WRITER

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 2,869,573 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. August Wilson is the 6,627th most popular writer (down from 5,868th in 2019), the 13,050th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,422nd in 2019) and the 952nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Seven guitars
African Americans, Blues musicians, Drama
1996
Ma Rainey's black bottom
African Americans, Blues musicians, Drama
1985
Jitney
Social life and customs, African American neighborhoods, Drama
2001
Fences
Drama, African Americans, Conflict of generations
1986
Joe Turner's come and gone
Drama, Boardinghouses, African Americans
1988
Radio Golf
Nineteen nineties, Drama, African American neighborhoods
2007

Page views of August Wilsons by language

Over the past year August Wilson has had the most page views in the with 217,328 views, followed by Spanish (3,765), and French (3,032). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (80.60%), Swahili (36.19%), and Finnish (28.16%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, August Wilson ranks 6,627 out of 7,302. Before him are Andrus Kivirähk, David Sedaris, Frederica Sagor Maas, Tor Ulven, Neil Strauss, and Mary Russell Mitford. After him are Jane Smiley, Ellen Willis, Kim Young-ha, Tom Lanoye, John Langalibalele Dube, and Bill Lawrence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, August Wilson ranks 654. Before him are Ferenc Konrád, James Buchli, Suzanne Farrell, Bob Ludwig, Catherine Burns, and Dusa McDuff. After him are Paul Petersen, Guillermo Páez, Philippa Marrack, David S. Johnson, Greil Marcus, and Byron Beck. Among people deceased in 2005, August Wilson ranks 358. Before him are André Testut, Mason Adams, Herbert Goldstein, Ronnie Barker, Alan Dundes, and Domino Harvey. After him are Jesús Iglesias, Ted Ditchburn, Kâzım Koyuncu, Lakshman Kadirgamar, Jackie Henderson, and David Di Tommaso.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, August Wilson ranks 13,050 out of 20,380. Before him are Domonique Simone (1971), Joanne Chory (1955), Carol Bartz (1948), Jonathan Tucker (1982), Gerald Wilson (1918), and Conrad Janis (1928). After him are Cynthia Gibb (1963), James S. Voss (1949), Robert Ashley (1930), Chris Zylka (1985), Jane Smiley (1949), and David Axelrod (1931).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, August Wilson ranks 952. Before him are Alan Dundes (1934), Melissa Rosenberg (1962), Philip Freneau (1752), David Sedaris (1956), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), and Neil Strauss (1969). After him are Jane Smiley (1949), Ellen Willis (1941), Bill Lawrence (1968), Russell Simmons (1957), Oliver La Farge (1901), and Audrey Niffenegger (1963).

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