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Helen Prejean

1939 - Today

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Helen Prejean ( pray-ZHAHN; born April 21, 1939) is a Catholic religious sister and a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. She is known for her best-selling book, Dead Man Walking (1993), based on her experiences with two convicts on death row for whom she served as spiritual adviser before their executions. In her book, she explored the effects of the death penalty on everyone involved. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helen Prejean has received more than 705,293 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Helen Prejean is the 5,111th most popular writer (down from 4,486th in 2019), the 7,749th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,623rd in 2019) and the 623rd most popular American Writer.

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  • 710k

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  • 44.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Helen Prejean ranks 5,111 out of 5,755. Before her are Karel van de Woestijne, Gyula Juhász, Caterina Davinio, Juris Alunāns, Frank Heller, and Armand Lanoux. After her are Susan Blackmore, Holly Black, Jeanette Winterson, József Bajza, Lina Morgenstern, and Antoni Lange.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Helen Prejean ranks 412. Before her are John W. Snow, Alan Ayckbourn, Étienne Mourrut, George M. Whitesides, Charles Cyphers, and Michael Learned. After her are Orlando Quevedo, Carole Shelley, Dario Campeotto, Babben Enger-Damon, Zhanna Yorkina, and Alberto Suárez Inda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen Prejean ranks 7,749 out of 18,182. Before her are Cherie Currie (1959), George Amick (1924), Bob Menendez (1954), John Bray (1875), Derek Sherinian (1966), and Harry Blanchard (1929). After her are James Drury (1934), Holly Black (1971), Bill Joy (1954), Roger Penske (1937), Ken Curtis (1916), and Peter Jason (1944).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Helen Prejean ranks 623. Before her are Gardner Dozois (1947), Marc Okrand (1948), Grace Paley (1922), Louise Erdrich (1954), Tony Hillerman (1925), and David Belasco (1853). After her are Holly Black (1971), Frank O'Hara (1926), John Esposito (1940), Zitkala-Sa (1876), Elmer Rice (1892), and Gay Talese (1932).

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