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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 1,009,726 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Joe Hill is the 5,251st most popular writer (down from 4,867th in 2019), the 8,234th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,893rd in 2019) and the 657th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.0M

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  • 44.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joe Hill ranks 5,251 out of 5,755Before him are Rebecca Solnit, Monica Lovinescu, Rick Warren, Liao Yiwu, Farley Mowat, and Antonia Fraser. After him are Fredrik Backman, Jørn Lier Horst, René Boylesve, Armen Ohanian, Tony Duvert, and Théodore Aubanel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Joe Hill ranks 210Before him are Ngô Bảo Châu, Gabrielle Union, Seo Taiji, Konstantin Khabensky, Markus Babbel, and Carlos Ponce. After him are Rafał Trzaskowski, Fabrice Santoro, Virgilijus Alekna, Eva Henger, Daniel Amokachi, and Common.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Hill ranks 8,234 out of 18,182Before him are Harvey Korman (1927), Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877), Laura San Giacomo (1962), Mr. Lawrence (1969), Big Walter Horton (1921), and Red Skelton (1913). After him are Buddy Miles (1947), Savannah (1970), Mary Ellen Mark (1940), John Debney (1956), David LaChapelle (1963), and Shea Whigham (1969).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Joe Hill ranks 657Before him are Earl Derr Biggers (1884), Barbara Ehrenreich (1941), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), Rebecca Solnit (1961), and Rick Warren (1954). After him are Lin Carter (1930), Kevin Kelly (1952), Damon Runyon (1880), Iris Chang (1968), David Benioff (1970), and Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884).

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