Wanuri Kahiu

Summary

Wanuri Kahiu is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Nairobi^[2]. She was born on June 21, 1980^[3]. She worked as a film director^[4], screenwriter^[5], film producer^[6], and author^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Nairobi^[2], Wanuri Kahiu…
• Wanuri Kahiu was born on June 21, 1980^[3].
• Wanuri Kahiu held citizenship in Kenya^[9].
• Wanuri Kahiu worked as a film director^[4].
• Wanuri Kahiu worked as a screenwriter^[5].
• Wanuri Kahiu worked as a film producer^[6].
• Wanuri Kahiu's professions included author^[7].
• Wanuri Kahiu's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles^[10].
• Wanuri Kahiu's education included a stint at University of Warwick^[11].
• A notable work attributed to Wanuri Kahiu is Rafiki^[12].
• Wanuri Kahiu received the OkayAfrica 100 Women^[13].
• Wanuri Kahiu received the Africa Movie Academy Awards^[14].
• Wanuri Kahiu received the Cannes Film Festival Awards^[15].
• Wanuri Kahiu received the OkayAfrica 100 Women^[16].
• Wanuri Kahiu is recorded as female^[17].
• Wanuri Kahiu's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Wanuri Kahiu's Commons category is recorded as Wanuri Kahiu^[19].
• Wanuri Kahiu's official website is recorded as http://www.wanurikahiu.com^[20].
• Wanuri Kahiu's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018^[21].
• Wanuri Kahiu's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020^[22].
• Wanuri Kahiu's participant in is recorded as 2018 Cannes Film Festival^[23].
• Wanuri Kahiu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Wanuri Kahiu's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[25].
• Wanuri Kahiu's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject kweliTV^[26].
• Wanuri Kahiu's affiliation string is recorded as Afrobubblegum^[27].

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Origins and Family

Wanuri Kahiu was born in Nairobi^[2]. She was born on June 21, 1980^[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[10], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1919^[30], headquartered in Los Angeles^[31] and University of Warwick^[11], a public research university^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1965^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director^[4], screenwriter^[5], film producer^[6], and author^[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Wanuri Kahiu is Rafiki^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include OkayAfrica 100 Women^[13], an award^[35], founded in 2017^[36]; Africa Movie Academy Awards^[14], a group of awards^[37], in Nigeria^[38], founded in 2005^[39]; and Cannes Film Festival Awards^[15].

Why It Matters

Wanuri Kahiu ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] She is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Wanuri Kahiu born?

Wanuri Kahiu was born in Nairobi^[2].

What did Wanuri Kahiu do for work?

Wanuri Kahiu worked as film director^[4], screenwriter^[5], film producer^[6], and author^[7].

Where did Wanuri Kahiu go to school?

Wanuri Kahiu was educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[10] and University of Warwick^[11].

What awards did Wanuri Kahiu receive?

Honors received include OkayAfrica 100 Women^[13], Africa Movie Academy Awards^[14], Cannes Film Festival Awards^[15], and OkayAfrica 100 Women^[16].