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James Gould Cozzens

1903 - 1978

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James Gould Cozzens (August 19, 1903 – August 9, 1978) was a Pulitzer prize-winning American writer whose work enjoyed an unusual degree of popular success and critical acclaim for more than three decades. His 1949 Pulitzer win was for the WWII race novel Guard of Honor, which more than one critic considered one of the most important accounts of the war. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gould Cozzens has received more than 95,950 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Gould Cozzens is the 7,048th most popular writer, the 16,065th most popular biography from United States and the 1,123rd most popular American Writer.

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  • 96k

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  • 34.29

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Gould Cozzens ranks 7,048 out of 7,302. Before him are Tahereh Mafi, Koenraad Elst, Rita Dove, Gregory Maguire, Mike Reiss, and Viet Thanh Nguyen. After him are Grace Ogot, Sherman Alexie, Kenneth Turan, Avijit Roy, Edward P. Jones, and Larry Christiansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, James Gould Cozzens ranks 376. Before him are Barbara Bedford, Ralph Yarborough, Frankie Carle, Tiny Thompson, Hooley Smith, and Red Grange. After him are Teófilo Yldefonso, and Daniel O. Fagunwa. Among people deceased in 1978, James Gould Cozzens ranks 272. Before him are Tim McCoy, Ruth Etting, Ilka Chase, Theresa Weld, Kofi Abrefa Busia, and Hugh MacDiarmid. After him is Fatima Massaquoi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gould Cozzens ranks 16,065 out of 20,380. Before him are Dinah Jane (1997), Robert Rusler (1965), Lauv (1994), Christine Cavanaugh (1963), Lina Esco (1985), and Ray Lewis (1975). After him are Rebecca Blank (1955), Cindy Sheehan (1957), Doug Ducey (1964), Baron Davis (1979), Elizabeth May (1954), and Paolo Banchero (2002).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Gould Cozzens ranks 1,123. Before him are Lucille Clifton (1936), Justin Knapp (1982), Tahereh Mafi (1988), Rita Dove (1952), Gregory Maguire (1954), and Mike Reiss (1959). After him are Sherman Alexie (1966), Kenneth Turan (1946), Edward P. Jones (1950), Larry Christiansen (1956), Ann Patchett (1963), and Cleanth Brooks (1906).

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