WRITER

Earl Derr Biggers

1884 - 1933

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Earl Derr Biggers (August 26, 1884 – April 5, 1933) was an American novelist and playwright. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Earl Derr Biggers has received more than 243,529 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Earl Derr Biggers is the 5,693rd most popular writer (down from 5,208th in 2019), the 8,706th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,126th in 2019) and the 673rd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Charlie Chan (Fictitious character), Classic Literature, Fiction
1916
The Chinese parrot
Charlie Chan (Fictitious character), Fiction in English, Police
This is a mystery story set in the South California desert. Charlie Chan, the Chinese detective from Honolulu, is entrusted with the safe delivery of a string of pearls to a millionaire's isolated desert ranch. Suspecting all is not well at the ranch, he disguises himself as a servant to investigate the mystery. Other characters include the jeweler's son who accompanies Charlie, a pretty location-finder connected with the movies, the millionaire's secretary, a jaded newspaperman and a mild-mannered naturalist.
1926
Charlie Chan carries on
Fiction, Charlie Chan (Fictitious character), Police
1930
The black camel
Fiction, Charlie Chan (Fictitious character), Police
1929
Seven keys to Baldpate
1913
The house without a key
Fiction, Charlie Chan (Fictitious character), Police
1925

Page views of Earl Derr Biggers by language

Over the past year Earl Derr Biggers has had the most page views in the with 31,445 views, followed by Italian (2,122), and Russian (1,816). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbo-Croatian (64.16%), Persian (36.40%), and Thai (34.33%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Earl Derr Biggers ranks 5,693 out of 7,302. Before him are John Holt, Charles Allston Collins, Willi Apel, Lualhati Bautista, Erwin Strittmatter, and Edward Wilmot Blyden. After him are George Mikes, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Dee Brown, Ágnes Gergely, Abraham Cowley, and Federigo Tozzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Earl Derr Biggers ranks 224. Before him are Georg Zacharias, Harvey Fletcher, Harald Hansen, Georg Selenius, Alfred Carlton Gilbert, and Hugh Walpole. After him are James Cruze, Varlam Avanesov, Frithiof Mårtensson, József Rády, Richard Verderber, and Davidson Black. Among people deceased in 1933, Earl Derr Biggers ranks 138. Before him are Johannes Schmidt, Ğäliäsğar Kamal, Gustavo Jiménez, John Joly, Henry van Dyke Jr., and Karl Jatho. After him are Emil Magnusson, Osvald Moberg, Spottiswoode Aitken, Zaida Ben-Yusuf, Daphne Akhurst, and Alva Belmont.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Earl Derr Biggers ranks 8,706 out of 20,380. Before him are Armin Shimerman (1949), Tony Dalton (1975), Ivan Brown (1908), Guinn Smith (1920), Carly Fiorina (1954), and Jessica Capshaw (1976). After him are Judith Barsi (1978), Miiko Taka (1925), Patricia Tallman (1957), Sereno Watson (1826), Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902), and Terry Moore (1929).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Earl Derr Biggers ranks 673. Before him are Alison Lurie (1926), Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), Lew Rockwell (1944), Donald Richie (1924), and John Holt (1923). After him are Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923), Dee Brown (1908), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), Robert Christgau (1942), James E. Gunn (1923), and Jack McDevitt (1935).

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