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Alan Dundes

1934 - 2005

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Alan Dundes (September 8, 1934 – March 30, 2005) was an American folklorist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Dundes has received more than 155,870 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Alan Dundes is the 6,612th most popular writer (down from 6,148th in 2019), the 12,954th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,161st in 2019) and the 946th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Oedipus
Oedipus (Tale), Oedipus (greek mythology), Classical literature, history and criticism
1995
Bloody Mary in the Mirror
Folklore, classification
2002
Cinderella
2023
Folk law
Customary law
1995
Speak, Bird, Speak Again
Tales, Translations into English, Palestinian Arabs
1989
Folklore
2004

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alan Dundes ranks 6,612 out of 7,302. Before him are Sarah Josepha Hale, Paolo Bacigalupi, Ann C. Crispin, Dulce Chacón, Nat Hentoff, and John Patrick Shanley. After him are Ingo Schulze, Parveen Shakir, Melissa Rosenberg, Nagaru Tanigawa, Ananda Devi, and Sui Ishida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Alan Dundes ranks 555. Before him are David Herd, Carla Anderson Hills, Oleg Golovanov, Michel Vermeulin, Eric Caldow, and Rita R. Colwell. After him are Annette Crosbie, Carver Mead, Jerry Nelson, Peter Ashdown, John S. Bull, and Bob Uecker. Among people deceased in 2005, Alan Dundes ranks 356. Before him are Eugene J. Martin, Lucky Thompson, André Testut, Mason Adams, Herbert Goldstein, and Ronnie Barker. After him are Domino Harvey, August Wilson, Jesús Iglesias, Ted Ditchburn, Kâzım Koyuncu, and Lakshman Kadirgamar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Dundes ranks 12,954 out of 20,380. Before him are Gary Rydstrom (1959), Crystal Gayle (1951), Robb Flynn (1967), Amanda Peterson (1971), John Patrick Shanley (1950), and Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747). After him are Alex Skolnick (1968), Eva Amurri (1985), Linda M. Godwin (1952), Joel Gretsch (1963), Marillyn Hewson (1953), and Catherine Dent (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Alan Dundes ranks 946. Before him are Paul Dini (1957), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Paolo Bacigalupi (1972), Ann C. Crispin (1950), Nat Hentoff (1925), and John Patrick Shanley (1950). After him are Melissa Rosenberg (1962), Philip Freneau (1752), David Sedaris (1956), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), Neil Strauss (1969), and August Wilson (1945).

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