WRITER

F. Sionil José

1924 - 2022

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Francisco Sionil José (December 3, 1924 – January 6, 2022) was a Filipino writer who was one of the most widely read in the English language. A National Artist of the Philippines for Literature, which was bestowed upon him in 2001, José's novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society. His works—written in English—have been translated into 28 languages, including Korean, Indonesian, Czech, Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian and Dutch. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of F. Sionil José has received more than 707,366 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). F. Sionil José is the 6,505th most popular writer (down from 5,112th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Philippines (down from 46th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Filipino Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, F. Sionil José ranks 6,505 out of 7,302. Before him are Ogden Nash, John Arden, Jasper Fforde, Christopher Moore, George MacDonald Fraser, and Countee Cullen. After him are Patrick Kavanagh, Richelle Mead, John Lydgate, Alice Sebold, Marian Keyes, and Colson Whitehead.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, F. Sionil José ranks 486. Before him are Brenda Helser, Frank Havens, Annemarie Buchner, János Urányi, Russell Johnson, and Carole Cook. After him are Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Mary Ellen Rudin, John Riseley-Prichard, Patricia Roberts Harris, Nikolai Sologubov, and Charlie Callas. Among people deceased in 2022, F. Sionil José ranks 613. Before him are Balakh Sher Mazari, Bobby Rydell, Nina Rocheva, Józef Zapędzki, Volodymyr Vakulenko, and Django Sissoko. After him are Gallagher, Volodymyr Struk, Bruce Johnstone, Bob McGrath, Dorothy E. Smith, and Kathleen Nord.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, F. Sionil José ranks 82 out of 155. Before him are Gregorio Aglipay (1860), Ricardo Vidal (1931), Gloria Diaz (1951), Francisco Guilledo (1901), Fe del Mundo (1911), and Lino Brocka (1939). After him are Miriam Defensor Santiago (1945), Lea Salonga (1971), Sara Duterte (1978), Miguel White (1909), Madam Auring (1940), and Salvador Laurel (1928).

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Among WRITERS In Philippines

Among writers born in Philippines, F. Sionil José ranks 5. Before him are Francisco Balagtas (1788), Lualhati Bautista (1945), José Burgos (1837), and James Cooke Brown (1921).

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