WRITER

James Jones

1921 - 1977

James Jones

James Ramon Jones (November 6, 1921 – May 9, 1977) was an American novelist known for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Jones has received more than 64,319 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 854th most popular writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 64k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Jones ranks 851 out of 4,883. Before him are Georg Brandes, Vittoria Colonna, V. S. Naipaul, Joan Fuster, Quintus Tullius Cicero, and Giambattista Marino. After him are Anna Seghers, Henri Troyat, Guido Cavalcanti, Branislav Nušić, Laura de Noves, and Sidonius Apollinaris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, James Jones ranks 47. Before him are Kenneth Arrow, Yoichiro Nambu, Edgar Morin, Aaron T. Beck, Alida Valli, and Yitzhak Navon. After him are Paul Watzlawick, Sugar Ray Robinson, Marija Gimbutas, Jack Steinberger, Robert Bruce Merrifield, and Zdeněk Miler. Among people deceased in 1977, James Jones ranks 28. Before him are Alexander Luria, Andreas Baader, Clarice Lispector, Groucho Marx, Peter Finch, and Edgar Adrian. After him are Gudrun Ensslin, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Archibald Hill, Sergey Ilyushin, Ali Shariati, and Olave Baden-Powell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Jones ranks 924 out of 12,171. Before him are Leo Fender (1909), Adam West (1928), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), George Minot (1885), Charlie Sheen (1965), and Harry Dean Stanton (1926). After him are Lynn Margulis (1938), Tom Waits (1949), Lance Henriksen (1940), Nancy Pelosi (1940), Mark Zuckerberg (1984), and Barry Seal (1939).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Jones ranks 99. Before him are Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), John Updike (1932), Sinclair Lewis (1885), David Woodard (1964), Mary Higgins Clark (1927), and Valerie Solanas (1936). After him are Jean Webster (1876), Roger Zelazny (1937), H. L. Mencken (1880), Irwin Shaw (1913), Irving Stone (1903), and Richard Matheson (1926).

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