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Donda West

American professor and the mother of Kanye West (1949-2007)

  • Fame52.2
  • Momentum1.7
  • Wikipedia23.1K
Source-basedStable
Lived 1949–2007, aged 58United States
United States flagUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    5 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1949–2007
    Aged 58
Summary
Updated 2026-06-24

Donda Clairann West was an American educator and chair of Chicago State University's Department of English, Communications, Media, and Theater. She was best known for being the mother of American rapper Kanye West.

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52.2
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Momentum1.7
Historical6.8
Now attention9.7
Source confidence45.0
Completeness75.0
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  • MusicBrainz
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  • Donda West
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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  • Donda West
    wikipedia · fr.wikipedia.org
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