WRITER

Joe Eszterhas

1944 - Today

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József Antal Eszterhás (Hungarian: [ˈjoːʒɛf ɒntɒl ˈɛstɛrhaːʃ]; born November 23, 1944), credited as Joe Eszterhas, is a Hungarian-American writer. Born in Hungary, he grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. After an early career as a journalist and editor, he entered the film industry. His first screenwriting credit was for the film F.I.S.T. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Eszterhas has received more than 778,703 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Eszterhas is the 5,138th most popular writer (down from 4,551st in 2019), the 576th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 479th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Hungarian Writer.

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  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joe Eszterhas ranks 5,138 out of 7,302Before him are Laura Cereta, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, Harold Russell, Louella Parsons, Margita Figuli, and Albert Mol. After him are Alfonso Sastre, Walter M. Miller Jr., Wolfgang Hildesheimer, Riccardo Bacchelli, Virgilio Piñera, and Cornelia Sorabji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Joe Eszterhas ranks 513Before him are Edith McGuire, Chris Roberts, Kjartan Fløgstad, John Njue, Peter Dietrich, and Ron Harris. After him are Leonard Slatkin, George Graham, Henry Vestine, Antti Tuuri, Eddie Gómez, and Mahieddine Khalef.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Joe Eszterhas ranks 576 out of 1,077Before him are György Faludy (1910), István Gulyás (1931), Csaba Fenyvesi (1943), Edith Farkas (1921), András Balczó (1938), and Anna Sipos (1908). After him are György Bródy (1908), Tibor Berczelly (1912), Imre Varga (1923), Sándor Pósta (1888), János Pilinszky (1921), and Géza Gulyás (1931).

Among WRITERS In Hungary

Among writers born in Hungary, Joe Eszterhas ranks 60Before him are Ferenc Karinthy (1921), József Katona (1791), István Fekete (1900), Károly Kisfaludy (1788), Júlia Szendrey (1828), and György Faludy (1910). After him are János Pilinszky (1921), Bertalan Szemere (1812), Sándor Bródy (1863), Ferenc Móra (1879), Gyula Juhász (1883), and József Bajza (1804).