapha Choukri, Walter Susskind, Olivia Manning, and John McEwen.

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In Guyana

Among people born in Guyana, Walter Rodney ranks 12 out of 24. Before him are Andrew Watson (1856), Mark Phillips (1961), Cheddi Jagan (1918), Sam Hinds (1943), Forbes Burnham (1923), and Donald Ramotar (1950). After him are Neil Ritchie (1897), Desmond Hoyte (1929), Irfaan Ali (1980), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), and Mark McKoy (1961).

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Among HISTORIANS In Guyana

Among historians born in Guyana, Walter Rodney ranks 1. 

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