WRITER

Howard Fast

1914 - 2003

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Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E.V. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard Fast has received more than 543,929 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Howard Fast is the 2,939th most popular writer (down from 2,464th in 2019), the 3,708th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,197th in 2019) and the 323rd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Howard Fast ranks 2,939 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Corneille, Branislaw Tarashkyevich, Song Yu, Edmond Privat, Sven Aggesen, and Han Suyin. After him are Suzanne Curchod, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Jean-Sifrein Maury, Vince Gilligan, Michael Ondaatje, and Alberic of Trois-Fontaines.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Howard Fast ranks 155. Before him are Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Sándor Képíró, Budd Schulberg, Baba Amte, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, and Jersey Joe Walcott. After him are Alfred Andersch, Taizo Kawamoto, Andrzej Panufnik, Gretel Bergmann, Max Wünsche, and Viola Desmond. Among people deceased in 2003, Howard Fast ranks 135. Before him are Isao Iwabuchi, Joel Antônio Martins, Aleksandar Tišma, Martha Chase, Donald Davidson, and Julinho. After him are Albert Batteux, Wendy Hiller, Bernard Williams, Leopoldo Trieste, Tadao Horie, and Nello Pagani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Fast ranks 3,708 out of 20,380. Before him are Peter Senge (1947), Kevin Hagen (1928), Barry Bostwick (1945), Claire Trevor (1910), Linda McMahon (1948), and Tim Buckley (1947). After him are William Thurston (1946), Richard E. Bellman (1920), Carlos Lopes (1947), Vince Gilligan (1967), Jon Krakauer (1954), and Harris Yulin (1937).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Howard Fast ranks 323. Before him are Lawrence Block (1938), Andre Norton (1912), Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897), Budd Schulberg (1914), Tony Robbins (1960), and Glen Cook (1944). After him are Vince Gilligan (1967), Paul Gallico (1897), James Rollins (1961), Bruce Sterling (1954), Bret Easton Ellis (1964), and Laura Bridgman (1829).

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