Writer

Gwendolyn Brooks

American writer

1917 - 2000

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Gwendolyn Brooks

Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Gwendolyn Brooks is the 5,735th most popular writer (down from 5,680th in 2024), the 9,346th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,670th in 2019) and the 684th most popular American Writer.

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53.70

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Historical Popularity Index

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Among Writers

Among writers, Gwendolyn Brooks ranks 5,735 out of 7,302. Before her are Julia Hartwig, Ha Jin, Christopher Paolini, Hannu Salama, Áron Tamási, and Miklós Jósika. After her are H. A. Rey, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lloyd C. Douglas, Niccolò Ammaniti, Alexei Panshin, and Memnon of Heraclea.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Julia Hartwig
1921 - 2017
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 5,729
Ha Jin
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,730
Christopher Paolini
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,731
Hannu Salama
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,732
Áron Tamási
1897 - 1966
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,733
Miklós Jósika
1794 - 1865
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 5,734
Gwendolyn Brooks
1917 - 2000
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 5,735
H. A. Rey
1898 - 1977
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 5,736
Jhumpa Lahiri
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 5,737
Lloyd C. Douglas
1877 - 1951
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 5,738
Niccolò Ammaniti
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 5,739
Alexei Panshin
1940 - 2022
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 5,740
Memnon of Heraclea
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 5,741

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Gwendolyn Brooks ranks 302. Before her are Pyotr Demichev, Barbara Burke, Isabel Sanford, Francis Parker Yockey, Barbro Kollberg, and June Foray. After her are Reidar Liaklev, Jo Stafford, Oswald Karch, Rufus Thomas, Zagir Ismagilov, and Tadd Dameron. Among people deceased in 2000, Gwendolyn Brooks ranks 287. Before her are Yuriy Lituyev, Rober Eryol, Lajos Kocsis, Marc Davis, Erich Borchmeyer, and Alberto Demiddi. After her are Ernesto Albarracín, Helmut Berthold, Larry Linville, Masao Harada, Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, and Georgiy Gongadze.

Others Born in 1917

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Pyotr Demichev
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2010
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 296
Barbara Burke
ATHLETE
1917 - 1998
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 297
Isabel Sanford
ACTOR
1917 - 2004
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 298
Francis Parker Yockey
EXTREMIST
1917 - 1960
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 299
Barbro Kollberg
ACTOR
1917 - 2014
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 300
June Foray
ACTOR
1917 - 2017
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 301
Gwendolyn Brooks
WRITER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 302
Reidar Liaklev
ATHLETE
1917 - 2006
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 303
Jo Stafford
SINGER
1917 - 2008
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 304
Oswald Karch
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 305
Rufus Thomas
SINGER
1917 - 2001
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 306
Zagir Ismagilov
COMPOSER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 307
Tadd Dameron
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1965
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 308

Others Deceased in 2000

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Yuriy Lituyev
ATHLETE
1925 - 2000
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 281
Rober Eryol
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2000
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 282
Lajos Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2000
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 283
Marc Davis
DESIGNER
1913 - 2000
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 284
Erich Borchmeyer
ATHLETE
1905 - 2000
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 285
Alberto Demiddi
ATHLETE
1944 - 2000
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 286
Gwendolyn Brooks
WRITER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 287
Ernesto Albarracín
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 2000
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 288
Helmut Berthold
ATHLETE
1911 - 2000
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 289
Larry Linville
ACTOR
1939 - 2000
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 290
Masao Harada
ATHLETE
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 291
Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 292
Georgiy Gongadze
POLITICIAN
1969 - 2000
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 293