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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 456,540 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Portis is the 6,275th most popular writer (down from 4,668th in 2019), the 14,088th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,149th in 2019) and the 1,016th most popular American Writer.

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  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Portis ranks 6,275 out of 5,755. Before him are Mariam Petrosyan, Claudia Amengual, Josh Schwartz, Adam Elliot, Joaquin Miller, and Ann Scott. After him are Ayu Utami, Fabio Volo, Terry Nation, Kossi Efoui, Brigitte Vasallo, and Hamid Mir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Charles Portis ranks 488. Before him are Bob Bennett, Adolph Caesar, Paul Sarbanes, Buddy MacKay, Stan Anderson, and David Bellamy. After him are Ruzena Bajcsy, Wendell R. Anderson, Albert Quixall, Basdeo Panday, Jean Carnahan, and Peter Sillett. Among people deceased in 2020, Charles Portis ranks 739. Before him are Vasili Kulkov, Ruhollah Zam, Basu Chatterjee, Khagendra Thapa Magar, Dick Thornburgh, and Arnold Wolfendale. After him are Yuichiro Hata, Dale Hawerchuk, Kelly Asbury, Angelika Amon, Sarah Hegazi, and Ahmed Patel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Portis ranks 14,088 out of 18,182. Before him are Alvan Adams (1954), Beau Mirchoff (1989), Charles E. Brady Jr. (1951), Charles Esten (1965), Haylie Duff (1985), and Joaquin Miller (1837). After him are Jake T. Austin (1994), Greg Gianforte (1961), Kenny Smith (1965), Mitch Harris (1969), Frankie Carle (1903), and Saxby Chambliss (1943).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Charles Portis ranks 1,016. Before him are Walter Jon Williams (1953), Anthony E. Zuiker (1968), Barbara Kingsolver (1955), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (1950), Josh Schwartz (1976), and Joaquin Miller (1837). After him are David Frawley (1950), George Will (1941), Sherman Alexie (1966), Bethany Hamilton (1990), Lucille Clifton (1936), and Rainbow Rowell (1973).

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