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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 672,175 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). F. Sionil José is the 5,129th most popular writer (up from 5,526th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Philippines (up from 76th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Filipino Writer.

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  • 670k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, F. Sionil José ranks 5,129 out of 5,755. Before him are Margaret Mahy, Michael Frayn, Þórbergur Þórðarson, John Esposito, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, and Nathan Zach. After him are Gevorg Emin, Claude McKay, Carme Riera, Erwin Strittmatter, Zitkala-Sa, and Kim Iryeop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, F. Sionil José ranks 355. Before him are Yvonne Brill, Pierre Adam, César Ruminski, George Amick, Robert Körner, and Stanley Jaki. After him are Otis Spann, Antoine Cuissard, Hans Kalt, Joe Gaetjens, Omero Tognon, and Paul Shan Kuo-hsi. Among people deceased in 2022, F. Sionil José ranks 327. Before him are James McDivitt, Szilveszter Csollány, Pleun Strik, François Remetter, Ash Carter, and Severino Poletto. After him are Anton Tkáč, Howard Hesseman, Renée Colliard, Bahaa Taher, Davide Rebellin, and Hugo Fernández.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, F. Sionil José ranks 46 out of 126. Before him are Pedro Paterno (1857), Lou Diamond Phillips (1962), Brian Yuzna (1949), Efren Reyes (1954), Jaime Sin (1928), and Orlando Quevedo (1939). After him are Apl.de.ap (1974), Josefa Francisco (1954), Luis Antonio Tagle (1957), Jose Tomas Sanchez (1920), Leon O. Chua (1936), and Francisco Guilledo (1901).

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Among WRITERS In Philippines

Among writers born in Philippines, F. Sionil José ranks 3. Before him are Francisco Balagtas (1788) and José Burgos (1837). After him are James Cooke Brown (1921).

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