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John Clellon Holmes

1926 - 1988

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John Clellon Holmes (March 12, 1926 – March 30, 1988) was an American author, poet and professor, best known for his 1952 novel Go. Considered the first "Beat" novel, Go depicted events in his life with his friends Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg. He was often referred to as the "quiet Beat" and was one of Kerouac's closest friends. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Clellon Holmes has received more than 110,098 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Clellon Holmes is the 6,279th most popular writer, the 11,135th most popular biography from United States and the 816th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The horn
Blues musicians, Fiction, Horn players
1958
Nothing more to declare
Modern Civilization, Bohemianism
1967
Go
Fiction, Beat generation, Young men
1952
The horn
Fiction, general
1958
Get Home Free
Fiction, general
1964
Get home free
Beat generation, Fiction, Man-woman relationships
1964
Go
Fiction, Beat generation, Young men
1952
Visitor
American Authors, Authors, American, Authorship
1980
Get home free
Beat generation, Fiction, Man-woman relationships
1964
Get Home Free
Fiction, general
1964
The horn
Fiction, general
1958
The horn
Blues musicians, Fiction, Horn players
1958

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Clellon Holmes ranks 6,279 out of 7,302. Before him are Lloyd C. Douglas, Dorothy Wordsworth, Tillie Olsen, Fareed Zakaria, Ben Okri, and Caroline Norton. After him are Alexei Panshin, Charlotte Smith, Polly Samson, Rami Saari, P. C. Cast, and Susan Glaspell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, John Clellon Holmes ranks 493. Before him are Jimmy Bryan, Lionel Jeffries, Hakon Barfod, Rawya Ateya, Bob Sweikert, and Don Messick. After him are Rashidi Kawawa, Aldo Tarlao, Jan Morris, Kenneth Williams, June Haver, and Pat Flaherty. Among people deceased in 1988, John Clellon Holmes ranks 258. Before him are Alexander Bashlachev, Raúl Landini, Jimmy Ball, Ottó Boros, Ron Staniforth, and Alf Martinsen. After him are Bob Steele, Kenneth Williams, Daws Butler, Patrick Steptoe, Stuart Symington, and István Klimek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Clellon Holmes ranks 11,135 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessica Meir (1977), David Miscavige (1960), Mary Badham (1952), Jim Neidhart (1955), Phil Hellmuth (1964), and Charles Farrell (1900). After him are Ron Brown (1941), Pat O'Connor (1928), Alexei Panshin (1940), Forrest Towns (1914), John O'Connor (1920), and Katherine Rawls (1917).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Clellon Holmes ranks 816. Before him are Studs Terkel (1912), Michael Chabon (1963), Philip G. Epstein (1909), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), and Tillie Olsen (1912). After him are Alexei Panshin (1940), P. C. Cast (1960), Susan Glaspell (1876), Richard A. Knaak (1961), Helen Hunt Jackson (1830), and Tim O'Brien (1946).

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