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Erica Jong

1942 - Today

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Erica Jong (née Mann; born March 26, 1942) is an American novelist, satirist, and poet, known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying. The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erica Jong has received more than 976,909 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Erica Jong is the 2,670th most popular writer (down from 2,510th in 2019), the 3,486th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,205th in 2019) and the 312th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Erica Jong ranks 2,670 out of 5,755. Before her are Alma Karlin, Steve Berry, Edvard Kocbek, Juan Marsé, Gustave Aimard, and Aleksandër Stavre Drenova. After her are Leonid Leonov, Petter Dass, Louis Couperus, Fazil Iskander, Edward Gorey, and Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Erica Jong ranks 244. Before her are Hans-Rudolf Merz, John Sulston, Tasuku Honjo, Lev Leshchenko, Jerry Garcia, and Iolu Abil. After her are Tony Sirico, Peter Habeler, Leo Nucci, Hayedeh, Antoine Berman, and Marshall Bell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Erica Jong ranks 3,486 out of 18,182. Before her are Frank Jarvis (1878), John Marshall (1755), Tito Jackson (1953), Claire Danes (1979), George Raft (1901), and Joshua Fishman (1926). After her are Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (1958), Don Felder (1947), Herb Alpert (1935), George Clinton (1941), and Tony Sirico (1942).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Erica Jong ranks 312. Before her are Charlie Kaufman (1958), Mickey Spillane (1918), John Cheever (1912), Bell hooks (1952), Jack Thayer (1894), and Steve Berry (1955). After her are Edward Gorey (1925), Edward Bellamy (1850), James Tiptree Jr. (1915), Mary Mapes Dodge (1831), Brian Herbert (1947), and Syd Field (1935).

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