WRITER

Helen DeWitt

1957 - Today

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Helen DeWitt (born 1957) is an American novelist. She is the author of the novels The Last Samurai (2000) and Lightning Rods (2011) and the short story collection Some Trick (2018) and, in collaboration with the Australian journalist Ilya Gridneff, has written Your Name Here. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helen DeWitt has received more than 159,779 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Helen DeWitt is the 7,228th most popular writer, the 18,164th most popular biography from United States and the 1,193rd most popular American Writer.

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  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Helen DeWitt ranks 7,228 out of 7,302. Before her are Niviaq Korneliussen, Matthew Quick, J. D. Vance, Brian K. Vaughan, Niloofar Rahmani, and Jacqueline Woodson. After her are Scott Snyder, NoViolet Bulawayo, Gwen Ifill, Teju Cole, Mary Roach, and Jake Tapper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Helen DeWitt ranks 782. Before her are Nafisa Ali, Kitu Gidwani, Bob Ehrlich, Patrick McLoughlin, Elizabeth Mrema, and John de Jongh Jr.. After her are Jim McGreevey, Bill Engvall, Steve Womack, Alan Duncan, David McCreery, and Duncan Goodhew.

Others Born in 1957

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen DeWitt ranks 18,164 out of 20,380. Before her are Randy Brown (1968), Gunna (1993), Erick Green (1991), Reilly Opelka (1997), Scott Menville (1971), and Anthony Gatto (1973). After her are Matt Barnes (1980), Stephanie Grisham (1976), Adeline Gray (1991), Leo Howard (1997), Billy Kidman (1974), and Sabrina Bryan (1984).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Helen DeWitt ranks 1,193. Before her are Charlie Jane Anders (1969), Adam Horowitz (1971), Matthew Quick (1973), J. D. Vance (1984), Brian K. Vaughan (1976), and Jacqueline Woodson (1963). After her are Scott Snyder (1976), Gwen Ifill (1955), Teju Cole (1975), Mary Roach (1959), Jake Tapper (1969), and Megan Abbott (1971).

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