WRITER
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
Charles Olson
Charles Olson (27 December 1910 – 10 January 1970) was a second generation modernist American poet who was a link between earlier modernist figures such as Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams and the third generation modernist New American poets. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Olson has received more than 219,832 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Charles Olson is the 5,735th most popular writer (down from 4,951st in 2019), the 10,445th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,344th in 2019) and the 794th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
220k
Page Views (PV)
40.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.41
Effective Languages (L*)
3.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Charles Olson ranks 5,735 out of 5,755. Before him are Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Antjie Krog, Brigitte Kronauer, Charles Eastman, Nicole Krauss, and Thomas Linacre. After him are Joan D. Vinge, Christina Hoff Sommers, Dora Marsden, Linda Maria Baros, Lady Charlotte Guest, and Eva Ström.
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Máirtín Ó Cadhain
1906 - 1970
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 5,729
Antjie Krog
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 5,730
Brigitte Kronauer
1940 - 2019
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 5,731
Charles Eastman
1858 - 1939
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 5,732
Nicole Krauss
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 5,733
Thomas Linacre
1460 - 1524
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 5,734
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 5,735
Joan D. Vinge
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 5,736
Christina Hoff Sommers
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 5,737
Dora Marsden
1882 - 1960
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 5,738
Linda Maria Baros
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 5,739
Lady Charlotte Guest
1812 - 1895
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 5,740
Eva Ström
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 5,741
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Charles Olson ranks 339. Before him are Tyrus Wong, Freddie Wolff, Aldo Montano, József Várszegi, David Lack, and Ilona Massey. After him are Margaret Lindsay, Irene Sharaff, Hector Dyer, Govan Mbeki, Kitty Carlisle, and Károly Takács. Among people deceased in 1970, Charles Olson ranks 233. Before him are Booker Ervin, John T. Scopes, Earl Hooker, William Daniels, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, and Maurice Stokes. After him are Preston Foster, William Beaudine, Earl Eby, Chester Morris, Feroz Khan Noon, and Richard Cushing.
Others Born in 1910
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Tyrus Wong
1910 - 2016
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 333
Freddie Wolff
1910 - 1988
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 334
Aldo Montano
1910 - 1996
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 335
József Várszegi
1910 - 1977
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 336
David Lack
1910 - 1973
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 337
Ilona Massey
1910 - 1974
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 338
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 339
Margaret Lindsay
1910 - 1981
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 340
Irene Sharaff
1910 - 1993
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 341
Hector Dyer
1910 - 1990
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 342
Govan Mbeki
1910 - 2001
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 343
Kitty Carlisle
1910 - 2007
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 344
Károly Takács
1910 - 1976
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 345
Others Deceased in 1970
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Booker Ervin
1930 - 1970
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 227
John T. Scopes
1900 - 1970
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 228
Earl Hooker
1930 - 1970
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 229
William Daniels
1901 - 1970
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 230
Máirtín Ó Cadhain
1906 - 1970
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 231
Maurice Stokes
1933 - 1970
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 232
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 233
Preston Foster
1900 - 1970
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 234
William Beaudine
1892 - 1970
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 235
Earl Eby
1894 - 1970
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 236
Chester Morris
1901 - 1970
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 237
Feroz Khan Noon
1893 - 1970
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 238
Richard Cushing
1895 - 1970
HPI: 39.51
Rank: 239
In United States
Among people born in United States, Charles Olson ranks 10,445 out of 18,182. Before him are Otis Davis (1932), Tommy Kono (1930), Jolene Blalock (1975), Aimee Mann (1960), Saundra Santiago (1957), and Meg White (1974). After him are Thomas Mifflin (1744), John Kerr (1931), Pat Flaherty (1926), Max Martini (1969), Joan D. Vinge (1948), and Jill Kelly (1971).
Others born in United States
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Otis Davis
1932 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 10,439
Tommy Kono
1930 - 2016
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 10,440
Jolene Blalock
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 10,441
Aimee Mann
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 10,442
Saundra Santiago
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 10,443
Meg White
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 10,444
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 10,445
Thomas Mifflin
1744 - 1800
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 10,446
John Kerr
1931 - 2013
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 10,447
Pat Flaherty
1926 - 2002
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 10,448
Max Martini
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 10,449
Joan D. Vinge
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 10,450
Jill Kelly
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 10,451
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Charles Olson ranks 794. Before him are Crane Wilbur (1886), Lorraine Hansberry (1930), James Truslow Adams (1878), John Scalzi (1969), Charles Eastman (1858), and Nicole Krauss (1974). After him are Joan D. Vinge (1948), Christina Hoff Sommers (1950), Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978), Stephen Vincent Benét (1898), Elizabeth Moon (1945), and Beverly Cleary (1916).
Crane Wilbur
1886 - 1973
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 788
Lorraine Hansberry
1930 - 1965
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 789
James Truslow Adams
1878 - 1949
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 790
John Scalzi
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 791
Charles Eastman
1858 - 1939
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 792
Nicole Krauss
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 793
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 794
Joan D. Vinge
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 795
Christina Hoff Sommers
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 796
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 797
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898 - 1943
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 798
Elizabeth Moon
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 799
Beverly Cleary
1916 - 2021
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 800
