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Alain LeRoy Locke

1885 - 1954

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Alain LeRoy Locke (September 13, 1885 – June 9, 1954) was an American writer, philosopher, and educator. Distinguished in 1907 as the first African-American Rhodes Scholar, Locke became known as the philosophical architect—the acknowledged "Dean"—of the Harlem Renaissance. He is frequently included in listings of influential African Americans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain LeRoy Locke has received more than 447,843 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Alain LeRoy Locke is the 5,608th most popular writer (down from 4,953rd in 2019), the 9,762nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,356th in 2019) and the 744th most popular American Writer.

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  • 450k

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  • 41.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alain LeRoy Locke ranks 5,608 out of 5,755. Before him are Dick King-Smith, Naja Marie Aidt, Michael Parenti, John Toll, Alice Sebold, and Alyson Noël. After him are Booth Tarkington, David Halberstam, Kristina Brenk, Ahmad NikTalab, Henry Lawson, and Paulina Chiziane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Alain LeRoy Locke ranks 216. Before him are George Dole, Bjørn Rasmussen, René Benjamin, Riccardo Nowak, Birger Sjöberg, and Mário de Noronha. After him are Lionel Atwill, Ben Chifley, Frederick Holman, Ethel Muckelt, Adela Pankhurst, and Art Ross. Among people deceased in 1954, Alain LeRoy Locke ranks 130. Before him are Liberty Hyde Bailey, Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, Winifred McNair, Karl Taylor Compton, Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, and Gavino Matta. After him are Erik Norberg, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, Ernest Esclangon, Irving Pichel, Johnny Ace, and Moroni Olsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alain LeRoy Locke ranks 9,762 out of 18,182. Before him are John Toll (1952), Jason Behr (1973), Alice Sebold (1963), Alyson Noël (1965), Charley Grapewin (1869), and Robert Horry (1970). After him are F. Gary Gray (1969), David Thompson (1953), Jeff Garlin (1962), George Siegmann (1882), Eubie Blake (2), and Martin Davis (1928).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Alain LeRoy Locke ranks 744. Before him are Ransom Riggs (1979), Harry Turtledove (1949), Michael Parenti (1933), John Toll (1952), Alice Sebold (1963), and Alyson Noël (1965). After him are Booth Tarkington (1869), David Halberstam (1934), Madeline Miller (1978), Edward Everett Hale (1822), Sarah J. Maas (1986), and Kenneth Rexroth (1905).

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