# Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

> Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a Kenyan author and academic, who has been described as East Africa's leading novelist and an important figure in modern African literature.

*Kenyan writer (1938–2025)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ngugi-wa-thiong-o

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1938-01-05
- **Died:** 2025-05-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 60.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2867577/ (@nm2867577)
- **WEBSITE**: https://ngugiwathiongo.com

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [ንጉጊ ዋ ቲዮንጎ](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8A%95%E1%8C%89%E1%8C%8A_%E1%8B%8B_%E1%89%B2%E1%8B%AE%E1%8A%95%E1%8C%8E)
- [Ngugi wa Tiọngọ](https://ann.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngugi_wa_Ti%E1%BB%8Dng%E1%BB%8D)
- [نغوغي وا ثيونغو](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%BA%D9%8A_%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%BA%D9%88)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [نقوقی وا تیونقو](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%82%D9%88%D9%82%DB%8C_%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D9%82%D9%88)
- [Nquqi Va Thionqo](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nquqi_Va_Thionqo)
- [Нгуги уа Тионго](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B8_%D1%83%D0%B0_%D0%A2%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BE)
- [ঙ্গোগে ওয়া থিয়ঙ'অ](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87_%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%99'%E0%A6%85)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong%E2%80%99o)
- [Νγκούγκι Ουά Τιονγκ'ο](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B9_%CE%9F%CF%85%CE%AC_%CE%A4%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA'%CE%BF)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngugi wa Thiong'o](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngugi_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [نگوگی وا تیونگو](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88%DA%AF%DB%8C_%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%DA%AF%D9%88)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong%E2%80%99o)
- [Ngugi wa Thiong'o](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngugi_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Wikiquote](https://ca.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Wikiquote](https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ngugi_wa_Thiong'o)
- [Wikiquote](https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9_wa_Thiong'o)

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