1933 - 2008
Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres. Westlake created two professional criminal characters who each starred in a long-running series: the relentless, hardboiled Parker (published under the pen name Richard Stark), and John Dortmunder, who featured in a more humorous series.He was a three-time Edgar Award winner and, alongside Joe Gores and William L. DeAndrea, was one of few writers to win Edgars in three different categories (1968, Best Novel, God Save the Mark; 1990, Best Short Story, "Too Many Crooks"; 1991, Best Motion Picture Screenplay, The Grifters). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald E. Westlake has received more than 715,388 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald E. Westlake is the 1,795th most popular writer (down from 1,511th in 2019), the 2,326th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,856th in 2019) and the 213th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Donald E. Westlake ranks 1,795 out of 5,755. Before him are John of Ephesus, William Caxton, Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Jorge Manrique, Margarete Buber-Neumann, and I. L. Peretz. After him are Konstantin Paustovsky, David Burliuk, Lady Caroline Lamb, Lilya Brik, Alexandre Benois, and Didymus Chalcenterus.
507 - 588
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 1,789
1422 - 1491
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 1,790
1877 - 1974
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 1,791
1440 - 1479
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,792
1901 - 1989
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,793
1852 - 1915
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,794
1933 - 2008
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,795
1892 - 1968
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 1,796
1882 - 1967
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 1,797
1785 - 1828
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 1,798
1891 - 1978
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 1,799
1870 - 1960
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,800
63 BC - 10
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,801
Among people born in 1933, Donald E. Westlake ranks 124. Before him are Máté Fenyvesi, Wayne Shorter, Joachim Kroll, Sacha Distel, Fred Haise, and György Konrád. After him are Luis Bacalov, Saleh Al-Fawzan, Gregory III Laham, Waichiro Omura, Hannelore Kohl, and Lubomyr Husar. Among people deceased in 2008, Donald E. Westlake ranks 78. Before him are Cyd Charisse, Rajko Mitić, Estelle Getty, Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Gerard Damiano, and Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah. After him are Don S. Davis, Henri Salvador, Stanley Kamel, Anthony Minghella, Jean Delannoy, and Dora Ratjen.
1933 - 2022
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 118
1933 - 2023
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 119
1933 - 1991
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 120
1933 - 2004
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 121
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 122
1933 - 2019
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 123
1933 - 2008
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 124
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 125
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 126
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 127
1933 - 2003
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 128
1933 - 2001
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 129
1933 - 2017
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 130
1922 - 2008
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 72
1922 - 2008
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 73
1923 - 2008
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 74
1912 - 2008
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 75
1928 - 2008
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 76
1930 - 2008
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 77
1933 - 2008
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 78
1942 - 2008
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 79
1917 - 2008
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 80
1943 - 2008
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 81
1954 - 2008
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 82
1908 - 2008
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 83
1918 - 2008
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 84
Among people born in United States, Donald E. Westlake ranks 2,326 out of 18,182. Before him are Richard S. Hamilton (1943), Dean Acheson (1893), David Lane (1938), Edward Weston (1886), Maurice White (1941), and Selena (1971). After him are Clyde Tolson (1900), Charlie Munger (1924), Michael W. Young (1949), Wade Williams (1961), Sela Ward (1956), and Fred Ward (1942).
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,320
1893 - 1971
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,321
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 2,322
1886 - 1958
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2,323
1941 - 2016
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 2,324
1971 - 1995
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2,325
1933 - 2008
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2,326
1900 - 1975
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2,327
1924 - 2023
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 2,328
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 2,329
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 2,330
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 2,331
1942 - 2022
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 2,332
Among writers born in United States, Donald E. Westlake ranks 213. Before him are Raymond E. Feist (1945), Edmond Hamilton (1904), Fredric Jameson (1934), Joseph D. Pistone (1939), Bernard Malamud (1914), and Robert Silverberg (1935). After him are Cornell Woolrich (1903), Maria Shriver (1955), Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897), Frederik Pohl (1919), Bob Woodward (1943), and Alex Haley (1921).
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 207
1904 - 1977
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 208
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 209
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 210
1914 - 1986
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 211
1935 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 212
1933 - 2008
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 213
1903 - 1968
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 214
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 215
1897 - 1953
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 216
1919 - 2013
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 217
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 218
1921 - 1992
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 219