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Gustav Hasford

1947 - 1993

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Jerry Gustave Hasford (November 28, 1947 – January 29, 1993), also known under his pen name Gustav Hasford, was an American novelist, journalist and poet. His semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers (1979) was the basis for the film Full Metal Jacket (1987). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustav Hasford has received more than 376,813 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gustav Hasford is the 6,054th most popular writer, the 10,010th most popular biography from United States and the 752nd most popular American Writer.

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  • 51.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gustav Hasford ranks 6,054 out of 7,302. Before him are Tony Kushner, Cyril Collard, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Ivy Compton-Burnett, Franz Fühmann, and Alain Mabanckou. After him are Stephen R. Donaldson, Pavao Pavličić, Iolo Morganwg, Malcolm Gladwell, John Braine, and Henry Lawson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Gustav Hasford ranks 715. Before him are Guy François, Ada Kok, Olga Pall, Klaus Reichert, Helena Takalo, and Hal Abelson. After him are Stephen R. Donaldson, Tomas Pettersson, Jan-Erik Enestam, Navin Ramgoolam, John Perry Barlow, and Françoise Demulder. Among people deceased in 1993, Gustav Hasford ranks 270. Before him are Harvey Kurtzman, Helen Sawyer Hogg, Kerry Von Erich, Rok Petrovič, Arthur Alexander, and Cyril Collard. After him are Srđan Aleksić, Francisco Rúa, Said Mohamed Jaffar, Mary Philbin, Ion Negoițescu, and Héctor Freschi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gustav Hasford ranks 10,010 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Kushner (1956), Robert Elswit (1950), John T. Scopes (1900), Juli Ashton (1969), Samantha Smith (1969), and Tony Martin (1913). After him are Michael Pitt (1981), Kevin Dobson (1943), Stephen R. Donaldson (1947), Peyton List (1986), Wendie Jo Sperber (1958), and Jon Huertas (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Gustav Hasford ranks 752. Before him are Andy Weir (1972), Scott Turow (1949), Kenneth Rexroth (1905), Crane Wilbur (1886), Armistead Maupin (1944), and Tony Kushner (1956). After him are Stephen R. Donaldson (1947), Charles Brackett (1892), John Perry Barlow (1947), David Simon (1960), Peter Matthiessen (1927), and John Greenleaf Whittier (1807).

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