WRITER

Dashiell Hammett

1894 - 1961

Dashiell Hammett

Samuel Dashiell Hammett (; May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dashiell Hammett has received more than 1,561,889 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Dashiell Hammett is the 655th most popular writer (down from 624th in 2019), the 696th most popular biography from United States (down from 615th in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Writer.

Dashiell Hammett is most famous for his detective novels such as "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man."

Memorability Metrics

1.6M
Page Views (PV)
72.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
5.80
Effective Languages (L*)
4.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dashiell Hammett ranks 655 out of 5,794. Before him are Ryszard Kapuściński, Jin Yong, Christopher Tolkien, Hermann Broch, Sven Hassel, and Giambattista Basile. After him are Ben Jonson, Bernart de Ventadorn, Dimitrie Cantemir, Diana Wynne Jones, Periander, and Stephen Covey.

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Ryszard Kapuściński
1932 - 2007
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 649
Jin Yong
1924 - 2018
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 650
Christopher Tolkien
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 651
Hermann Broch
1886 - 1951
HPI: 72.76
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Sven Hassel
1917 - 2012
HPI: 72.76
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Giambattista Basile
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HPI: 72.75
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Dashiell Hammett
1894 - 1961
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 655
Ben Jonson
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HPI: 72.72
Rank: 656
Bernart de Ventadorn
1135 - 1190
HPI: 72.72
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Dimitrie Cantemir
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HPI: 72.72
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Diana Wynne Jones
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
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Periander
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 660
Stephen Covey
1932 - 2012
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 661

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Dashiell Hammett ranks 25. Before him are Moshe Sharett, Dietrich von Choltitz, Isaac Babel, Martha Graham, Benjamin Graham, and Hermann Oberth. After him are Arthur Nebe, Pyotr Kapitsa, Kiichiro Toyoda, Otto Grotewohl, Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and Satyendra Nath Bose. Among people deceased in 1961, Dashiell Hammett ranks 18. Before him are Emily Greene Balch, Kurt Meyer, Frantz Fanon, Mohammed V of Morocco, Adnan Menderes, and Percy Williams Bridgman. After him are Paul Landowski, Eero Saarinen, Otto Loewi, Maria of Yugoslavia, Luigi Einaudi, and Blaise Cendrars.

Others Born in 1894

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Moshe Sharett
1894 - 1965
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 19
Dietrich von Choltitz
1894 - 1966
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 20
Isaac Babel
1894 - 1940
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 21
Martha Graham
1894 - 1991
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 22
Benjamin Graham
1894 - 1976
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 23
Hermann Oberth
1894 - 1989
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 24
Dashiell Hammett
1894 - 1961
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 25
Arthur Nebe
1894 - 1945
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 26
Pyotr Kapitsa
1894 - 1984
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 27
Kiichiro Toyoda
1894 - 1952
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 28
Otto Grotewohl
1894 - 1964
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 29
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
1894 - 1924
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 30
Satyendra Nath Bose
1894 - 1974
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 31