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Doris Kearns Goodwin

1943 - Today

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Doris Helen Kearns Goodwin (born January 4, 1943) is an American biographer, historian, former sports journalist, and political commentator. She has written biographies of numerous U.S. presidents. Goodwin's book No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Doris Kearns Goodwin has received more than 2,534,141 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Doris Kearns Goodwin is the 6,931st most popular writer (down from 6,219th in 2019), the 15,027th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,754th in 2019) and the 1,072nd most popular American Writer.

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  • 44.79

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Doris Kearns Goodwin ranks 6,931 out of 7,302. Before her are Matthew Weiner, Tom Rob Smith, Attila Bartis, Kamala Markandaya, William Allingham, and Rupi Kaur. After her are Jo Walton, Irshad Manji, Meghan McCain, Alfred Gough, Jeff VanderMeer, and Ayu Utami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Doris Kearns Goodwin ranks 708. Before her are Roy D. Bridges Jr., Jon McBride, Ronnie Milsap, Wayne Allard, Jeff Bingaman, and Michael Witzel. After her are Barbara Acklin, Michael J. McCulley, Ian Chappell, Andy Roxburgh, Judy Martz, and Saxby Chambliss.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Doris Kearns Goodwin ranks 15,027 out of 20,380. Before her are Mark Linn-Baker (1954), Vincent Martella (1992), Jonathan Bennett (1981), Wynonna Judd (1964), Jacky Rosen (1957), and Kara Walker (1969). After her are Paul Fannin (1907), Barrett Foa (1977), Brad William Henke (1966), Kat DeLuna (1987), Alexa PenaVega (1988), and Frances Bavier (1902).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Doris Kearns Goodwin ranks 1,072. Before her are Mark Manson (1984), Sidney Lanier (1842), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (1950), K. A. Applegate (1956), Jenny Han (1980), and Matthew Weiner (1965). After her are Meghan McCain (1984), Alfred Gough (1967), Jeff VanderMeer (1968), Sara Shepard (1977), Carl Hiaasen (1953), and Charles Frazier (1950).

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