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J. P. Donleavy

1926 - 2017

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James Patrick Donleavy (23 April 1926 – 11 September 2017) was an American-Irish novelist, short story writer and playwright. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. P. Donleavy has received more than 266,722 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. J. P. Donleavy is the 5,912th most popular writer (down from 5,245th in 2019), the 11,607th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,275th in 2019) and the 870th most popular American Writer.

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  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, J. P. Donleavy ranks 5,912 out of 5,755. Before him are Amy Sherman-Palladino, Mitch Albom, Michael Goldenberg, Philip Freneau, Henry Green, and P. J. O'Rourke. After him are Robert Henryson, David Foenkinos, Arkady Babchenko, Johanna Sinisalo, Shan Sa, and Anthony Boucher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, J. P. Donleavy ranks 468. Before him are Ray Price, Ann B. Davis, Géza Kádas, Tulsi Giri, Hazel Court, and June Haver. After him are Yash Pal, Alex Groza, Bruce Harlan, Mathilde Krim, Lorenzo Wright, and Dennis Wilshaw. Among people deceased in 2017, J. P. Donleavy ranks 535. Before him are Ernie Pieterse, Connie Hawkins, Peter Sallis, Harvey Atkin, Margit Schumann, and Udupi Ramachandra Rao. After him are Janusz Wójcik, Mario Tullio Montano, Yash Pal, Ryszard Parulski, Darrall Imhoff, and Ninian Stephen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, J. P. Donleavy ranks 11,607 out of 18,182. Before him are Scott Hahn (1957), Jack McGrath (1919), P. J. O'Rourke (1947), Freddy Rodriguez (1975), Colin Trevorrow (1976), and Chris Messina (1974). After him are Mageina Tovah (1979), Norris Bradbury (1909), Josh Hopkins (1970), Ken Wahl (1954), Trent Lott (1941), and David Draiman (1973).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, J. P. Donleavy ranks 870. Before him are Pat Conroy (1945), Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), Mitch Albom (1958), Michael Goldenberg (1965), Philip Freneau (1752), and P. J. O'Rourke (1947). After him are Anthony Boucher (1911), Amory Lovins (1947), Robert Hunter (1941), Sarah Winnemucca (1844), Kevin Poulsen (1965), and Emma Willard (1787).

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