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Edwin O'Connor

1918 - 1968

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Edwin Greene O'Connor (July 29, 1918 – March 23, 1968) was an American journalist, novelist, and radio commentator. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1962 for his novel The Edge of Sadness (1961). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwin O'Connor has received more than 82,408 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwin O'Connor is the 7,008th most popular writer, the 15,699th most popular biography from United States and the 1,103rd most popular American Writer.

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  • 82k

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  • 43.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edwin O'Connor ranks 7,008 out of 7,302. Before him are Louisa Lawson, Justin Raimondo, Saša Stanišić, Merethe Lindstrøm, Dan Savage, and Laura Lippman. After him are Milan Ohnisko, Patrick Ness, Julie Powell, Rutger Bregman, Bryan Konietzko, and Michael Savage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Edwin O'Connor ranks 344. Before him are Henry M. Morris, Noor Hassanali, Marjorie Lord, Nan Grey, Jane Bryan, and Nipsey Russell. After him are Allen Drury, Claiborne Pell, and Denis Compton. Among people deceased in 1968, Edwin O'Connor ranks 271. Before him are Norman Thomas, Lee Tracy, Sally O'Neil, Gerald Mohr, Walter Nash, and Conrad Richter. After him is Gertrude Short.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edwin O'Connor ranks 15,699 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Howe (1955), Dwane Casey (1957), Maurice Cheeks (1956), Johnny Lewis (1983), Cody Walker (1988), and Red Grange (1903). After him are India Eisley (1993), Will Estes (1978), Ehren Kruger (1972), Joyce Compton (1907), Yaki Kadafi (1977), and Keith Ellison (1963).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Edwin O'Connor ranks 1,103. Before him are David Frawley (1950), Joaquin Miller (1837), Craig Thomas (1971), Justin Raimondo (1951), Dan Savage (1964), and Laura Lippman (1959). After him are Patrick Ness (1971), Julie Powell (1973), Bryan Konietzko (1975), Michael Savage (1942), P. J. O'Rourke (1947), and Paul Beatty (1962).

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