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Joy Harjo

1951 - Today

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Joy Harjo ( HAR-joh; born May 9, 1951) is an American poet, musician, playwright, and author. She served as the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold that honor. She was also only the second Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to have served three terms (after Robert Pinsky). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joy Harjo has received more than 689,641 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joy Harjo is the 7,065th most popular writer, the 16,185th most popular biography from United States and the 1,131st most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joy Harjo ranks 7,065 out of 7,302. Before her are Han Han, Ann Patchett, Urvashi Butalia, Refaat Alareer, Cleanth Brooks, and Carter Bays. After her are Dan Stanca, Khosiyat Rustam, Léonora Miano, Allen Drury, Derrick Jensen, and Mamunul Haque.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Joy Harjo ranks 730. Before her are Mark N. Brown, Maxie Parks, Justin Raimondo, Ham Lin̄i, Charles E. Brady Jr., and Joe Piscopo. After her are Elijah Cummings, Steve Riddick, Joe Sestak, Bina Agarwal, Raelene Boyle, and Alexander Downer.

Others Born in 1951

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joy Harjo ranks 16,185 out of 20,380. Before her are Myndy Crist (1971), Chris Terrio (1976), Taylor Hill (1996), Pat LaFontaine (1965), Hanna R. Hall (1984), and Walter Dix (1986). After her are Jacqueline Moore (1964), Richard Bryan (1937), Jenji Kohan (1969), Nikki Ziering (1971), Claire Coffee (1980), and Leah Pipes (1988).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Joy Harjo ranks 1,131. Before her are Kenneth Turan (1946), Edward P. Jones (1950), Larry Christiansen (1956), Ann Patchett (1963), Cleanth Brooks (1906), and Carter Bays (1975). After her are Allen Drury (1918), Maggie Stiefvater (1981), Beau Willimon (1977), Jim Cornette (1961), Rainbow Rowell (1973), and Laurie Halse Anderson (1961).

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