WRITER

Chaim Potok

1929 - 2002

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Chaim Potok (February 17, 1929 – July 23, 2002) was an American author, novelist, playwright, editor and rabbi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chaim Potok has received more than 491,964 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Chaim Potok is the 4,811th most popular writer (down from 4,328th in 2019), the 6,624th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,998th in 2019) and the 531st most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Chaim Potok ranks 4,811 out of 7,302. Before him are Irving Wallace, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Herman Heijermans, John Lyly, David E. Kelley, and Shōhei Ōoka. After him are Andrea Maffei, Martin Kukučín, Jan Chryzostom Pasek, Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević, Cordelia Edvardson, and Juhan Liiv.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Chaim Potok ranks 358. Before him are John Julius Norwich, Otar Patsatsia, Bazilio Olara-Okello, Mario Ghella, Georgios Roubanis, and Mark Rydell. After him are Sergio Mantovani, Cordelia Edvardson, Arthur Barnard, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Alfred Teinitzer, and Michael Harner. Among people deceased in 2002, Chaim Potok ranks 218. Before him are Damon Knight, John Baptist Wu, Yelena Gorchakova, Georges Beaucourt, Rui Campos, and Jeff Corey. After him are Mary Carew, Signe Hasso, George Nader, Kevin Smith, Mal Waldron, and Indra Devi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chaim Potok ranks 6,624 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Nisbet (1913), Buckethead (1969), John Wooden (1910), Eddie Cheever (1958), David E. Kelley (1956), and Mark Rydell (1929). After him are Néstor Carbonell (1967), Andrea Elson (1969), Fanny Brice (1891), Jo Jones (1911), Gary Graham (1950), and Chloë Grace Moretz (1997).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Chaim Potok ranks 531. Before him are Susan Brownmiller (1935), Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942), John D. MacDonald (1916), James Lee Burke (1936), Irving Wallace (1916), and David E. Kelley (1956). After him are Jaroslav Pelikan (1923), David Weber (1952), Harriet Jacobs (1813), Marc Okrand (1948), Zig Ziglar (1926), and Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902).

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