1903 - 1989
Irving Stone (born Tennenbaum, July 14, 1903 – August 26, 1989) was an American writer, chiefly known for his biographical novels of noted artists, politicians and intellectuals. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irving Stone has received more than 256,078 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Irving Stone is the 922nd most popular writer (down from 905th in 2019), the 1,010th most popular biography from United States (down from 981st in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Writer.
Irving Stone is most famous for his novels, including The Agony and the Ecstasy, which tells the story of Michelangelo's life.
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Among writers, Irving Stone ranks 922 out of 5,794. Before him are Eugène Scribe, Prudentius, Ibycus, Aimé Césaire, P. L. Travers, and Pierre Louÿs. After him are Zeami Motokiyo, Fyodor Tyutchev, Jean Giraudoux, Ivan Gundulić, Emanuel Schikaneder, and Dio Chrysostom.
1791 - 1861
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 916
348 - 413
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 917
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 918
1913 - 2008
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 919
1899 - 1996
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 920
1870 - 1925
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 921
1903 - 1989
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 922
1363 - 1443
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 923
1803 - 1873
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 924
1882 - 1944
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 925
1589 - 1638
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 926
1751 - 1812
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 927
40 - 120
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 928
Among people born in 1903, Irving Stone ranks 52. Before him are Julius Fučík, John Vincent Atanasoff, Empress Kōjun, Andrei Grechko, Lars Onsager, and Claudette Colbert. After him are Hugo Theorell, George Beadle, John Eccles, Alonzo Church, Tamam Shud case, and Raymond Radiguet. Among people deceased in 1989, Irving Stone ranks 41. Before him are Guy Williams, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, Bruce Chatwin, Danilo Kiš, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Michel Aflaq. After him are George Beadle, Joris Ivens, Graham Chapman, Cornel Wilde, John Payne, and Princess Deokhye.
1903 - 1943
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 46
1903 - 1995
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 47
1903 - 2000
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 48
1903 - 1976
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 49
1903 - 1976
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 50
1903 - 1996
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 51
1903 - 1989
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 52
1903 - 1982
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 53
1903 - 1989
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 54
1903 - 1997
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 55
1903 - 1995
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 56
1903 - 1948
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 57
1903 - 1923
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 58
1924 - 1989
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 35
1941 - 1989
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 36
1940 - 1989
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 37
1935 - 1989
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 38
1921 - 1989
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 39
1910 - 1989
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 40
1903 - 1989
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 41
1903 - 1989
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 42
1898 - 1989
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 43
1941 - 1989
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 44
1912 - 1989
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 45
1912 - 1989
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 46
1912 - 1989
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 47
Among people born in United States, Irving Stone ranks 1,010 out of 15,968. Before him are Jacque Fresco (1916), Peter Eisenman (1932), Billy Joel (1949), Scott Wilson (1942), Frederick Cook (1865), and Kathryn Bigelow (1951). After him are Jonathan Banks (1947), Thelonious Monk (1917), Timothy Leary (1920), Jake LaMotta (1922), Bill Haley (1925), and Jerry West (1938).
1916 - 2017
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 1,004
1932 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 1,005
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 1,006
1942 - 2018
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 1,007
1865 - 1940
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 1,008
1951 - Present
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 1,009
1903 - 1989
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 1,010
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 1,011
1917 - 1982
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 1,012
1920 - 1996
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 1,013
1922 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 1,014
1925 - 1981
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 1,015
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 1,016
Among writers born in United States, Irving Stone ranks 105. Before him are John Updike (1932), Virginia Satir (1916), Richard Matheson (1926), Walter Lippmann (1889), Jean Webster (1876), and H. L. Mencken (1880). After him are Irwin Shaw (1913), Roger Zelazny (1937), Clifford D. Simak (1904), Jean M. Auel (1936), Hunter S. Thompson (1937), and Clive Cussler (1931).
1932 - 2009
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 99
1916 - 1988
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 100
1926 - 2013
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 101
1889 - 1974
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 102
1876 - 1916
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 103
1880 - 1956
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 104
1903 - 1989
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 105
1913 - 1984
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 106
1937 - 1995
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 107
1904 - 1988
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 108
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 109
1937 - 2005
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 110
1931 - 2020
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 111