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James Weldon Johnson

1871 - 1938

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James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he started working in 1917. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Weldon Johnson has received more than 1,223,996 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). James Weldon Johnson is the 6,648th most popular writer (down from 5,979th in 2019), the 13,171st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,166th in 2019) and the 962nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Weldon Johnson ranks 6,648 out of 7,302. Before him are Élie Blanchard, Rose Tremain, Olga Slavnikova, Bosley Crowther, Tõnu Õnnepalu, and Randall Jarrell. After him are D. B. Weiss, Patrick Besson, Shirley Ann Grau, Tom Egeland, Catherine Cookson, and Rick Falkvinge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, James Weldon Johnson ranks 176. Before him are Reginald Aldworth Daly, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Saint-George Ashe, Richard Carle, Marion Mahony Griffin, and John Langalibalele Dube. After him are Newton D. Baker, Montagu Toller, and Alexander Zelenko. Among people deceased in 1938, James Weldon Johnson ranks 226. Before him are Lascelles Abercrombie, Aarne Pohjonen, Lady Ottoline Morrell, Matilda Howell, John Kunkel Small, and George Lyon. After him are Patrick Joseph Hayes, and Zona Gale.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Weldon Johnson ranks 13,171 out of 20,380. Before him are Shawn Pyfrom (1986), Kurtis Blow (1959), Jackie Fields (1908), Stanley Hauerwas (1940), Fred Newhouse (1948), and Robin Lord Taylor (1978). After him are Glen Rice (1967), Nate Diaz (1985), Sarah Chang (1980), Ray Price (1926), Justin Hurwitz (1985), and Al Attles (1936).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Weldon Johnson ranks 962. Before him are Russell Simmons (1957), Oliver La Farge (1901), Audrey Niffenegger (1963), Julie Plec (1972), Bosley Crowther (1905), and Randall Jarrell (1914). After him are D. B. Weiss (1971), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Deborah Feldman (1986), Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), George Clayton Johnson (1929), and Greil Marcus (1945).

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