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Ann Bannon

1932 - Today

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Ann Weldy (born September 15, 1932), better known by her pen name Ann Bannon, is an American author who, from 1957 to 1962, wrote six lesbian pulp fiction novels known as The Beebo Brinker Chronicles. The books' enduring popularity and impact on lesbian identity has earned her the title "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction". Bannon was a young housewife trying to address her own issues of sexuality when she was inspired to write her first novel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ann Bannon has received more than 197,329 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ann Bannon is the 5,823rd most popular writer (down from 5,633rd in 2019), the 9,096th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,041st in 2019) and the 691st most popular American Writer.

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  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ann Bannon ranks 5,823 out of 7,302. Before her are Vítězslav Hálek, Vigdis Hjorth, Thomas Linacre, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, Fatos Arapi, and Miho Mosulishvili. After her are Thomas Campbell, Carol Shields, Bess Meredyth, Vasily Belov, Axel Merckx, and Shaqe Çoba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Ann Bannon ranks 452. Before her are Hjördis Nordin, Gábor Delneky, Gaudencio Rosales, R. B. Kitaj, Sheree North, and Luke Askew. After her are Vasily Belov, Antonio Maspes, Mehmood, Malcolm Bradbury, Lamar Hunt, and John McNally.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Bannon ranks 9,096 out of 20,380. Before her are Howard Deutch (1950), Bill Berry (1958), Luke Askew (1932), Charles Clary (1873), Dorothy Janis (1912), and Wendy Sherman (1949). After her are Robin Beck (1954), Carol Shields (1935), Adriano Directo Emperado (1926), Faye Grant (1957), Albert Salmi (1928), and Bess Meredyth (1890).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ann Bannon ranks 691. Before her are Steven Saylor (1956), Avram Davidson (1923), Edward Abbey (1927), Iris Chang (1968), Sarah Orne Jewett (1849), and Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850). After her are Carol Shields (1935), Bess Meredyth (1890), Chaz Bono (1969), M. Scott Peck (1936), Akiva Goldsman (1962), and Robinson Jeffers (1887).

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