Writer

Jane Bowles

American novelist, playwright

1917 - 1973

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Jane Bowles

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jane Bowles is the 4,558th most popular writer (up from 5,350th in 2024), the 6,812th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,844th in 2019) and the 511th most popular American Writer.

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Feb 22

Jane Bowles shares a February 22 birthday with Frédéric Chopin, Arthur Schopenhauer, and George Washington.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Jane Bowles ranks 4,558 out of 7,302. Before her are Ameen Rihani, Robert Edmond Grant, Paul Bekker, Teffi, Firaq Gorakhpuri, and Francis de Miomandre. After her are Ernst Stadler, Jacques Roumain, Klaus Groth, James Agee, Aleksandrs Čaks, and Ivan Shmelyov.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Ameen Rihani
1876 - 1940
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4,552
Robert Edmond Grant
1793 - 1874
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,553
Paul Bekker
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,554
Teffi
1872 - 1952
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,555
Firaq Gorakhpuri
1896 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,556
Francis de Miomandre
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,557
Jane Bowles
1917 - 1973
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,558
Ernst Stadler
1883 - 1914
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,559
Jacques Roumain
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,560
Klaus Groth
1819 - 1899
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,561
James Agee
1909 - 1955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,562
Aleksandrs Čaks
1901 - 1950
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,563
Ivan Shmelyov
1873 - 1950
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,564

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Jane Bowles ranks 239. Before her are Ivan Bodiul, Jacqueline Auriol, Abdel Rahman Badawi, Ahmad Ismail Ali, Desi Arnaz, and James Jesus Angleton. After her are Henry Carlsson, Noboru Terada, Li Rui, Dmitry Polyansky, Helen Suzman, and Abdullah al-Sallal. Among people deceased in 1973, Jane Bowles ranks 202. Before her are Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Elise Ottesen-Jensen, Nino Bravo, Anton Ackermann, Vera Panova, and Georges Bonnet. After her are Noël Roquevert, Käthe von Nagy, Carlos Schneeberger, Vladimír Syrovátka, Gram Parsons, and Jascha Horenstein.

Others Born in 1917

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Ivan Bodiul
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2013
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 233
Jacqueline Auriol
PILOT
1917 - 2000
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 234
Abdel Rahman Badawi
PHILOSOPHER
1917 - 2002
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 235
Ahmad Ismail Ali
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1974
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 236
Desi Arnaz
ACTOR
1917 - 1986
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 237
James Jesus Angleton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1987
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 238
Jane Bowles
WRITER
1917 - 1973
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 239
Henry Carlsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1999
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 240
Noboru Terada
ATHLETE
1917 - 1986
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 241
Li Rui
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2019
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 242
Dmitry Polyansky
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2001
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 243
Helen Suzman
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 244
Abdullah al-Sallal
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 245