WRITER

Hanya Yanagihara

1974 - Today

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Hanya Yanagihara (born 1974) is an American novelist, editor, and travel writer. She grew up in Hawaii. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hanya Yanagihara has received more than 2,198,375 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Hanya Yanagihara is the 5,930th most popular writer (down from 5,835th in 2019), the 9,483rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,208th in 2019) and the 717th most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hanya Yanagihara ranks 5,930 out of 7,302. Before her are Elsa Joubert, Daína Chaviano, Ellen Niit, Giuseppe Berto, Tim LaHaye, and Kåre Holt. After her are Meg Cabot, Alvah Bessie, René Boylesve, Jorge Enrique Adoum, William Inge, and Mina Loy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Hanya Yanagihara ranks 208. Before her are Danny Pino, Princess Claire of Belgium, Didier Cuche, Dave Filoni, Burn Gorman, and Flavio Roma. After her are Roberto Heras, Pippa Bacca, Oleg Mityaev, Shin Ha-kyun, Jens Nowotny, and Mr. Oizo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hanya Yanagihara ranks 9,483 out of 20,380. Before her are Tim LaHaye (1926), Bob Knight (1940), James Meredith (1933), Abigail Johnson (1961), William H. McRaven (1955), and Ann Sothern (1909). After her are Meg Cabot (1967), Alvah Bessie (1904), Mary Harrison McKee (1858), G. D. Spradlin (1920), Don Williams (1939), and Fredric Lehne (1959).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Hanya Yanagihara ranks 717. Before her are Gay Talese (1932), Michael Swanwick (1950), John Green (1977), John Berryman (1914), Naomi Novik (1973), and Tim LaHaye (1926). After her are Meg Cabot (1967), Alvah Bessie (1904), William Inge (1913), Wilma Mankiller (1945), J. Michael Straczynski (1954), and James Dickey (1923).

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