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Alice Walker

1944 - today

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Alice Walker

Alice Malsenior Tallulah-Kate Walker (born February 9, 1944) is an American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist. In 1982, she became the first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, which she was awarded for her novel The Color Purple. Over the span of her career, Walker has published seventeen novels and short story collections, twelve non-fiction works, and collections of essays and poetry. Walker, born in rural Georgia, overcame challenges such as childhood injury and segregation to become high school valedictorian and graduate from Sarah Lawrence College. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2024). Alice Walker is the 1,447th most popular writer (up from 1,616th in 2024), the 2,099th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,005th in 2019) and the 165th most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Alice Walker ranks 1,447 out of 7,302. Before her are Hierocles of Alexandria, Guillaume de Lorris, Francesco Maria Piave, Du Mu, Christine Nöstlinger, and Javier Marías. After her are Salawat Yulayev, José de Espronceda, Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus, Marie Anne Lenormand, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, and Magda Szabó.

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Hierocles of Alexandria
410 - 500
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 1,441
Guillaume de Lorris
1200 - 1238
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 1,442
Francesco Maria Piave
1810 - 1876
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 1,443
Du Mu
803 - 852
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 1,444
Christine Nöstlinger
1936 - 2018
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 1,445
Javier Marías
1951 - 2022
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 1,446
Alice Walker
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 1,447
Salawat Yulayev
1754 - 1800
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 1,448
José de Espronceda
1808 - 1842
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 1,449
Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus
40 BC - 33
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 1,450
Marie Anne Lenormand
1772 - 1843
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 1,451
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
1939 - 2003
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 1,452
Magda Szabó
1917 - 2007
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 1,453

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Alice Walker ranks 145. Before her are James Heckman, Norodom Ranariddh, Lucía Topolansky, Agnes Baltsa, Gary Busey, and Tsuyoshi Kunieda. After her are Ranulph Fiennes, Vlastimil Hort, Frank Oz, Bernard Cornwell, Oqil Oqilov, and Tony Atkinson.

Others Born in 1944

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James Heckman
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 139
Norodom Ranariddh
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 140
Lucía Topolansky
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 141
Agnes Baltsa
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 142
Gary Busey
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 143
Tsuyoshi Kunieda
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 144
Alice Walker
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 145
Ranulph Fiennes
EXPLORER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 146
Vlastimil Hort
CHESS PLAYER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 147
Frank Oz
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 148
Bernard Cornwell
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 149
Oqil Oqilov
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 150
Tony Atkinson
ECONOMIST
1944 - 2017
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 151

In United States

Among people born in United States, Alice Walker ranks 2,099 out of NaN. Before her are Richard E. Stearns (1936), Richard Jenkins (1947), Peter Diamond (1940), Charles W. Morris (1903), George Takei (1937), and Eleanor F. Helin (1932). After her are Henry Hartsfield (1933), John G. Trump (1907), Dorothy Malone (1924), James Pickens Jr. (1954), Kirk Hammett (1962), and Sonny Bono (1935).

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Richard E. Stearns
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2,093
Richard Jenkins
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2,094
Peter Diamond
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,095
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,096
George Takei
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,097
Eleanor F. Helin
ASTRONOMER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,098
Alice Walker
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,099
Henry Hartsfield
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2014
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,100
John G. Trump
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1985
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,101
Dorothy Malone
ACTOR
1924 - 2018
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 2,102
James Pickens Jr.
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 2,103
Kirk Hammett
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 2,104
Sonny Bono
SINGER
1935 - 1998
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 2,105