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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 among the first Native Americans 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Eastman has received more than 488,519 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Eastman is the 6,252nd most popular writer (down from 5,696th in 2019), the 11,004th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,381st in 2019) and the 809th most popular American Writer.

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  • 16

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  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Eastman ranks 6,252 out of 7,302. Before him are Swami Rama, Andrew Vachss, Ferenc Juhász, Donald A. Wollheim, Mikael Niemi, and Cheryl Strayed. After him are Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Akif Pirinçci, R. C. Sherriff, Studs Terkel, Michael Chabon, and Alex Yermolinsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Charles Eastman ranks 142. Before him are Mary Harrison McKee, José Luis Tamayo, George Washington Goethals, Zdenka Braunerová, Anna J. Cooper, and Joseph DeCamp. After him are Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Harry Johnston, Katharine Drexel, Henry Watson Fowler, George Lyon, and Carter Glass. Among people deceased in 1939, Charles Eastman ranks 160. Before him are Siegfried Flesch, Chick Webb, Aurelio Mosquera, Eliodoro Villazón, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, and Jens Bratlie. After him are Ramón Eguiazábal, Charlotte Despard, Grace Abbott, and Malcolm Champion.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Eastman ranks 11,004 out of 20,380. Before him are Keiko Agena (1973), Virginia Weidler (1927), Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817), Thomas Bibb (1783), Howard Dean (1948), and Cheryl Strayed (1968). After him are Bess Armstrong (1953), Mary Costa (1930), Scott Cohen (1961), George Mostow (1923), Joan Copeland (1922), and David Eigenberg (1964).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Charles Eastman ranks 809. Before him are Wallace Stegner (1909), Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872), Tristan Taormino (1971), Andrew Vachss (1942), Donald A. Wollheim (1914), and Cheryl Strayed (1968). After him are Studs Terkel (1912), Michael Chabon (1963), Philip G. Epstein (1909), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), and Tillie Olsen (1912).

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