Writer

James Thurber

American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright

1894 - 1961

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James Thurber

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). James Thurber is the 4,154th most popular writer (down from 3,938th in 2024), the 6,123rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,135th in 2019) and the 464th most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, James Thurber ranks 4,154 out of 7,302. Before him are Reinhard Bonnke, Anne-Cath. Vestly, Irmgard Keun, Isabelle Collin Dufresne, Volodymyr Sosiura, and Masuji Ibuse. After him are Juhan Smuul, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Josef Kajetán Tyl, Pepetela, Jan Brzechwa, and David Shore.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Reinhard Bonnke
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,148
Anne-Cath. Vestly
1920 - 2008
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,149
Irmgard Keun
1905 - 1982
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,150
Isabelle Collin Dufresne
1935 - 2014
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,151
Volodymyr Sosiura
1898 - 1965
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,152
Masuji Ibuse
1898 - 1993
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,153
James Thurber
1894 - 1961
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 4,154
Juhan Smuul
1922 - 1971
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,155
Yahya Kemal Beyatlı
1884 - 1958
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,156
Josef Kajetán Tyl
1808 - 1856
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,157
Pepetela
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,158
Jan Brzechwa
1898 - 1966
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,159
David Shore
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,160

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, James Thurber ranks 173. Before him are Robert Menzies, Yakov Frenkel, Alfred Romer, Francis Hunter, Olive Thomas, and Jack Benny. After him are Wilhelm Hasse, Esfir Shub, José Bustamante y Rivero, Florbela Espanca, Henryk Sławik, and Krešimir Baranović. Among people deceased in 1961, James Thurber ranks 122. Before him are Belinda Lee, Nadezhda Udaltsova, Grigory Levenfish, Joseph Orbeli, Géza von Bolváry, and Richmond K. Turner. After him are Ruth Fischer, Kiyotake Kawaguchi, Giulio Cabianca, Konstantinos Logothetopoulos, Beals Wright, and María de Zayas.

Others Born in 1894

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Robert Menzies
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1978
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 167
Yakov Frenkel
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1952
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 168
Alfred Romer
BIOLOGIST
1894 - 1973
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 169
Francis Hunter
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1981
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 170
Olive Thomas
ACTOR
1894 - 1920
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 171
Jack Benny
ACTOR
1894 - 1974
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 172
James Thurber
WRITER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 173
Wilhelm Hasse
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1945
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 174
Esfir Shub
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1959
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 175
José Bustamante y Rivero
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1989
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 176
Florbela Espanca
WRITER
1894 - 1930
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 177
Henryk Sławik
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1944
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 178
Krešimir Baranović
COMPOSER
1894 - 1975
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 179

Others Deceased in 1961

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Belinda Lee
ACTOR
1935 - 1961
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 116
Nadezhda Udaltsova
PAINTER
1885 - 1961
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 117
Grigory Levenfish
CHESS PLAYER
1889 - 1961
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 118
Joseph Orbeli
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1887 - 1961
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 119
Géza von Bolváry
ACTOR
1897 - 1961
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 120
Richmond K. Turner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1961
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 121
James Thurber
WRITER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 122
Ruth Fischer
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 123
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1961
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 124
Giulio Cabianca
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 1961
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 125
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1961
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 126
Beals Wright
TENNIS PLAYER
1879 - 1961
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 127
María de Zayas
WRITER
1590 - 1961
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 128