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Art Buchwald

1925 - 2007

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Arthur Buchwald (BUK-wahld; October 20, 1925 – January 17, 2007) was an American humorist best known for his column in The Washington Post. At the height of his popularity, it was published nationwide as a syndicated column in more than 500 newspapers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Art Buchwald has received more than 463,127 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Art Buchwald is the 4,611th most popular writer (up from 4,714th in 2019), the 6,221st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,831st in 2019) and the 498th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Art Buchwald ranks 4,611 out of 7,302. Before him are Lalleshwari, Yambo Ouologuem, Hilde Domin, Gilbert Adair, Karl von Holtei, and Walter Anderson. After him are John Piper, Ronald Knox, Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Javier Cercas, Peter Carey, and Gordon Willis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Art Buchwald ranks 317. Before him are Raymond Impanis, Juan Francisco Lombardo, Carla Del Poggio, Francesco Colasuonno, Jimmy Reed, and Hermano da Silva Ramos. After him are Nanni Loy, Luis Cruz, Anne Jackson, Syed Nazrul Islam, Albert Eschenmoser, and José Beyaert. Among people deceased in 2007, Art Buchwald ranks 250. Before him are Christian d'Oriola, Carlo Clerici, Emma Tillman, Iccho Itoh, Veikko Karvonen, and John Flynn. After him are Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Izumi Sakai, Kenji Miyamoto, László Kovács, Zara Dolukhanova, and Joseíto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Art Buchwald ranks 6,221 out of 20,380. Before him are Dana White (1969), Tiny Sandford (1894), Jamie Gillis (1943), Bellamy Young (1970), Freddie Spencer (1961), and Lewis Powell (1844). After him are Peter Riegert (1947), John Piper (1946), Shirley Booth (1898), Gene Pitney (1940), Jason Patric (1966), and Sandy Dennis (1937).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Art Buchwald ranks 498. Before him are Amiri Baraka (1934), Neal Stephenson (1959), Jack Canfield (1944), Robert Greene (1959), Robert Richardson (1955), and Camille Paglia (1947). After him are John Piper (1946), Gordon Willis (1931), Anita Loos (1889), Robert Lowell (1917), James Agee (1909), and Zane Grey (1872).

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