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Harold Russell

1914 - 2002

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Harold John Avery Russell (January 14, 1914 – January 29, 2002) was an American World War II veteran and actor. After losing his hands during his military service, Russell was cast in the epic drama film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harold Russell has received more than 1,397,618 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Harold Russell is the 5,134th most popular writer (down from 3,738th in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from Canada (down from 249th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Canadian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Harold Russell ranks 5,134 out of 7,302. Before him are João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Enzo Biagi, Patrick Rothfuss, Emil František Burian, Laura Cereta, and Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg. After him are Louella Parsons, Margita Figuli, Albert Mol, Joe Eszterhas, Alfonso Sastre, and Walter M. Miller Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Harold Russell ranks 297. Before him are Qin Jiwei, Edgar Reinhardt, Astrid Henning-Jensen, Élie Bayol, Aharon Katzir, and Julio Caro Baroja. After him are Robert R. Wilson, Juanita Moore, Mustafa Mansour, William Castle, Oscar Casanovas, and George Bruns. Among people deceased in 2002, Harold Russell ranks 239. Before him are Mikayil Abdullayev, Hernán Gaviria, Neal E. Miller, David Todd Wilkinson, Alexander Kazantsev, and Astrid Henning-Jensen. After him are William Luther Pierce, Gregorio Fuentes, Lance Macklin, Čestmír Vycpálek, Hans-Peter Tschudi, and Mustafa Mansour.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Harold Russell ranks 391 out of 1,622. Before him are Louise Arbour (1947), August Ames (1994), Jack Pickford (1896), Marie-Josée Croze (1970), Alannah Myles (1958), and Grimes (1988). After him are Jacques Parizeau (1930), Shawn Levy (1968), Ted Cruz (1970), Shirley Douglas (1934), John Qualen (1899), and Owen Hargreaves (1981).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Harold Russell ranks 27. Before him are Émile Nelligan (1879), Nancy Huston (1953), Steven Erikson (1959), Michel Tremblay (1942), Naomi Klein (1970), and Wyndham Lewis (1882). After him are Grant Allen (1848), Justine Musk (1972), Robertson Davies (1913), Guy Gavriel Kay (1954), Antonine Maillet (1929), and Sven Delblanc (1931).

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