WRITER
Bernard Malamud
1914 - 1986
Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer. Along with Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Norman Mailer and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish authors of the 20th century. His baseball novel, The Natural, was adapted into a 1984 film starring Robert Redford. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Malamud has received more than 593,763 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Bernard Malamud is the 1,708th most popular writer (up from 1,773rd in 2019), the 2,139th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,297th in 2019) and the 184th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
590k
Page Views (PV)
57.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
5.58
Effective Languages (L*)
3.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Bernard Malamud ranks 1,708 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean Bodel, Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, Shen Yue, Táhirih, Sheridan Le Fanu, and Boris Akunin. After him are Kateb Yacine, Mao Dun, Hadewijch, Lucinda Riley, Hermann Bahr, and Pierre Plantard.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Bodel
1165 - 1205
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,702
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau
1669 - 1741
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,703
Shen Yue
441 - 513
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,704
Táhirih
1817 - 1852
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,705
Sheridan Le Fanu
1814 - 1873
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,706
Boris Akunin
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 1,707
Bernard Malamud
1914 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,708
Kateb Yacine
1929 - 1989
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,709
Mao Dun
1896 - 1981
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 1,710
Hadewijch
1200 - 1260
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,711
Lucinda Riley
1965 - 2021
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,712
Hermann Bahr
1863 - 1934
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 1,713
Pierre Plantard
1920 - 2000
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 1,714
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Bernard Malamud ranks 86. Before him are Nicolas de Staël, Yakov Zeldovich, Demetrios I of Constantinople, Arthur Kennedy, Martin Gardner, and Richard Basehart. After him are Ferenc Fricsay, Edmund Conen, Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Carlos Castillo Armas, Annie Fischer, and Marcos Pérez Jiménez. Among people deceased in 1986, Bernard Malamud ranks 66. Before him are Sterling Hayden, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Jorge Alessandri, Gunnar Björnstrand, and Alfredo Binda. After him are Ernst Neufert, Maurice Duruflé, Lyudmila Rudenko, Sandro Puppo, Elio de Angelis, and Cheikh Anta Diop.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsNicolas de Staël
PAINTER
1914 - 1955
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 80
Yakov Zeldovich
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1987
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 81
Demetrios I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 1991
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 82
Arthur Kennedy
ACTOR
1914 - 1990
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 83
Martin Gardner
WRITER
1914 - 2010
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 84
Richard Basehart
ACTOR
1914 - 1984
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 85
Bernard Malamud
WRITER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 86
Ferenc Fricsay
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1963
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 87
Edmund Conen
COACH
1914 - 1990
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 88
Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 89
Carlos Castillo Armas
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1957
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 90
Annie Fischer
MUSICIAN
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 91
Marcos Pérez Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 92
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsSterling Hayden
ACTOR
1916 - 1986
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 60
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1986
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 61
Omar Ali Saifuddien III
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1986
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 62
Jorge Alessandri
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 63
Gunnar Björnstrand
ACTOR
1909 - 1986
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 64
Alfredo Binda
CYCLIST
1902 - 1986
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 65
Bernard Malamud
WRITER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 66
Ernst Neufert
ARCHITECT
1900 - 1986
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 67
Maurice Duruflé
COMPOSER
1902 - 1986
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 68
Lyudmila Rudenko
CHESS PLAYER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 69
Sandro Puppo
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1986
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 70
Elio de Angelis
RACING DRIVER
1958 - 1986
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 71
Cheikh Anta Diop
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1923 - 1986
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 72
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bernard Malamud ranks 2,139 out of 20,380. Before him are Will Eisner (1917), George Smith (1941), Richard Bull (1924), Vera Farmiga (1973), Roger Ailes (1940), and Robert Hansen (1939). After him are Lance Reddick (1962), Thomas Eakins (1844), James J. Braddock (1905), Henry J. Heinz (1844), Alexander Shulgin (1925), and John O'Keefe (1939).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWill Eisner
COMIC ARTIST
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 2,133
George Smith
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,134
Richard Bull
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,135
Vera Farmiga
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,136
Roger Ailes
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - 2017
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 2,137
Robert Hansen
EXTREMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,138
Bernard Malamud
WRITER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,139
Lance Reddick
ACTOR
1962 - 2023
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,140
Thomas Eakins
PAINTER
1844 - 1916
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,141
James J. Braddock
BOXER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,142
Henry J. Heinz
BUSINESSPERSON
1844 - 1919
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 2,143
Alexander Shulgin
CHEMIST
1925 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 2,144
John O'Keefe
PHYSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 2,145
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Bernard Malamud ranks 184. Before him are Ira Levin (1929), Martin Gardner (1914), Theodore Sturgeon (1918), Upton Sinclair (1878), Fredric Jameson (1934), and R. L. Stine (1943). After him are Lewis Mumford (1895), Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930), E. E. Cummings (1894), Ken Wilber (1949), William Carlos Williams (1883), and Joan Didion (1934).
Ira Levin
1929 - 2007
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 178
Martin Gardner
1914 - 2010
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 179
Theodore Sturgeon
1918 - 1985
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 180
Upton Sinclair
1878 - 1968
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 181
Fredric Jameson
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 182
R. L. Stine
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 183
Bernard Malamud
1914 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 184
Lewis Mumford
1895 - 1990
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 185
Marion Zimmer Bradley
1930 - 1999
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 186
E. E. Cummings
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 187
Ken Wilber
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 188
William Carlos Williams
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 189
Joan Didion
1934 - 2021
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 190