Writer

Walker Percy

American novelist

1916 - 1990

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His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Walker Percy is the 6,071st most popular writer (up from 6,149th in 2024), the 10,311th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,434th in 2019) and the 748th most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Walker Percy ranks 6,071 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Campbell, Sarmad Kashani, Ľudmila Podjavorinská, Jiang Rong, Qaysin Quli, and Harry Turtledove. After him are Alexander Afinogenov, Thomas Heywood, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Marie Pujmanová, Jean Rouaud, and Carol Shields.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Walker Percy ranks 281. Before him are Óscar Cristi, Jeannette Campbell, Kåre Holt, Vivian McGrath, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, and Robert Marshak. After him are Bohumil Modrý, Charles F. Hockett, Spark Matsunaga, Ruy de Freitas, Paul Felix Schmidt, and Gene Mako. Among people deceased in 1990, Walker Percy ranks 289. Before him are Malcolm Muggeridge, Pierre Dux, Ralph Abernathy, Clara González, Alice Marble, and Adam Papée. After him are Leongino Unzaim, Madge Bellamy, Çetin Zeybek, Mike Mazurki, József Moravetz, and Ed Czerkiewicz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walker Percy ranks 10,311 out of NaN. Before him are Cynthia Watros (1968), Tom Shadyac (1958), Irene Rosenfeld (1953), Gene Anthony Ray (1962), Merna Kennedy (1908), and Cliff Barker (1921). After him are Grant Heslov (1963), Danny Masterson (1976), Josiah McCracken (1874), P. P. Arnold (1946), Steve Jablonsky (1970), and Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850).

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Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, Walker Percy ranks 748. Before him are David Benioff (1970), John Perry Barlow (1947), Jenna Bush Hager (1981), Nella Larsen (1891), Howard Ashman (1950), and Harry Turtledove (1949). After him are Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850), Carol Shields (1935), Marilyn Ferguson (1938), Steven Saylor (1956), Tara Westover (1986), and Tom Brokaw (1940).

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