# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nnedi-okorafor
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:45:00.840Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nnedi-okorafor"
name: "Nnedi Okorafor"
slug: "nnedi-okorafor"
description: "Nnedimma Nkemdili \"Nnedi\" Okorafor is a Nigerian American writer of science fiction and fantasy for both children and adults. She is best known for her Binti Series and her novels Who Fears Death, Zahrah the Windseeker, Akata Witch, Akata Warrior, Lagoon and Remote Control. She has also written for comics and film."
tagline: "Nigerian-American writer of fantasy, science fiction, and comics (born 1974)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nnedi_Okorafor_at_National_Book_Festival_2025.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1974-04-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: 239
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump