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Studs Terkel

American author, historian and broadcaster

1912 - 2008

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His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Studs Terkel is the 6,603rd most popular writer (down from 6,253rd in 2024), the 12,848th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,012th in 2019) and the 918th most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Studs Terkel ranks 6,603 out of 7,302. Before him are Maylis de Kerangal, Paweł Huelle, Somaly Mam, Edward St Aubyn, Joe Paterno, and Henry Green. After him are Éric Vuillard, Muhsin al-Ramli, Gertrude Atherton, Jodi Picoult, John P. Marquand, and Ravindra Kelekar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Studs Terkel ranks 413. Before him are Kamil Tolon, Harry Hay, Roger Verey, Les Brown, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, and Erland Herkenrath. After him are Gerald Emmett Carter, Byron Nelson, Danny Thomas, Dale Evans, Frances Drake, and June Havoc. Among people deceased in 2008, Studs Terkel ranks 377. Before him are Chicão, Nirmala Deshpande, George MacDonald Fraser, Vlado Taneski, Choi Yo-sam, and Jamelão. After him are Alexander Courage, Mahendra Kapoor, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, John S. Bull, Phyllis A. Whitney, and Joseph Pevney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Studs Terkel ranks 12,848 out of NaN. Before him are James H. Billington (1929), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1970), Jimmy Webb (1946), Steven López (1978), Leo Goodwin (1883), and Natalie Zea (1975). After him are Edwin Lord Weeks (1849), Lisa Zane (1961), Stacey Kent (1965), Dave Filoni (1974), Colin Jost (1982), and Charles Farrell (1900).

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Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, Studs Terkel ranks 918. Before him are Anna Todd (1989), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872), Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), Zona Gale (1874), and Joe Paterno (1926). After him are Gertrude Atherton (1857), Jodi Picoult (1966), John P. Marquand (1893), Norman Podhoretz (1930), William Kennedy (1928), and Annie Dillard (1945).

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