Writer
James Salter
American novelist and short-story writer
1925 - 2015
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James Salter
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). James Salter is the 4,428th most popular writer (up from 4,749th in 2024), the 6,586th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,475th in 2019) and the 494th most popular American Writer.
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Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, James Salter ranks 4,428 out of 7,302. Before him are Uma Aaltonen, Anita Brookner, Ágnes Gergely, Diane Ackerman, Virginie Despentes, and Balamani Amma. After him are Connie Willis, Kim Myeong-sun, Lajos Kassák, Richard Steele, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, and Łukasz Górnicki.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Uma Aaltonen
1940 - 2009
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 4,422
Anita Brookner
1928 - 2016
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 4,423
Ágnes Gergely
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4,424
Diane Ackerman
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4,425
Virginie Despentes
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4,426
Balamani Amma
1909 - 2004
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4,427
James Salter
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4,428
Connie Willis
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4,429
Kim Myeong-sun
1896 - 1951
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4,430
Lajos Kassák
1887 - 1967
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4,431
Richard Steele
1672 - 1729
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 4,432
Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński
1905 - 1953
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 4,433
Łukasz Górnicki
1527 - 1603
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 4,434
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, James Salter ranks 310. Before him are José Parra Martínez, Cornell Borchers, Michal Vičan, Axel Schandorff, Shirley Strickland, and Luis Alberto Monge. After him are Mary F. Lyon, Yasushi Akutagawa, Amparo Rivelles, Gizella Farkas, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, and Theodore Levitt. Among people deceased in 2015, James Salter ranks 284. Before him are Roberto Tucci, Clark Terry, Claude Criquielion, Gerrit Voorting, Lizabeth Scott, and Malcolm Fraser. After him are Milorad Milutinović, Roger Rees, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Mary Ellen Trainor, Peter Gay, and Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska.
Others Born in 1925
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José Parra Martínez
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 304
Cornell Borchers
ACTOR
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 305
Michal Vičan
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1986
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 306
Axel Schandorff
CYCLIST
1925 - 2016
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 307
Shirley Strickland
ATHLETE
1925 - 2004
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 308
Luis Alberto Monge
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2016
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 309
James Salter
WRITER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 310
Mary F. Lyon
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2014
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 311
Yasushi Akutagawa
COMPOSER
1925 - 1989
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 312
Amparo Rivelles
ACTOR
1925 - 2013
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 313
Gizella Farkas
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1925 - 1996
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 314
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 315
Theodore Levitt
ECONOMIST
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 316
Others Deceased in 2015
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Roberto Tucci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1921 - 2015
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 278
Clark Terry
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2015
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 279
Claude Criquielion
CYCLIST
1957 - 2015
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 280
Gerrit Voorting
CYCLIST
1923 - 2015
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 281
Lizabeth Scott
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 282
Malcolm Fraser
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2015
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 283
James Salter
WRITER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 284
Milorad Milutinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 285
Roger Rees
ACTOR
1944 - 2015
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 286
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
ACTOR
1921 - 2015
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 287
Mary Ellen Trainor
ACTOR
1952 - 2015
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 288
Peter Gay
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 289
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 290
In United States
Among people born in United States, James Salter ranks 6,586 out of NaN. Before him are Arthur Shaw (1886), Diane Ackerman (1948), Braxton Bragg (1817), Randy Crawford (1952), Paul Gray (1972), and Eugene V. Debs (1855). After him are Connie Willis (1945), Herbert Copeland (1902), Paul George (1990), Thurston Moore (1958), Frank Gorshin (1933), and Lawrence Lessig (1961).
Others born in United States
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Arthur Shaw
ATHLETE
1886 - 1955
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,580
Diane Ackerman
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,581
Braxton Bragg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1876
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,582
Randy Crawford
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,583
Paul Gray
MUSICIAN
1972 - 2010
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,584
Eugene V. Debs
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1855 - 1926
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,585
James Salter
WRITER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,586
Connie Willis
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,587
Herbert Copeland
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1968
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,588
Paul George
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,589
Thurston Moore
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,590
Frank Gorshin
ACTOR
1933 - 2005
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,591
Lawrence Lessig
LAWYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 6,592
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, James Salter ranks 494. Before him are Richard Powers (1957), Joss Whedon (1964), Eudora Welty (1909), Betty Mahmoody (1945), Irving Wallace (1916), and Diane Ackerman (1948). After him are Connie Willis (1945), Kathy Acker (1947), Josephine Diebitsch Peary (1863), Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906), Nicholas Pileggi (1933), and Diane Disney Miller (1933).
Richard Powers
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 488
Joss Whedon
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 489
Eudora Welty
1909 - 2001
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 490
Betty Mahmoody
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 491
Irving Wallace
1916 - 1990
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 492
Diane Ackerman
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 493
James Salter
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 494
Connie Willis
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 495
Kathy Acker
1947 - 1997
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 496
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
1863 - 1955
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 497
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 498
Nicholas Pileggi
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 499
Diane Disney Miller
1933 - 2013
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 500
