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John O'Hara

1905 - 1970

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John Henry O'Hara (January 31, 1905 – April 11, 1970) was an American writer. He was one of America's most prolific writers of short stories, credited with helping to invent The New Yorker magazine short story style. He became a best-selling novelist before the age of 30 with Appointment in Samarra and BUtterfield 8. While O'Hara's legacy as a writer is debated, his work was praised by such contemporaries as Ernest Hemingway and F. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John O'Hara has received more than 548,411 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). John O'Hara is the 5,098th most popular writer (down from 4,573rd in 2019), the 7,231st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,522nd in 2019) and the 570th most popular American Writer.

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  • 550k

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  • 47.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John O'Hara ranks 5,098 out of 7,302. Before him are Charlotte Casiraghi, María Teresa León, David Belasco, Andreas Kalvos, Einar Már Guðmundsson, and Abdul Muis. After him are François Weyergans, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Béla Illés, Nino Martoglio, George Borrow, and Alexander Kazantsev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, John O'Hara ranks 281. Before him are László Sternberg, Erskine Hamilton Childers, Theodor Blank, Aurélio de Lira Tavares, Wolfgang Liebeneiner, and Óscar Bonfiglio. After him are Jean De Clercq, Harry Lundahl, Hale Asaf, Inger Hagerup, Josef Smistik, and Osvald Käpp. Among people deceased in 1970, John O'Hara ranks 205. Before him are Valerio Arri, Cyril Scott, Andrejs Upīts, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ernst Krebs, and Slim Harpo. After him are Louisa Bolus, Edward Everett Horton, Adam Rapacki, Panagiotis Pipinelis, Karel Pešek, and Alexandros Chalkokondylis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John O'Hara ranks 7,231 out of 20,380. Before him are Ted Raimi (1965), Caleb Deschanel (1944), Brenda Bakke (1963), Jack Lousma (1936), Little Eva (1943), and Dan Lauria (1947). After him are Joseph Banks Rhine (1895), Charles S. Dutton (1951), Charli D'Amelio (2004), Luther Allison (1939), Sonny Clark (1931), and Lucy Webb Hayes (1831).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John O'Hara ranks 570. Before him are Peter S. Beagle (1939), Frank O'Hara (1926), Michael Cristofer (1945), Stephen Hunter (1946), Elaine May (1932), and David Belasco (1853). After him are Alan Dean Foster (1946), Jack Finney (1911), Frank Norris (1870), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Warren Farrell (1943), and Patrick Rothfuss (1973).

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