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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. 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 an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harold Russell has received more than 1,311,552 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Harold Russell is the 3,751st most popular writer (up from 4,673rd in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Canada (up from 381st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Canadian Writer.

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  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Harold Russell ranks 3,751 out of 5,755. Before him are Arundhati Roy, Said Akl, Norman Manea, Moa Martinson, José Cadalso, and David Brin. After him are James Krüss, Rūdolfs Blaumanis, Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Yun Seondo, Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, and Viktor Yerofeyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Harold Russell ranks 208. Before him are Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Wolfgang Windgassen, Bertus Aafjes, Shaken Aimanov, Krishan Chander, and Jacques Dufilho. After him are Marcel Kint, Henri Laborit, Sisowath Sirik Matak, Jaap Bakema, Jack Cardiff, and Mihailo Lalić. Among people deceased in 2002, Harold Russell ranks 166. Before him are Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Ong Teng Cheong, Vitaly Solomin, Ernst Stojaspal, John Agar, and Francisco Coloane. After him are Marcel Kint, Said Belqola, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Rudolf Augstein, Antony C. Sutton, and Robert Urich.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Harold Russell ranks 249 out of 1,350. Before him are Brian Orser (1961), Gordon R. Dickson (1923), Patrick J. Adams (1981), Anne Hébert (1916), Harry Saltzman (1915), and Natasha Henstridge (1974). After him are Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923), Elias Koteas (1961), Lance Kinsey (1954), John Diefenbaker (1895), Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879), and Stephen McHattie (1946).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Harold Russell ranks 16. Before him are Marie-Claire Blais (1939), Gabrielle Roy (1909), Naomi Klein (1970), Mordecai Richler (1931), Gordon R. Dickson (1923), and Anne Hébert (1916). After him are Steven Erikson (1959), Anne Carson (1950), Robin Sharma (1965), Robertson Davies (1913), Nancy Huston (1953), and Grant Allen (1848).

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