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W. S. Merwin

American poet

1927 - 2019

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His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). W. S. Merwin is the 6,012th most popular writer (down from 5,994th in 2024), the 10,176th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,728th in 2019) and the 738th most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, W. S. Merwin ranks 6,012 out of 7,302. Before him are Albert Sánchez Piñol, Kåre Holt, Roger Foulon, Florian Zeller, Ehud Manor, and John Gardner. After him are Árpád Tóth, Kevin J. Anderson, Anthony Shaffer, Mehmed Uzun, Bessie Head, and Fedor Samokhin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, W. S. Merwin ranks 419. Before him are Edward Kienholz, Egon Günther, Alvin Sargent, Chris Connor, Tamara Nosova, and Leslie Orgel. After him are Teodor Kocerka, Frank O'Farrell, Alfons Van Brandt, Raymond Leppard, Hugo Budinger, and François Nourissier. Among people deceased in 2019, W. S. Merwin ranks 489. Before him are Hal Blaine, Alvin Sargent, Eduard Punset, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Wallace Smith Broecker, and Elwyn Berlekamp. After him are Sheila Dikshit, Clive Swift, Bruno Nicolè, Aleksey Buldakov, Basil Heatley, and Edward Seaga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, W. S. Merwin ranks 10,176 out of NaN. Before him are Gerard Way (1977), Bernie Casey (1939), John Debney (1956), Ann Richards (1933), Ted Stevens (1923), and Ellen S. Baker (1953). After him are Gary Fisher (1950), Jerry Jones (1942), Frank Buckles (1901), Minta Durfee (1889), Kevin J. Anderson (1962), and Chuck McKinley (1941).

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Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, W. S. Merwin ranks 738. Before him are Bill Bright (1921), Naomi Wolf (1962), Judy Blume (1938), Phil Donahue (1935), Iris Chang (1968), and Anna J. Cooper (1858). After him are Kevin J. Anderson (1962), David Benioff (1970), John Perry Barlow (1947), Jenna Bush Hager (1981), Nella Larsen (1891), and Howard Ashman (1950).

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