WRITER
Damon Runyon
1880 - 1946
Damon Runyon
Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American journalist and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a distinctive social type from Brooklyn or Midtown Manhattan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Damon Runyon has received more than 1,031,468 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Damon Runyon is the 6,354th most popular writer (down from 5,251st in 2019), the 11,578th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,296th in 2019) and the 848th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.0M
Page Views (PV)
41.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.65
Effective Languages (L*)
3.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Damon Runyon ranks 6,354 out of 7,302. Before him are Compton Mackenzie, Kim Leine, John Skelton, Mark Boal, Chris Hedges, and Shin Kyung-sook. After him are James Truslow Adams, John Scalzi, P. H. Newby, Charles Lock Eastlake, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, and Tom Wilson.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCompton Mackenzie
1883 - 1972
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 6,348
Kim Leine
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 6,349
John Skelton
1460 - 1529
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 6,350
Mark Boal
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 6,351
Chris Hedges
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 6,352
Shin Kyung-sook
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 6,353
Damon Runyon
1880 - 1946
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 6,354
James Truslow Adams
1878 - 1949
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 6,355
John Scalzi
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 6,356
P. H. Newby
1918 - 1997
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 6,357
Charles Lock Eastlake
1793 - 1865
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 6,358
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
1938 - 2019
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 6,359
Tom Wilson
1931 - 1978
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 6,360
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, Damon Runyon ranks 224. Before him are Emma P. Carr, Joseph Stadler, Alexander Hall, Thomas Griffith Taylor, Einar Arnórsson, and Elizabeth Kenny. After him are Ernest Townsend, Charles King, Wally Kinnear, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, Nora Bayes, and Leo Carrillo. Among people deceased in 1946, Damon Runyon ranks 224. Before him are Lionel Atwill, Florence Turner, Helen Bannerman, Florence Fuller, Edgar Syers, and Miles Mander. After him are Charles Oman, Herbert Baker, Countee Cullen, John Langalibalele Dube, Gifford Pinchot, and Noah Beery.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsEmma P. Carr
CHEMIST
1880 - 1972
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 218
Joseph Stadler
ATHLETE
1880 - 1950
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 219
Alexander Hall
SOCCER PLAYER
1880 - 1943
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 220
Thomas Griffith Taylor
GEOGRAPHER
1880 - 1963
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 221
Einar Arnórsson
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1955
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 222
Elizabeth Kenny
PHYSICIAN
1880 - 1952
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 223
Damon Runyon
WRITER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 224
Ernest Townsend
PAINTER
1880 - 1944
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 225
Charles King
ATHLETE
1880 - 1958
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 226
Wally Kinnear
ATHLETE
1880 - 1974
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 227
Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1956
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 228
Nora Bayes
SINGER
1880 - 1928
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 229
Leo Carrillo
ACTOR
1880 - 1961
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 230
Others Deceased in 1946
Go to all RankingsLionel Atwill
ACTOR
1885 - 1946
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 218
Florence Turner
ACTOR
1885 - 1946
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 219
Helen Bannerman
WRITER
1862 - 1946
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 220
Florence Fuller
PAINTER
1867 - 1946
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 221
Edgar Syers
SKATER
1863 - 1946
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 222
Miles Mander
ACTOR
1888 - 1946
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 223
Damon Runyon
WRITER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 224
Charles Oman
HISTORIAN
1860 - 1946
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 225
Herbert Baker
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1946
HPI: 41.22
Rank: 226
Countee Cullen
WRITER
1903 - 1946
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 227
John Langalibalele Dube
WRITER
1871 - 1946
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 228
Gifford Pinchot
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1946
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 229
Noah Beery
ACTOR
1882 - 1946
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 230
In United States
Among people born in United States, Damon Runyon ranks 11,578 out of 20,380. Before him are Gaylord Nelson (1916), Erik Spoelstra (1970), Warren G (1970), Daniel Bryan (1981), Robert S. Woodworth (1869), and Harold Smith (1909). After him are Edward Dillon (1879), Mitch Kupchak (1954), Bruce Weitz (1943), Samuel Osgood (1747), Clea DuVall (1977), and Penelope Spheeris (1946).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGaylord Nelson
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 11,572
Erik Spoelstra
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 11,573
Warren G
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 11,574
Daniel Bryan
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 11,575
Robert S. Woodworth
PSYCHOLOGIST
1869 - 1962
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 11,576
Harold Smith
ATHLETE
1909 - 1958
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 11,577
Damon Runyon
WRITER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 11,578
Edward Dillon
ACTOR
1879 - 1933
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 11,579
Mitch Kupchak
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 11,580
Bruce Weitz
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 11,581
Samuel Osgood
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1813
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 11,582
Clea DuVall
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 11,583
Penelope Spheeris
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 11,584
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Damon Runyon ranks 848. Before him are Arthur Kopit (1937), Elizabeth Moon (1945), Oscar Hijuelos (1951), Ann Coulter (1961), Mark Boal (1973), and Chris Hedges (1956). After him are James Truslow Adams (1878), John Scalzi (1969), Tom Wilson (1931), Edward Everett Hale (1822), John P. Marquand (1893), and S. E. Hinton (1948).
Arthur Kopit
1937 - 2021
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 842
Elizabeth Moon
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 843
Oscar Hijuelos
1951 - 2013
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 844
Ann Coulter
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 845
Mark Boal
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 846
Chris Hedges
1956 - Present
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 847
Damon Runyon
1880 - 1946
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 848
James Truslow Adams
1878 - 1949
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 849
John Scalzi
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 850
Tom Wilson
1931 - 1978
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 851
Edward Everett Hale
1822 - 1909
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 852
John P. Marquand
1893 - 1960
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 853
S. E. Hinton
1948 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 854