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C. L. R. James

1901 - 1989

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Cyril Lionel Robert James (4 January 1901 – 31 May 1989), who sometimes wrote under the pen-name J. R. Johnson, was a Trinidadian historian, journalist, Trotskyist activist and Marxist writer. His works are influential in various theoretical, social, and historiographical contexts. His work is a staple of Marxism, and he figures as a pioneering and influential voice in postcolonial literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of C. L. R. James has received more than 734,745 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). C. L. R. James is the 5,264th most popular writer (down from 4,871st in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (down from 14th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Trinidadian Writer.

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  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, C. L. R. James ranks 5,264 out of 5,755. Before him are Ian McDonald, Terence MacSwiney, George Woodcock, Charles Mackay, John Marston, and Delphine de Vigan. After him are Lin Carter, Kevin Kelly, Kjartan Fløgstad, John of Worcester, Heinrich Christian Boie, and Damon Runyon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, C. L. R. James ranks 275. Before him are Tibor Serly, Sven Utterström, Marieluise Fleißer, Felipe Molas López, Paul Fritsch, and Richard Brauer. After him are Alexis Chantraine, Luis Brunetto, Katri Vala, Frank Buckles, Ben Lyon, and Ivan Petrovsky. Among people deceased in 1989, C. L. R. James ranks 230. Before him are Ugo Pignotti, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, László Papp, Asbjørn Ruud, Ansa Ikonen, and Marshall Harvey Stone. After him are Willibald Kreß, Lee Calhoun, Virgil Thomson, Manlio Di Rosa, Jimmy Murphy, and Friederich Franzl.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, C. L. R. James ranks 17 out of 64. Before him are Edmundo Ros (1910), Stokely Carmichael (1941), Steven Pressfield (1943), Keith Rowley (1949), Geoffrey Holder (1930), and Stephen Mallory (1813). After him are Anthony Carmona (1953), Eric Williams (1911), Lorraine Toussaint (1960), Hasely Crawford (1950), Marian Marsh (1913), and George Padmore (1903).

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Among WRITERS In Trinidad and Tobago

Among writers born in Trinidad and Tobago, C. L. R. James ranks 3. Before him are V. S. Naipaul (1932) and Steven Pressfield (1943).

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