WRITER
John Steinbeck
1902 - 1968
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck ( STYNE-bek; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters." During his writing career, he authored 33 books, with one book coauthored alongside Edward Ricketts, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Steinbeck has received more than 9,278,362 page views. His biography is available in 105 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 103 in 2019). John Steinbeck is the 182nd most popular writer (up from 186th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from United States (up from 160th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Writer.
John Steinbeck is most famous for writing the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath.
Memorability Metrics
9.3M
Page Views (PV)
73.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
105
Languages Editions (L)
6.93
Effective Languages (L*)
6.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, John Steinbeck ranks 182 out of 7,302. Before him are Luigi Pirandello, Svetlana Alexievich, J. D. Salinger, Osamu Dazai, André Breton, and Nizami Ganjavi. After him are Aldous Huxley, Constantine VII, Tove Jansson, Dale Carnegie, Murasaki Shikibu, and Stanisław Lem.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuigi Pirandello
1867 - 1936
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 176
Svetlana Alexievich
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 177
J. D. Salinger
1919 - 2010
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 178
Osamu Dazai
1909 - 1948
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 179
André Breton
1896 - 1966
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 180
Nizami Ganjavi
1141 - 1209
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 181
John Steinbeck
1902 - 1968
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 182
Aldous Huxley
1894 - 1963
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 183
Constantine VII
905 - 959
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 184
Tove Jansson
1914 - 2001
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 185
Dale Carnegie
1888 - 1955
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 186
Murasaki Shikibu
973 - 1014
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 187
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 188
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, John Steinbeck ranks 9. Before him are Charles Lindbergh, Georgy Malenkov, Paul Dirac, Leni Riefenstahl, Erik Erikson, and Carl Rogers. After him are Isaac Bashevis Singer, Halldór Laxness, Talcott Parsons, Eugene Wigner, Fernand Braudel, and Saud of Saudi Arabia. Among people deceased in 1968, John Steinbeck ranks 8. Before him are Helen Keller, Marcel Duchamp, Martin Luther King Jr., Lise Meitner, Otto Hahn, and Padre Pio. After him are Lev Landau, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Robert F. Kennedy, Trygve Lie, Max Brod, and George Gamow.
Others Born in 1902
Go to all RankingsCharles Lindbergh
PILOT
1902 - 1974
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 3
Georgy Malenkov
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1988
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 4
Paul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 5
Leni Riefenstahl
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 2003
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 6
Erik Erikson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1994
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 7
Carl Rogers
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1987
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 8
John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 9
Isaac Bashevis Singer
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 10
Halldór Laxness
WRITER
1902 - 1998
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 11
Talcott Parsons
SOCIOLOGIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 12
Eugene Wigner
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1995
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 13
Fernand Braudel
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1985
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 14
Saud of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1969
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsHelen Keller
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1880 - 1968
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 2
Marcel Duchamp
ARTIST
1887 - 1968
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 3
Martin Luther King Jr.
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1968
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 4
Lise Meitner
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 5
Otto Hahn
CHEMIST
1879 - 1968
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 6
Padre Pio
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1887 - 1968
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 7
John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 8
Lev Landau
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1968
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 9
Konstantin Rokossovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1968
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 10
Robert F. Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1968
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 11
Trygve Lie
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1968
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 12
Max Brod
WRITER
1884 - 1968
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 13
George Gamow
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1968
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 14
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Steinbeck ranks 158 out of 20,380. Before him are John Adams (1735), Tom Selleck (1945), Francis Ford Coppola (1939), J. D. Salinger (1919), James Monroe (1758), and John Wayne (1907). After him are Denzel Washington (1954), Frank Lloyd Wright (1867), Herbert Hoover (1874), Dale Carnegie (1888), Jackson Pollock (1912), and Olympias (-375).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn Adams
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1826
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 152
Tom Selleck
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 153
Francis Ford Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 154
J. D. Salinger
WRITER
1919 - 2010
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 155
James Monroe
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1831
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 156
John Wayne
ACTOR
1907 - 1979
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 157
John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 158
Denzel Washington
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 159
Frank Lloyd Wright
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1959
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 160
Herbert Hoover
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1964
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 161
Dale Carnegie
WRITER
1888 - 1955
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 162
Jackson Pollock
PAINTER
1912 - 1956
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 163
Olympias
COMPANION
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 164
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, John Steinbeck ranks 14. Before him are Jack London (1876), Toni Morrison (1931), Stephen King (1947), Dr. Seuss (1904), William Faulkner (1897), and J. D. Salinger (1919). After him are Dale Carnegie (1888), Ray Bradbury (1920), Herman Melville (1819), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), Arthur Miller (1915), and Walt Whitman (1819).
Jack London
1876 - 1916
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 8
Toni Morrison
1931 - 2019
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 9
Stephen King
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 10
Dr. Seuss
1904 - 1991
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 11
William Faulkner
1897 - 1962
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 12
J. D. Salinger
1919 - 2010
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 13
John Steinbeck
1902 - 1968
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 14
Dale Carnegie
1888 - 1955
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 15
Ray Bradbury
1920 - 2012
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 16
Herman Melville
1819 - 1891
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 17
Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803 - 1882
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 18
Arthur Miller
1915 - 2005
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 19
Walt Whitman
1819 - 1892
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 20