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Hunter S. Thompson

1937 - 2005

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Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author. He rose to prominence with the publication of Hell's Angels (1967), a book for which he spent a year living with the Hells Angels motorcycle club to write a first-hand account of their lives and experiences. In 1970, he wrote an unconventional article titled "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly, which further raised his profile as a countercultural figure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hunter S. Thompson has received more than 13,518,978 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Hunter S. Thompson is the 987th most popular writer (down from 977th in 2019), the 1,172nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,091st in 2019) and the 118th most popular American Writer.

Hunter S. Thompson is most famous for his work as a journalist and author. He was the founder of the gonzo journalism style and is best known for his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

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  • 14M

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  • 61.08

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  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hunter S. Thompson ranks 987 out of 5,755. Before him are Marguerite Porete, Katherine Mansfield, John William Polidori, Henri Troyat, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, and Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff. After him are Saint Gall, Elsa Morante, Imru' al-Qais, Marcus Manilius, Tess Gerritsen, and Irving Stone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Hunter S. Thompson ranks 55. Before him are Abu Nidal, Paolo Conte, Roger Zelazny, Anatoly Sobchak, Roald Hoffmann, and Sajida Talfah. After him are Robert Huber, Robin Warren, Lionel Jospin, George Carlin, Sigmund Jähn, and Tamara Bunke. Among people deceased in 2005, Hunter S. Thompson ranks 44. Before him are Lucien Laurent, Robert Wise, Brother Roger, Birgit Nilsson, Ahmed Deedat, and John Fowles. After him are Wim Duisenberg, Peter Benenson, Mary Jackson, Consuelo Velázquez, Akira Yoshizawa, and Ephraim Kishon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hunter S. Thompson ranks 1,172 out of 18,182. Before him are Bill Pullman (1953), Val Kilmer (1959), Lee Iacocca (1924), Scarlett Johansson (1984), Stan Smith (1946), and Chesley Sullenberger (1951). After him are George Davis Snell (1903), Phil Hill (1927), Robert Noyce (1927), John Cena (1977), Dirk Benedict (1945), and James Ivory (1928).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Hunter S. Thompson ranks 118. Before him are Stephen Crane (1871), James Brendan Connolly (1868), Donna Leon (1942), Daniel Keyes (1927), William Gibson (1948), and Martha Gellhorn (1908). After him are Tess Gerritsen (1953), Irving Stone (1903), Clive Cussler (1931), Zelda Fitzgerald (1900), Will Durant (1885), and Natalie Clifford Barney (1876).

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