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Ariel Dorfman

1942 - Today

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Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman (born May 6, 1942) is an Argentine-Chilean-American novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ariel Dorfman has received more than 293,228 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ariel Dorfman is the 4,368th most popular writer (down from 4,028th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 325th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Argentinean Writer.

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  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ariel Dorfman ranks 4,368 out of 5,755Before him are Vitaly Bianki, Rosa Chacel, Mordecai Kaplan, Johann von Rist, Tabitha King, and William Trevor. After him are Marietta Shaginyan, Boris Vasilyev, Edwin Atherstone, István Fekete, Daniela Hodrová, and Klaus Groth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Ariel Dorfman ranks 416Before him are Jim Keltner, Bas Jan Ader, Jaroslav Holík, Johny Schleck, Jonathan Williams, and Vinicio Cerezo. After him are Lola Falana, John Ashcroft, Dobromir Zhechev, Peter Tork, Ramiro de León Carpio, and Lutz D. Schmadel.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Ariel Dorfman ranks 347 out of 1,019Before him are José Omar Pastoriza (1942), César Aira (1949), Martín Miguel de Güemes (1785), Luis Puenzo (1946), Héctor Alterio (1929), and José Cura (1962). After him are Alberto Crespo (1920), Gabriel Milito (1980), Héctor De Bourgoing (1934), Roberto Juarroz (1925), Roberto Sensini (1966), and Juan Esteban Pedernera (1796).

Among WRITERS In Argentina

Among writers born in Argentina, Ariel Dorfman ranks 23Before him are Ricardo Piglia (1941), Juan José Saer (1937), Hector Bianciotti (1930), Rodolfo Walsh (1927), Olga Orozco (1920), and César Aira (1949). After him are Roberto Juarroz (1925), Tomás Eloy Martínez (1934), José Mármol (1817), Ricardo Güiraldes (1886), Oliverio Girondo (1891), and Delfina Bunge (1881).