1924 - 1987
James Arthur Baldwin (né Jones; August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987) was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked among the best English-language novels. His 1955 essay collection Notes of a Native Son helped establish his reputation as a voice for human equality. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Baldwin has received more than 12,492,359 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). James Baldwin is the 1,301st most popular writer (down from 1,120th in 2019), the 1,634th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,283rd in 2019) and the 154th most popular American Writer.
James Baldwin is most famous for his novels Go Tell It on the Mountain and The Fire Next Time.
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Among writers, James Baldwin ranks 1,301 out of 5,755. Before him are Nadezhda Mandelstam, Christian Friedrich Hebbel, Francesco Maria Piave, Vittorio Alfieri, Ignazio Silone, and Naim Frashëri. After him are Marcus Tullius Tiro, Yosano Akiko, Clément Marot, Samuel Butler, Hristo Botev, and Kurt Tucholsky.
1899 - 1980
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 1,295
1813 - 1863
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,296
1810 - 1876
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 1,297
1749 - 1803
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,298
1900 - 1978
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,299
1846 - 1900
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,300
1924 - 1987
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,301
103 BC - 4 BC
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,302
1878 - 1942
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,303
1495 - 1544
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,304
1612 - 1680
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,305
1848 - 1876
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,306
1890 - 1935
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 1,307
Among people born in 1924, James Baldwin ranks 75. Before him are Dorothy Malone, Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, Leonid Kogan, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Rauf Denktaş, and Tomiichi Murayama. After him are Stanley Donen, Kenneth Waltz, John Backus, Sverre Fehn, Rudolf Vrba, and Jozef Tomko. Among people deceased in 1987, James Baldwin ranks 41. Before him are Henry Ford II, Douglas Sirk, Didier Pironi, Peter Tosh, Peter Medawar, and Mahadevi Varma. After him are Randolph Scott, Luis Federico Leloir, Yakov Zeldovich, Rouben Mamoulian, Buddy Rich, and Liberace.
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 69
1924 - 2021
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 70
1924 - 1982
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 71
1924 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 72
1924 - 2012
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 73
1924 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 74
1924 - 1987
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 75
1924 - 2019
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 76
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 77
1924 - 2007
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 78
1924 - 2009
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 79
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 80
1924 - 2022
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 81
1917 - 1987
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 35
1897 - 1987
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 36
1952 - 1987
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 37
1944 - 1987
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 38
1915 - 1987
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 39
1907 - 1987
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 40
1924 - 1987
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 41
1898 - 1987
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 42
1906 - 1987
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 43
1914 - 1987
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 44
1897 - 1987
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 45
1917 - 1987
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 46
1919 - 1987
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 47
Among people born in United States, James Baldwin ranks 1,634 out of 18,182. Before him are Elisha Gray (1835), Jerry West (1938), Barry Levinson (1942), Cochise (1805), Tecumseh (1768), and Kirstie Alley (1951). After him are Chris Pratt (1979), Evander Holyfield (1962), Paul L. Smith (1936), Kelly Lynch (1959), Sidney Bechet (1897), and Billy Crystal (1948).
1835 - 1901
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 1,628
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,629
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,630
1805 - 1874
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,631
1768 - 1813
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 1,632
1951 - 2022
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,633
1924 - 1987
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,634
1979 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,635
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,636
1936 - 2012
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,637
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,638
1897 - 1959
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 1,639
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 1,640
Among writers born in United States, James Baldwin ranks 154. Before him are Poul Anderson (1926), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807), Valerie Solanas (1936), Anthony Bourdain (1956), R. L. Stine (1943), and Robin Hobb (1952). After him are Henry Steel Olcott (1832), Robert Sheckley (1928), Don DeLillo (1936), Robert Bloch (1917), Joyce Carol Oates (1938), and William Styron (1925).
1926 - 2001
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 148
1807 - 1882
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 149
1936 - 1988
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 150
1956 - 2018
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 151
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 152
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 153
1924 - 1987
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 154
1832 - 1907
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 155
1928 - 2005
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 156
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 157
1917 - 1994
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 158
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 159
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 160