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Johnston McCulley

1883 - 1958

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John William Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels and numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnston McCulley has received more than 356,207 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnston McCulley is the 1,879th most popular writer (up from 2,354th in 2019), the 2,372nd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,036th in 2019) and the 210th most popular American Writer.

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  • 360k

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  • 62.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Johnston McCulley ranks 1,879 out of 7,302. Before him are James Ellroy, Abbot Oliba, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Xenophon of Ephesus, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, and Doppo Kunikida. After him are Jovan Dučić, Khurshidbanu Natavan, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, Stig Dagerman, Victoria Ocampo, and Chuck Palahniuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Johnston McCulley ranks 84. Before him are Prince Konrad of Bavaria, Katia Mann, Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Walter Buch, José Mendes Cabeçadas, and Walter Huston. After him are Louis Massignon, Leonid Kulik, Bertram Ramsay, Edgard Varèse, Joseph Stilwell, and Hermann Abendroth. Among people deceased in 1958, Johnston McCulley ranks 50. Before him are Viktor Schauberger, Wilhelm Zaisser, Johannes R. Becher, Florent Schmitt, Florian Znaniecki, and Mikhail Zoshchenko. After him are Ludwig Crüwell, Aarre Merikanto, Roger Byrne, Rudolf Rocker, Edward Weston, and José Miaja.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johnston McCulley ranks 2,372 out of 20,380. Before him are Christine Chubbuck (1944), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), Rob Reiner (1947), Pauley Perrette (1969), Roger Myerson (1951), and Michael Rosbash (1944). After him are Royal Rife (1888), Joanna Cassidy (1945), Carol W. Greider (1961), Betty Robinson (1911), Andy Williams (1927), and A. L. Kroeber (1876).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Johnston McCulley ranks 210. Before him are Rick Riordan (1964), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), Anne Sexton (1928), William Moulton Marston (1893), Paul Goodman (1911), and James Ellroy (1948). After him are Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Shirley Jackson (1916), Nora Ephron (1941), Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), Clark Ashton Smith (1893), and Robert James Waller (1939).

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