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Josephine Johnson

1910 - 1990

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Josephine Winslow Johnson (June 20, 1910 – February 27, 1990) was an American novelist, poet, and essayist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1935 at age 24 for her first novel, Now in November. She is the youngest person to win the Pulitzer for Fiction. Shortly thereafter, she published Winter Orchard, a collection of short stories that had previously appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Vanity Fair, The St. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Josephine Johnson is the 6,938th most popular writer (down from 6,575th in 2024), the 14,950th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,769th in 2019) and the 1,059th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Josephine Johnson ranks 6,938 out of 7,302. Before her are Jay McInerney, Maja Lunde, Dave Eggers, Michael Davitt, Howard Gordon, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. After her are Amor Towles, Hamid Mir, Ransom Riggs, Brigitte Vasallo, Esteban Navarro, and Es'kia Mphahlele.

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Among people born in 1910, Josephine Johnson ranks 421. Before her are Dick Foran, Nicholas Monsarrat, Marguerite Churchill, Mallikarjun Mansur, Gale Page, and Ruthie Tompson. After her are Lillian Roth, Jack Mercer, and Rosemary DeCamp. Among people deceased in 1990, Josephine Johnson ranks 314. Before her are Mahmoud Namjoo, Jean Wallace, Dorothy Mackaill, Elizabeth Allan, V. Shantaram, and Arthur Goldberg. After her are Salvatore Todisco, Tomás Ó Fiaich, and Sergio Franchi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Josephine Johnson ranks 14,955 out of 20,380. Before her are Kane Kosugi (1974), Mel Winkler (1941), Gale Robbins (1921), Jake Lacy (1985), Adam Nelson (1975), and Erik Rhodes (1982). After her are Kay Starr (1922), Annise Parker (1956), Amor Towles (1964), Russell Allen (1971), Joshua Oppenheimer (1974), and Tatanka (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Josephine Johnson ranks 1,059. Before her are MacKinlay Kantor (1904), H. Beam Piper (1904), Michael Goldenberg (1965), Jay McInerney (1955), Dave Eggers (1970), and Howard Gordon (1961). After her are Amor Towles (1964), Ransom Riggs (1979), Charles Krauthammer (1950), Valerie Plame (1963), Russell Hoban (1925), and Conrad Richter (1890).

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