WRITER

Gertrude Atherton

1857 - 1948

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Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 – June 14, 1948) was an American writer. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestselling novel Black Oxen (1923) was made into a silent movie of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gertrude Atherton has received more than 125,143 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Gertrude Atherton is the 6,675th most popular writer (down from 5,981st in 2019), the 13,328th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,174th in 2019) and the 975th most popular American Writer.

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  • 130k

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  • 47.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gertrude Atherton ranks 6,675 out of 7,302. Before her are Walter Mosley, Muhsin al-Ramli, Tim Kring, Leonard Maltin, James Kelman, and Wladimir Kaminer. After her are Ed Bradley, Ann Scott, Pat Cadigan, Bayard Taylor, Julia Phillips, and Al Jean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1857, Gertrude Atherton ranks 135. Before her are Michael Pedersen Friis, Arthur Wesley Dow, David Prain, Walter Rutherford, Charles B. Cory, and Rudolf Thurneysen. After her are Alice Stone Blackwell, and Alfred Lyttelton. Among people deceased in 1948, Gertrude Atherton ranks 194. Before her are Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, Mary Nolan, Susan Glaspell, Yellapragada Subbarow, King Baggot, and Warren William. After her are Philippa Fawcett, Sophia Duleep Singh, and Montagu Toller.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gertrude Atherton ranks 13,328 out of 20,380. Before her are Julie Sommars (1942), Johnny Kerr (1932), Jared Isaacman (1983), Dennis Mitchell (1966), Tony Hale (1970), and Ashley Blue (1981). After her are Levi Stubbs (1936), Mark Dayton (1947), Billy Evans (1932), Ed Bradley (1941), Michelle McCool (1980), and Joe Rantz (1914).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Gertrude Atherton ranks 975. Before her are Joel Surnow (1955), Kevin Poulsen (1965), Mark Van Doren (1894), Walter Mosley (1952), Tim Kring (1957), and Leonard Maltin (1950). After her are Ed Bradley (1941), Pat Cadigan (1953), Bayard Taylor (1825), Julia Phillips (1944), Al Jean (1961), and Joseph Finder (1958).

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