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Joe Medicine Crow

1913 - 2016

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Joseph Medicine Crow (October 27, 1913 – April 3, 2016) was a Native American writer, historian and war chief of the Crow Tribe. His writings on Native American history and reservation culture are considered seminal works, but he is best known for his writings and lectures concerning the Battle of the Little Bighorn of 1876. Medicine Crow was a World War II veteran, serving as a scout in the 103rd Infantry Division of the US Army. He received the Bronze Star Medal and the Légion d'honneur for his service during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Medicine Crow has received more than 2,133,597 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Medicine Crow is the 5,367th most popular writer (down from 5,294th in 2019), the 8,630th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,528th in 2019) and the 681st most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joe Medicine Crow ranks 5,367 out of 5,755. Before him are Mike Godwin, Thomas Brezina, John Antoine Nau, Thomas Campbell, Piers Anthony, and Joaquim Manuel de Macedo. After him are Amira Hass, Stephen Leacock, Meg Cabot, Joe Sacco, Steven Saylor, and Kim Newman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Joe Medicine Crow ranks 296. Before him are Ellen Albertini Dow, Oswald Zappelli, Giorgio Bocchino, Arne Nyberg, Emmanuil Kazakevich, and Frank Swift. After him are Walter Susskind, Michael Foot, Annette Rogers, Aleksanteri Saarvala, Noah Beery Jr., and Balraj Sahni. Among people deceased in 2016, Joe Medicine Crow ranks 413. Before him are José Luis Artetxe, Dan Haggerty, Axel Schandorff, Mrinalini Sarabhai, Paulo Emilio, and Yngve Brodd. After him are Solomon Marcus, Berta Cáceres, Florence Henderson, Fritz Weaver, Denton Cooley, and Armando Tobar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Medicine Crow ranks 8,630 out of 18,182. Before him are Chuck Cooper (1926), Joe Lo Truglio (1970), Chris Mullin (1963), Eleanor Boardman (1898), Alex Grey (1953), and Harry Spanjer (1873). After him are Wayne Allwine (1947), Chelsea Clinton (1980), George Abbott (1887), Oliver Ellsworth (1745), Malcolm Whitman (1877), and Lisa Rinna (1963).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Joe Medicine Crow ranks 681. Before him are Scott Turow (1949), Jack McDevitt (1935), William Blum (1933), David Simon (1960), Mike Godwin (1956), and John Antoine Nau (1860). After him are Meg Cabot (1967), Steven Saylor (1956), Helene Hanff (1916), Avram Davidson (1923), Diane Ackerman (1948), and Kevin J. Anderson (1962).

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