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David Halberstam

1934 - 2007

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David Halberstam (April 10, 1934 – April 23, 2007) was an American writer, journalist, and historian, known for his work on the Vietnam War, politics, history, the Civil Rights Movement, business, media, American culture, Korean War, and later, sports journalism. He won a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Halberstam has received more than 783,159 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. David Halberstam is the 6,139th most popular writer (down from 5,590th in 2019), the 10,385th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,759th in 2019) and the 775th most popular American Writer.

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  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Halberstam ranks 6,139 out of 7,302. Before him are Alphonse Matejka, Kevin J. Anderson, Thomas M. Disch, Reginald Hill, Reki Kawahara, and Liu Xia. After him are Vikram Seth, Kristina Brenk, Patricia A. McKillip, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Bernardine Evaristo, and John Logan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, David Halberstam ranks 499. Before him are José Villegas, Rico Rodriguez, James Sikking, Nidal Al Achkar, Bengt Nilsson, and Stanton T. Friedman. After him are Juan Manuel Bordeu, Nikola Kovachev, Ahmad NikTalab, James Flynn, Rodney Stark, and Gábor Novák. Among people deceased in 2007, David Halberstam ranks 364. Before him are Jeanne Bates, Merv Griffin, Eva Crane, Jean-François Deniau, Kevin DuBrow, and Robert Taylor. After him are Jeong Da-bin, Mehmed Uzun, Alice Ghostley, Andrew Hill, Herb McKenley, and Kenji Nagai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Halberstam ranks 10,385 out of 20,380. Before him are Saundra Santiago (1957), Craig Robinson (1971), Troy Baker (1976), Stanton T. Friedman (1934), Robert Taylor (1948), and Michaela Conlin (1978). After him are Ryan Eggold (1984), Tracii Guns (1966), Patricia A. McKillip (1948), Roy Harris (1898), Jan Henne (1947), and James Van Der Beek (1977).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Halberstam ranks 775. Before him are Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), Kathryn Stockett (1969), Louis Sachar (1954), Michael Lewis (1960), and Kevin J. Anderson (1962). After him are Patricia A. McKillip (1948), John Logan (1961), Walker Percy (1916), Ernest Lehman (1915), Jerry Pournelle (1933), and Charles Olson (1910).

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