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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 655,927 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). John Berryman is the 5,348th most popular writer (down from 4,859th in 2019), the 8,587th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,875th in 2019) and the 674th most popular American Writer.

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  • 660k

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  • 43.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Berryman ranks 5,348 out of 5,755. Before him are Howard Ashman, Philip G. Epstein, György Bessenyei, Abraham Cowley, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, and Nicholas Evans. After him are Lars Ahlin, Scott Turow, Jack McDevitt, Olivier Rolin, Latifa al-Zayyat, and Claudio Williman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, John Berryman ranks 317. Before him are Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Thomas Watson Jr., Manlio Di Rosa, Frankie Manning, Richard Denning, and Sam Manekshaw. After him are Frank Fenner, Joe Mercer, Larry Adler, Erling Evensen, David Carstens, and Georgy Babakin. Among people deceased in 1972, John Berryman ranks 203. Before him are Robert H. MacArthur, Hana Mašková, Gia Scala, Sidney Franklin, Erwin Stresemann, and Gejus van der Meulen. After him are Arnold Jackson, Robert Andersson, Brian Donlevy, Walter Winchell, Ross Bagdasarian, and Herbert Hübner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Berryman ranks 8,587 out of 18,182. Before him are Kate Bruce (1860), Philip G. Epstein (1909), Teddy Pendergrass (1950), Kellan Lutz (1985), Adam Rodriguez (1975), and Belladonna (1981). After him are Scott Turow (1949), Andrea Parker (1970), Ray Bryant (1931), Jack McDevitt (1935), Verna Felton (1890), and John N. Bahcall (1934).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Berryman ranks 674. Before him are Brad Falchuk (1971), Judy Blume (1938), Peter Matthiessen (1927), Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950), Howard Ashman (1950), and Philip G. Epstein (1909). After him are Scott Turow (1949), Jack McDevitt (1935), William Blum (1933), David Simon (1960), Mike Godwin (1956), and John Antoine Nau (1860).

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