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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 181,936 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Ann Bannon is the 5,654th most popular writer (down from 4,989th in 2019), the 10,064th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,570th in 2019) and the 762nd most popular American Writer.

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  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ann Bannon ranks 5,654 out of 5,755Before her are Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Veronica Roth, Anna J. Cooper, Terry Southern, Rick Yancey, and Kento Masuda. After her are Richard Price, China Miéville, George Alec Effinger, Tim O'Brien, George MacDonald Fraser, and Stig Claesson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Ann Bannon ranks 441Before her are Gaston Mercier, Voitto Hellsten, Lamar Hunt, Gennadiy Shatkov, Susan Oliver, and Stan Vickers. After her are Padmini, Donna Douglas, Tamás Gábor, Eeles Landström, Gaudencio Rosales, and Alberto Dines.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Bannon ranks 10,064 out of 18,182Before her are Clayton Moore (1914), Norman Taber (1891), William B. Lenoir (1939), J. P. Mallory (1945), Lucas Till (1990), and Macklemore (1983). After her are Rena Sofer (1968), Carrie Preston (1967), Gwynne Shotwell (1963), Constance Titus (1873), Isabel Jewell (1907), and B-Real (1970).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ann Bannon ranks 762Before her are William Inge (1913), Lew Rockwell (1944), Veronica Roth (1988), Anna J. Cooper (1858), Terry Southern (1924), and Rick Yancey (1962). After her are Richard Price (1949), George Alec Effinger (1947), Tim O'Brien (1946), Arthur Laurents (1917), Greg Daniels (1963), and George B. Seitz (1888).