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Jim Harrison

1937 - 2016

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James Harrison (December 11, 1937 – March 26, 2016) was an American poet, novelist, and essayist. He was a prolific and versatile writer publishing over three dozen books in several genres including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, and memoir. He wrote screenplays, book reviews, literary criticism, and published essays on food, travel, and sport. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Harrison has received more than 1,407,573 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Harrison is the 4,848th most popular writer, the 6,679th most popular biography from United States and the 538th most popular American Writer.

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  • 55.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jim Harrison ranks 4,848 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary Stewart, Vittorio Messori, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Myrtis of Anthedon, Corín Tellado, and Gulnazar Keldi. After him are Jan Kjærstad, Joe R. Lansdale, Vitaliano Brancati, Jenő Rejtő, Marie Hankel, and Bedros Tourian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Jim Harrison ranks 358. Before him are Valeri Popenchenko, Christina Schollin, Brian Redman, Zhang Jie, Pat Roach, and Barbro Lindgren. After him are Yvonne Craig, Ernest Lluch, Jesús del Muro, Amparo Baró, Prosper Avril, and Garth Hudson. Among people deceased in 2016, Jim Harrison ranks 338. Before him are Lupita Tovar, Liz Smith, Janet Reno, Françoise Mallet-Joris, Arturo Pomar, and Pierre Tchernia. After him are Bülent Eken, David Padilla, Luis Alberto Monge, Natalya Krachkovskaya, Sándor Tarics, and Hugh O'Brian.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Harrison ranks 6,679 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Condon (1955), Mary Carew (1913), Carol Ann Susi (1952), Mark L. Lester (1946), Ira Murchison (1933), and Irvin McDowell (1818). After him are Wendie Malick (1950), Emmett Toppino (1909), Bill Joy (1954), Melissa Rauch (1980), Roy Eldridge (1911), and Joe R. Lansdale (1951).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jim Harrison ranks 538. Before him are Jaroslav Pelikan (1923), David Weber (1952), Harriet Jacobs (1813), Marc Okrand (1948), Zig Ziglar (1926), and Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902). After him are Joe R. Lansdale (1951), Candy Barr (1935), Tabitha King (1949), George Washington Williams (1849), Robert Charles Wilson (1953), and Nathanael West (1903).

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