WRITER

James A. Michener

1907 - 1997

James A. Michener

James Albert Michener ( or ; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history. Many of his works were bestsellers and were chosen by the Book of the Month Club; he was known for the meticulous research that went into his books.Michener's books include Tales of the South Pacific, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948; Hawaii; The Drifters; Centennial; The Source; The Fires of Spring; Chesapeake; Caribbean; Caravans; Alaska; Texas; Space; Poland; and The Bridges at Toko-ri. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James A. Michener has received more than 1,300,193 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). James A. Michener is the 3,019th most popular writer (up from 3,112th in 2019), the 3,895th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,897th in 2019) and the 350th most popular American Writer.

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1.3M
Page Views (PV)
62.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
2.50
Effective Languages (L*)
4.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, James A. Michener ranks 3,019 out of 5,794. Before him are Sogyal Rinpoche, Aurora Mardiganian, Manès Sperber, Henry Kuttner, Willem Frederik Hermans, and Josef Jungmann. After him are Xiao Hong, Walter Map, Claude Farrère, Jorge Isaacs, Esaias Tegnér, and Theodore Bibliander.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Sogyal Rinpoche
1947 - 2019
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 3,013
Aurora Mardiganian
1901 - 1994
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 3,014
Manès Sperber
1905 - 1984
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 3,015
Henry Kuttner
1915 - 1958
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,016
Willem Frederik Hermans
1921 - 1995
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,017
Josef Jungmann
1773 - 1847
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,018
James A. Michener
1907 - 1997
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,019
Xiao Hong
1911 - 1942
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,020
Walter Map
1140 - 1210
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,021
Claude Farrère
1876 - 1957
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,022
Jorge Isaacs
1837 - 1895
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 3,023
Esaias Tegnér
1782 - 1846
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 3,024
Theodore Bibliander
1500 - 1564
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 3,025

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, James A. Michener ranks 152. Before him are Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, Miguel Torga, Roman Rudenko, Gene Autry, Frederick Copleston, and Ramon Magsaysay. After him are Ethel Smith, Raymond Braine, Marcel Bezençon, James M. Gavin, Parvin E'tesami, and Helmut Walcha. Among people deceased in 1997, James A. Michener ranks 124. Before him are Dick van Dijk, Anatoli Boukreev, Harold Robbins, Brian Keith, K. Shivaram Karanth, and Josef Pieper. After him are Joan Coromines, Saw Maung, Edmond Leburton, David Doyle, Diosdado Macapagal, and Anatoliy Banishevskiy.

Others Born in 1907

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Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia
1907 - 1951
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 146
Miguel Torga
1907 - 1995
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 147
Roman Rudenko
1907 - 1981
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 148
Gene Autry
1907 - 1998
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 149
Frederick Copleston
1907 - 1994
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 150
Ramon Magsaysay
1907 - 1957
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 151
James A. Michener
1907 - 1997
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 152
Ethel Smith
1907 - 1979
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 153
Raymond Braine
1907 - 1978
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 154
Marcel Bezençon
1907 - 1981
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 155
James M. Gavin
1907 - 1990
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 156
Parvin E'tesami
1907 - 1941
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 157
Helmut Walcha
1907 - 1991
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 158