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John Jakes

1932 - 2023

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John William Jakes (March 31, 1932 – March 11, 2023) was an American writer, best known for historical and speculative fiction. His American Civil War trilogy, North and South, has sold millions of copies worldwide. He was also the author of The Kent Family Chronicles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Jakes has received more than 346,856 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Jakes is the 5,439th most popular writer, the 8,913th most popular biography from United States and the 700th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Jakes ranks 5,439 out of 5,755. Before him are Florian Zeller, Josipina Turnograjska, Axel Merckx, Kristin Hannah, Jun Maeda, and Sam Houser. After him are Kenneth Burke, Albert Sánchez Piñol, David Storey, Pentti Haanpää, Nikolai Pogodin, and Jean Dutourd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, John Jakes ranks 405. Before him are Gaetano Starrabba, Nasif Estéfano, Suzy Parker, Richard Dawson, Alain Jessua, and Robert Spitzer. After him are Abby Dalton, Maurice Kouandété, Antonio Maspes, Luke Askew, W. Morgan Sheppard, and Kenneth Appel. Among people deceased in 2023, John Jakes ranks 331. Before him are Telesphore Toppo, Karol J. Bobko, Nikica Valentić, Cindy Williams, Gérard Collomb, and Margaret Archer. After him are Gary Rossington, Robert Budzynski, Sante Gaiardoni, Jim Gordon, Guillermo Escalada, and Ritt Bjerregaard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Jakes ranks 8,913 out of 18,182. Before him are Maggie McNamara (1928), Harvey Kurtzman (1924), Carmine Caridi (1934), Tim DeKay (1963), Garrett Birkhoff (1911), and Bob Gaudio (1942). After him are William Beebe (1877), Michael Michele (1966), Rose Marie (1923), Bill Laimbeer (1957), Gavin Newsom (1967), and Kenneth Burke (1897).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Jakes ranks 700. Before him are Winston Churchill (1871), Akiva Goldsman (1962), Whittaker Chambers (1901), Robin Morgan (1941), Robert B. Sherman (1925), and Kristin Hannah (1960). After him are Kenneth Burke (1897), Armistead Maupin (1944), Mary Oliver (1935), Philip Agee (1935), Julia Alvarez (1950), and W. S. Merwin (1927).

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