WRITER

John P. Marquand

1893 - 1960

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John Phillips Marquand (November 10, 1893 – July 16, 1960) was an American writer. Originally best known for his Mr. Moto spy stories, he achieved popular success and critical respect for his satirical novels, winning a Pulitzer Prize for The Late George Apley in 1938. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John P. Marquand has received more than 207,741 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). John P. Marquand is the 6,364th most popular writer (down from 5,880th in 2019), the 11,632nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,516th in 2019) and the 853rd most popular American Writer.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

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  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John P. Marquand ranks 6,364 out of 7,302Before him are P. H. Newby, Charles Lock Eastlake, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Tom Wilson, Edward Everett Hale, and Kaifi Azmi. After him are Shan Sa, Christian Prudhomme, Michael Rosen, Henry Green, Laurent Binet, and S. E. Hinton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, John P. Marquand ranks 264Before him are Dorothy Thompson, Feroz Khan Noon, Gladys Brockwell, Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, Alfred Engelsen, and Grace Cunard. After him are Irving Bacon, Harley Earl, Saunders Lewis, Sydney Camm, Gladys Davis, and Theresa Weld. Among people deceased in 1960, John P. Marquand ranks 234Before him are Harry Pollitt, Charlie Buchan, Edward Hennig, Rudolf Degermark, Johnny Thomson, and George Bonhag. After him are Joseph Lamb, Olle Larsson, Kathlyn Williams, Johnny Horton, Charles Holden, and Dora Marsden.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John P. Marquand ranks 11,632 out of 20,380Before him are Devon (1977), Buzz Osborne (1964), Edward William Nelson (1855), Joe Carnahan (1969), Kevin S. Bright (1954), and Mina (1997). After him are Elaine Stewart (1930), Lila Lee (1905), Ryan Hurst (1976), Kate Spade (1962), Jane Irwin Harrison (1804), and Tom Carper (1947).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John P. Marquand ranks 853Before him are Chris Hedges (1956), Damon Runyon (1880), James Truslow Adams (1878), John Scalzi (1969), Tom Wilson (1931), and Edward Everett Hale (1822). After him are S. E. Hinton (1948), Joel Osteen (1963), Richard Price (1949), Jodi Picoult (1966), Sylvia Browne (1936), and Anderson Cooper (1967).