Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Ken Saro-Wiwa: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Facts

Also Known As Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
Born October 10, 1941 • near Port Harcourt • Nigeria
Died November 10, 1995 (aged 54) • Port Harcourt • Nigeria
Founder Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
default image
Richard Matheson
American author and screenwriter
Larry Kramer
Larry Kramer
American writer
Alex Garland
Alex Garland
British novelist, screenwriter, and director
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle
Irish writer
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, writer, and comedian
Irena Ivanova dressed in black, smiles while holding an award as she poses for a photo on the red carpet in front of the National Theatre in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Aug. 20, 2016, after winning the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Actress.
Rene Karabash
Bulgarian writer and actor
Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby
British writer
Harlan Ellison.
Harlan Ellison
American author
default image
Michael Crichton
American author
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
American writer
Suzanne Collins smiles while posing at the world premiere of The Hunger Games, wearing a black patterned dress and black sweater, with people and cameras in the background.
Suzanne Collins
American author and screenwriter
Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.
Julian Fellowes
British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter
William Gibson
William Gibson
American-Canadian author
default image
Elizabeth Jane Howard
British author
default image
Anatoly Rybakov
Russian author
default image
Michael Frayn
British author and translator
default image
Theodore Sturgeon
American author
default image
Simon Raven
English writer
Wole Soyinka, 2015
Wole Soyinka
Nigerian author
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie smiling, wearing a black top and long braids styled in a top bun, at the Economic Forum of Cernobbio in Italy.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian author