Writer
James Agee
American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic
1909 - 1955
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James Agee
His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). James Agee is the 4,556th most popular writer (up from 4,626th in 2024), the 6,804th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,245th in 2019) and the 512th most popular American Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, James Agee ranks 4,556 out of 7,302. Before him are Firaq Gorakhpuri, Francis de Miomandre, Jane Bowles, Ernst Stadler, Jacques Roumain, and Klaus Groth. After him are Aleksandrs Čaks, Ivan Shmelyov, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Alan Paton, Gudrun Pausewang, and Sophia Parnok.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,550
Francis de Miomandre
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,551
Jane Bowles
1917 - 1973
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,552
Ernst Stadler
1883 - 1914
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,553
Jacques Roumain
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,554
Klaus Groth
1819 - 1899
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,555
James Agee
1909 - 1955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,556
Aleksandrs Čaks
1901 - 1950
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,557
Ivan Shmelyov
1873 - 1950
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,558
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
1880 - 1962
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,559
Alan Paton
1903 - 1988
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,560
Gudrun Pausewang
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,561
Sophia Parnok
1885 - 1933
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,562
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1909, James Agee ranks 272. Before him are Eugenio Garin, Arthur Jonath, Jaime Lazcano, Luiz Luz, Heinz Erhardt, and Clara Calamai. After him are Margaret Mee, Massimo Pallottino, Reinhold Münzenberg, Ramón Villeda Morales, Saul Alinsky, and Licia Albanese. Among people deceased in 1955, James Agee ranks 126. Before him are Leonardus Nardus, James Jones, Arthur Shaw, Louis Leon Thurstone, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, and Johan Jarlén. After him are Fumio Hayasaka, Bill Vukovich, Constantin Argetoianu, Johannes de Jong, Wilhelm Kreis, and Saadat Hasan Manto.
Others Born in 1909
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Eugenio Garin
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 2004
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 266
Arthur Jonath
ATHLETE
1909 - 1963
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 267
Jaime Lazcano
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 268
Luiz Luz
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1989
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 269
Heinz Erhardt
ACTOR
1909 - 1979
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 270
Clara Calamai
ACTOR
1909 - 1998
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 271
James Agee
WRITER
1909 - 1955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 272
Margaret Mee
PAINTER
1909 - 1988
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 273
Massimo Pallottino
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1909 - 1995
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 274
Reinhold Münzenberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1986
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 275
Ramón Villeda Morales
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1971
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 276
Saul Alinsky
WRITER
1909 - 1972
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 277
Licia Albanese
SINGER
1909 - 2014
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 278
Others Deceased in 1955
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Leonardus Nardus
PAINTER
1868 - 1955
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 120
James Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1873 - 1955
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 121
Arthur Shaw
ATHLETE
1886 - 1955
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 122
Louis Leon Thurstone
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1955
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 123
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
WRITER
1863 - 1955
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 124
Johan Jarlén
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 125
James Agee
WRITER
1909 - 1955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 126
Fumio Hayasaka
COMPOSER
1914 - 1955
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 127
Bill Vukovich
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1955
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 128
Constantin Argetoianu
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1955
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 129
Johannes de Jong
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1955
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 130
Wilhelm Kreis
ARCHITECT
1873 - 1955
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 131
Saadat Hasan Manto
WRITER
1912 - 1955
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 132
In United States
Among people born in United States, James Agee ranks 6,804 out of NaN. Before him are Debra Jo Rupp (1951), Jane Bowles (1917), Bob Backlund (1949), Timothy Pickering (1745), Jack Lord (1920), and Dinah Shore (1916). After him are Zoey Deutch (1994), Candy Clark (1947), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), Donald Piper (1911), Catherine Bach (1954), and Big Bill Broonzy (1903).
Others born in United States
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Debra Jo Rupp
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,798
Jane Bowles
WRITER
1917 - 1973
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,799
Bob Backlund
WRESTLER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,800
Timothy Pickering
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1829
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,801
Jack Lord
ACTOR
1920 - 1998
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,802
Dinah Shore
ACTOR
1916 - 1994
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,803
James Agee
WRITER
1909 - 1955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,804
Zoey Deutch
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,805
Candy Clark
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,806
Adolph Gottlieb
PAINTER
1903 - 1974
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,807
Donald Piper
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1963
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,808
Catherine Bach
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,809
Big Bill Broonzy
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1958
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,810
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, James Agee ranks 512. Before him are David Baldacci (1960), Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908), Tad Williams (1957), John Piper (1946), Mike Resnick (1942), and Jane Bowles (1917). After him are Gordon Willis (1931), Anita Loos (1889), Sue Grafton (1940), Bill Lawrence (1968), Julia Ward Howe (1819), and John D. MacDonald (1916).
David Baldacci
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 506
Mary Welsh Hemingway
1908 - 1986
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 507
Tad Williams
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 508
John Piper
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 509
Mike Resnick
1942 - 2020
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 510
Jane Bowles
1917 - 1973
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 511
James Agee
1909 - 1955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 512
Gordon Willis
1931 - 2014
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 513
Anita Loos
1889 - 1981
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 514
Sue Grafton
1940 - 2017
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 515
Bill Lawrence
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 516
Julia Ward Howe
1819 - 1910
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 517
John D. MacDonald
1916 - 1986
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 518
