# Barbara Kimenye

> Barbara Kimenye was a British-born writer who became one of the most popular and best-selling children's authors in East Africa, where she lived from the 1950s. Her books sold more than a million copies, not just in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, but throughout English-speaking Africa. She wrote more than 50 titles and is best remembered for her Moses series, about a mischievous student at a boarding school for troublesome boys.

*Ugandan writer (1929–2012)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1929-12-19
- **Died:** 2012-08-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 7.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 50.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Barbara Kimenye](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kimenye)
- [Barbara Kimenye](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kimenye)
- [Μπάρμπαρα Κιμένιε](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B1_%CE%9A%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%B5)
- [Barbara Kimenye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kimenye)
- [Barbara Kimenye](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kimenye)
- [Barbara Kimenye](https://lg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kimenye)
- [Barbara Kimenye](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kimenye)
- [Барбара Кіменьє](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%9A%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%94)
- [باربرا کمینے](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7_%DA%A9%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%92)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16855989)

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