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Top 100 Writers in Nigeria

The most publicly visible writers in Nigeria.

Most famous living

The most famous writers in Nigeria right now — ranked by the public attention they command across search, news, Wikipedia, and social.

NigeriaWriters250 peopleHow fame is measured

#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#1	new	Wole Soyinka	Nigeria	Writers	70.6	3.1
#2	new	Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie	Nigeria	Writers	66.0	1.9
#3	new	Ben Okri	Nigeria	Writers	54.3	1.2
#4	new	OS Ozoz Sokoh	Nigeria	Writers	52.4	1.8
#5	new	Echezonachukwu Nduka	Nigeria	Writers	51.8	0.0
#6	new	AL Amina Lawal	Nigeria	Writers	51.2	6.1
#7	new	Ayobami Adebayo	Nigeria	Writers	51.0	5.7
#8	new	Chris Oyakhilome	Nigeria	Writers	50.5	0.2
#9	new	Chigozie Obioma	Nigeria	Writers	50.2	8.7
#10	new	Akwaeke Emezi	Nigeria	Writers	50.1	0.2
#11	new	Chris Abani	Nigeria	Writers	50.0	0.3
#12	new	Nwando Achebe	Nigeria	Writers	49.7	8.4
#13	new	Ruth Kadiri	Nigeria	Writers	49.7	0.0
#14	new	Ewuare II	Nigeria	Writers	49.3	5.9
#15	new	William Kumuyi	Nigeria	Writers	49.1	2.2
#16	new	Lola Shoneyin	Nigeria	Writers	49.0	4.8
#17	new	Niyi Osundare	Nigeria	Writers	48.8	4.8
#18	new	Fortunatus Nwachukwu	Nigeria	Writers	48.4	0.0
#19	new	ZA Zaynab Alkali	Nigeria	Writers	48.1	10.0
#20	new	Anthony John Valentine Obinna	Nigeria	Writers	47.9	10.0
#21	new	MH Matthew Hassan Kukah	Nigeria	Writers	47.8	19.2
#22	new	Onyeka Nwelue	Nigeria	Writers	47.8	25.0
#23	new	Emeka Anyaoku	Nigeria	Writers	47.7	1.7
#24	new	Oyinkan Braithwaite	Nigeria	Writers	47.4	0.0
#25	new	BB Bibi Bakare-Yusuf	Nigeria	Writers	47.1	8.5
#26	new	Mike Bamiloye	Nigeria	Writers	47.0	4.7
#27	new	Sarah Ladipo Manyika	Nigeria	Writers	46.8	1.5
#28	new	Baba Gana Kingibe	Nigeria	Writers	46.1	1.7
#29	new	Noo Saro-Wiwa	Nigeria	Writers	45.9	8.3
#30	new	Funke Bucknor-Obruthe	Nigeria	Writers	45.8	9.6
#31	new	Denrele Edun	Nigeria	Writers	45.7	8.7
#32	new	Linda Ikeji	Nigeria	Writers	45.6	0.0
#33	new	WA Wande Abimbola	Nigeria	Writers	45.5	13.0
#34	new	Femi Osofisan	Nigeria	Writers	45.5	18.5
#35	new	TT Tade Thompson	Nigeria	Writers	45.4	0.3
#36	new	Oluwatoyin Ogundipe	Nigeria	Writers	45.3	25.0
#37	new	Biodun Stephen	Nigeria	Writers	45.0	1.9
#38	new	Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli	Nigeria	Writers	44.9	6.3
#39	new	LN Lesley Nneka Arimah	Nigeria	Writers	44.9	12.8
#40	new	Kingsley Moghalu	Nigeria	Writers	44.6	19.1
#41	new	IA Ifi Amadiume	Nigeria	Writers	44.6	2.6
#42	new	Helon Habila	Nigeria	Writers	44.5	0.0
#43	new	Okey Ndibe	Nigeria	Writers	44.5	10.0
#44	new	Ayo Oritsejafor	Nigeria	Writers	44.4	0.0
#45	new	AT Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani	Nigeria	Writers	43.7	2.3
#46	new	YO Yewande Omotoso	Nigeria	Writers	43.7	15.0
#47	new	Reno Omokri	Nigeria	Writers	43.6	0.7
#48	new	Toyin Falola	Nigeria	Writers	43.4	0.0
#49	new	Amina Mama	Nigeria	Writers	43.3	1.0
#50	new	TO Tade Ogidan	Nigeria	Writers	43.1	10.6
#51	new	Farooq Kperogi	Nigeria	Writers	43.1	12.7
#52	new	Maryam Bukar Hassan	Nigeria	Writers	43.1	1.0
#53	new	CF Caleb Femi	Nigeria	Writers	42.9	2.4
#54	new	AE Akachi Ezeigbo	Nigeria	Writers	42.8	14.3
#55	new	Chet Anekwe	Nigeria	Writers	42.8	0.0
#56	new	CI Chukwuebuka Ibeh	Nigeria	Writers	42.8	13.6
#57	new	IU Ijeoma Umebinyuo	Nigeria	Writers	42.7	13.8
#58	new	Femi Odugbemi	Nigeria	Writers	42.7	12.8
#59	new	TA Tosin Ajibade	Nigeria	Writers	42.0	15.9
#60	new	Balaraba Ramat Yakubu	Nigeria	Writers	42.0	10.3
#61	new	AA Adenike Akinsemolu	Nigeria	Writers	41.9	3.5
#62	new	Chibundu Onuzo	Nigeria	Writers	41.7	0.0
#63	new	AY Ahmed Yerima	Nigeria	Writers	41.5	3.3
#64	new	Dami Ajayi	Nigeria	Writers	41.5	14.3
#65	new	Pemi Aguda	Nigeria	Writers	41.5	0.0
#66	new	LA Luvvie Ajayi	Nigeria	Writers	41.4	0.0
#67	new	TO Tess Osonye Onwueme	Nigeria	Writers	41.3	7.6
#68	new	Yemisi Aribisala	Nigeria	Writers	41.3	4.0
#69	new	Chidi Nwaogu	Nigeria	Writers	41.2	7.2
#70	new	Olu Oguibe	Nigeria	Writers	41.1	1.3

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