WRITER

Charles Portis

1933 - 2020

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Charles McColl Portis (December 28, 1933 – February 17, 2020) was an American author best known for his novels Norwood (1966) and the classic Western True Grit (1968). Both Norwood and True Grit were adapted as films, released in 1970 and 1969, respectively. True Grit also inspired a film sequel and a made-for-TV movie sequel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Portis has received more than 486,616 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Charles Portis is the 6,813th most popular writer (down from 6,251st in 2019), the 14,220th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,052nd in 2019) and the 1,030th most popular American Writer.

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  • 37.74

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Portis ranks 6,813 out of 7,302Before him are Anne Waldman, José Luís Peixoto, Lutz Seiler, Noah Hawley, Noel Streatfeild, and Arvydas Juozaitis. After him are Sebastian Faulks, Tom Kapinos, Carlos Salem, Ann Leckie, James Merrill, and Louis MacNeice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Charles Portis ranks 541Before him are Patricia Blair, Paul Sarbanes, Adolph Caesar, Joycelyn Elders, Bob Bennett, and Ben Nighthorse Campbell. After him are Peter Sillett, Craig L. Thomas, Stan Anderson, David Bellamy, Wendell R. Anderson, and Richard Riley. Among people deceased in 2020, Charles Portis ranks 814Before him are Bernard Bailyn, Alexander Vedernikov, John Sessions, Jenny Clack, Maryna Bazanova, and Stan Kirsch. After him are Vasili Kulkov, Ivan Utrobin, Betty Wright, Filippos Petsalnikos, Khamis Al-Owairan, and June Foulds.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Portis ranks 14,220 out of 20,380Before him are Joely Fisher (1967), Deval Patrick (1956), Ben Nelson (1941), Mark Arm (1962), Robby Benson (1956), and Hot Rod Hundley (1934). After him are Daniel Manning (1831), Debby Boone (1956), William J. Brennan Jr. (1906), Joel Murray (1963), Tom Price (1954), and Bill Cassidy (1957).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Charles Portis ranks 1,030Before him are Jim Butcher (1971), Jonathan Lethem (1964), Russell Hoban (1925), Mary L. Trump (1965), Anne Waldman (1945), and Noah Hawley (1967). After him are Tom Kapinos (1969), Ann Leckie (1966), James Merrill (1926), William Gilmore Simms (1806), Anna Todd (1989), and Michael Goldenberg (1965).