WRITER

Joe Hill

1972 - Today

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Joseph Hillström King (born June 4, 1972), better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American writer. His work includes the novels Heart-Shaped Box (2007), Horns (2010), NOS4A2 (2013), and The Fireman (2016); the short story collections 20th Century Ghosts (2005) and Strange Weather (2017); and the comic book series Locke & Key (2008–2013). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Hill has received more than 1,020,004 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Joe Hill is the 6,408th most popular writer (down from 5,232nd in 2019), the 11,842nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,216th in 2019) and the 868th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joe Hill ranks 6,408 out of 7,302. Before him are Jennifer Egan, James Patrick Kelly, Phyllis A. Whitney, Janet Evanovich, Tron Øgrim, and Thomas Percy. After him are Māra Zālīte, Ayi Kwei Armah, James Branch Cabell, Michael McClure, Andrew Sarris, and Jáchym Topol.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Joe Hill ranks 411. Before him are Daniel Nestor, Sonya Smith, Yasunori Mitsuda, Arif Erdem, Jennifer Syme, and Sandrine Holt. After him are Rachel Brice, Michelle, Karan Johar, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Piotr Adamczyk, and Masayuki Okano.

Others Born in 1972

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Hill ranks 11,842 out of 20,380. Before him are Gino Pariani (1928), Matilda Howell (1859), Ann Cusack (1961), Blase J. Cupich (1949), Big Boss Man (1963), and Rory Kennedy (1968). After him are Jewel De'Nyle (1976), William Gibbs McAdoo (1863), John M. Lounge (1946), Shannon Briggs (1971), John-David F. Bartoe (1944), and Vaughn Monroe (1911).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Joe Hill ranks 868. Before him are Linda Woolverton (1952), Joe Paterno (1926), Leslie Feinberg (1949), Jennifer Egan (1962), James Patrick Kelly (1951), and Janet Evanovich (1943). After him are James Branch Cabell (1879), Michael McClure (1932), Andrew Sarris (1928), Tana French (1973), Barbara Kingsolver (1955), and Rick Yancey (1962).

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