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Jane Smiley

1949 - Today

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Jane Smiley (born September 26, 1949) is an American novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jane Smiley has received more than 425,956 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jane Smiley is the 6,628th most popular writer (down from 5,935th in 2019), the 13,055th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,848th in 2019) and the 953rd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jane Smiley ranks 6,628 out of 7,302. Before her are David Sedaris, Frederica Sagor Maas, Tor Ulven, Neil Strauss, Mary Russell Mitford, and August Wilson. After her are Ellen Willis, Kim Young-ha, Tom Lanoye, John Langalibalele Dube, Bill Lawrence, and Russell Simmons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Jane Smiley ranks 747. Before her are Alfredo Quesada, Evgenij Ermenkov, Bill Hobbs, Fan Chung, Tapio Kantanen, and James S. Voss. After her are Antony Sher, Osamu Muramatsu, Mick Mills, Jerry Harrison, Daniel Giger, and Ernie Sabella.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jane Smiley ranks 13,055 out of 20,380. Before her are Conrad Janis (1928), August Wilson (1945), Cynthia Gibb (1963), James S. Voss (1949), Robert Ashley (1930), and Chris Zylka (1985). After her are David Axelrod (1931), Ellen Willis (1941), Jim Jordan (1964), Ilka Chase (1905), Jim Meskimen (1959), and George Stephanopoulos (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jane Smiley ranks 953. Before her are Melissa Rosenberg (1962), Philip Freneau (1752), David Sedaris (1956), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), Neil Strauss (1969), and August Wilson (1945). After her are Ellen Willis (1941), Bill Lawrence (1968), Russell Simmons (1957), Oliver La Farge (1901), Audrey Niffenegger (1963), and Julie Plec (1972).

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