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August Wilson

1945 - 2005

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August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle (or The Century Cycle), which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the African-American community in the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of August Wilson has received more than 2,888,872 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). August Wilson is the 5,890th most popular writer (down from 5,375th in 2019), the 11,448th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,168th in 2019) and the 856th most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, August Wilson ranks 5,890 out of 5,755. Before him are George S. Kaufman, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Ruth Graham, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and Monika Fagerholm. After him are Oliver Friggieri, Rami Saari, Frances Harper, Miquel-Lluís Muntané, Joan Carreras i Goicoechea, and Richard Lovelace.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, August Wilson ranks 541. Before him are Bo Ralph, Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba, Suzanne Farrell, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Fyodor Simashev, and Wilma Mankiller. After him are Pat Conroy, Ron Glass, Brewster H. Shaw, James Buchli, Philippa Marrack, and Mike Mullane. Among people deceased in 2005, August Wilson ranks 314. Before him are Georges Dransart, Constance Cummings, Harold J. Stone, Peter Jennings, Michael Park, and Humphrey Carpenter. After him are Renzo Nostini, June Haver, Adrian Biddle, Herbert Goldstein, Wayne C. Booth, and David Di Tommaso.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, August Wilson ranks 11,448 out of 18,182. Before him are Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), Gail O'Grady (1963), Dennis Hastert (1942), Vivian Blaine (1921), Edward Seaga (1930), and Brian Teacher (1954). After him are Jeremy Sisto (1974), Peter Mueller (1954), Mike Enzi (1944), Caity Lotz (1986), Ted King (1965), and Vonda Shepard (1963).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, August Wilson ranks 856. Before him are Forrest J Ackerman (1916), William H. Gass (1924), Wilma Mankiller (1945), George S. Kaufman (1889), Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), and Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943). After him are Frances Harper (1825), Marc Connelly (1890), Keith Cooke (1959), Studs Terkel (1912), Sandra Cisneros (1954), and James K. Morrow (1947).

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