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John Berryman

1914 - 1972

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John Allyn McAlpin Berryman (born John Allyn Smith, Jr.; October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972) was an American poet and scholar. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and is considered a key figure in the "confessional" school of poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Berryman has received more than 708,794 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. John Berryman is the 5,913th most popular writer (down from 5,329th in 2019), the 9,434th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,569th in 2019) and the 714th most popular American Writer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 4.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Berryman ranks 5,913 out of 7,302. Before him are Michael Swanwick, John Green, Timur Vermes, Isaac D'Israeli, Monika Maron, and James Cooke Brown. After him are Brigitte Kronauer, Júlia Lopes de Almeida, Yury Kazakov, Naomi Novik, Juris Alunāns, and William Cobbett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, John Berryman ranks 357. Before him are Bill Erwin, Louis Chaillot, R. A. Lafferty, Conyers Herring, Jonathan Harris, and Andreas Kupfer. After him are Václav Mottl, Bob Gerard, Giuseppe Berto, Arnold Denker, Geoffrey Unsworth, and John Hodiak. Among people deceased in 1972, John Berryman ranks 230. Before him are Franciska Gaal, Per Bertilsson, Betty Blythe, Brian Donlevy, Jaap Mol, and Herbert Hübner. After him are Arnold Jackson, Walter Winchell, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, Humberto Mariles, Francis Chichester, and Claire Windsor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Berryman ranks 9,434 out of 20,380. Before him are Nelson Riddle (1921), Dustin Poirier (1989), Margaret Osborne duPont (1918), Bob Foster (1942), Dean Kamen (1951), and Marc Aaronson (1950). After him are Michael Dunn (1934), Lance Larson (1940), Don Dokken (1953), Ted Lange (1948), Granville Woods (1856), and Steven Bochco (1943).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Berryman ranks 714. Before him are Albert Maltz (1908), John Jakes (1932), Thomas Berger (1924), Gay Talese (1932), Michael Swanwick (1950), and John Green (1977). After him are Naomi Novik (1973), Tim LaHaye (1926), Hanya Yanagihara (1974), Meg Cabot (1967), Alvah Bessie (1904), and William Inge (1913).

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