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Charles Eastman

1858 - 1939

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Charles Alexander Eastman (February 19, 1858 – January 8, 1939, born Hakadah and later named Ohíye S'a, sometimes written Ohiyesa) was an American physician, writer, and social reformer. He was the first Native American to be certified in Western medicine and was "one of the most prolific authors and speakers on Sioux ethnohistory and American Indian affairs" in the early 20th century.Eastman was of Santee Dakota, English and French ancestry. After working as a physician on reservations in South Dakota, he became increasingly active in politics and issues on Native American rights. He worked to improve the lives of youths, and founded thirty-two Native American chapters of the YMCA. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Eastman has received more than 454,153 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Charles Eastman is the 5,717th most popular writer (down from 5,105th in 2019), the 10,404th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,363rd in 2019) and the 784th most popular American Writer.

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  • 16

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  • 2.02

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  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Eastman ranks 5,717 out of 5,755Before him are Dorothy Richardson, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Vigdis Hjorth, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Antjie Krog, and Brigitte Kronauer. After him are Nicole Krauss, Thomas Linacre, Charles Olson, Joan D. Vinge, Christina Hoff Sommers, and Dora Marsden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Charles Eastman ranks 125Before him are Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, Mary Adela Blagg, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Edgeworth David, Anna J. Cooper, and Harry Johnston. After him are Katharine Drexel, George Lyon, Henry Watson Fowler, and Carter Glass. Among people deceased in 1939, Charles Eastman ranks 135Before him are Alvah Meyer, Alfredo Panzini, Siegfried Flesch, Chick Webb, Joseph Lyons, and Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing. After him are Aurelio Mosquera, Jens Bratlie, and Charlotte Despard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Eastman ranks 10,404 out of 18,182Before him are Alex English (1954), Victor Salva (1958), Andrew Young (1932), Clara Kimball Young (1890), Carmen Barth (1912), and Bebel Gilberto (1966). After him are Eytan Fox (1964), Josh Groban (1981), Andy Timmons (1963), Maurice Stokes (1933), John Adams Dix (1798), and William Bolcom (1938).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Charles Eastman ranks 784Before him are Tracy Hickman (1955), Michael McClure (1932), Crane Wilbur (1886), Lorraine Hansberry (1930), James Truslow Adams (1878), and John Scalzi (1969). After him are Nicole Krauss (1974), Charles Olson (1910), Joan D. Vinge (1948), Christina Hoff Sommers (1950), Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978), and Stephen Vincent Benét (1898).