Writer
Joyce Carol Oates
1938 - today
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Joyce Carol Oates
Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Joyce Carol Oates is the 1,312th most popular writer (down from 936th in 2024), the 1,881st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,058th in 2019) and the 148th most popular American Writer.
Joyce Carol Oates is most famous for her novels. She has written over 50 novels and short story collections.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Joyce Carol Oates ranks 1,312 out of 7,302. Before her are Constantijn Huygens, James Ellroy, Arthur Hailey, Quintus Fabius Pictor, Hieronymus of Cardia, and Ruy González de Clavijo. After her are Aelius Aristides, Dylan Thomas, Anthony Bourdain, Robert Merle, Bhartṛhari, and Adam Oehlenschläger.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Constantijn Huygens
1596 - 1687
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,306
James Ellroy
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,307
Arthur Hailey
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,308
Quintus Fabius Pictor
254 BC - 201 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,309
Hieronymus of Cardia
390 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,310
Ruy González de Clavijo
1400 - 1412
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 1,311
Joyce Carol Oates
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,312
Aelius Aristides
117 - 189
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,313
Dylan Thomas
1914 - 1953
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,314
Anthony Bourdain
1956 - 2018
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,315
Robert Merle
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,316
Bhartṛhari
570 - 651
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,317
Adam Oehlenschläger
1779 - 1850
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,318
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Joyce Carol Oates ranks 97. Before her are Jerzy Skolimowski, Leiji Matsumoto, Terence Stamp, Fela Kuti, Carlos Bilardo, and Taha Yassin Ramadan. After her are Elliott Gould, Ahmed Qurei, Frank Langella, Manuel Santana, Connie Francis, and Nabih Berri.
Others Born in 1938
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Jerzy Skolimowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 91
Leiji Matsumoto
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 92
Terence Stamp
ACTOR
1938 - 2025
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 93
Fela Kuti
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1997
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 94
Carlos Bilardo
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 95
Taha Yassin Ramadan
EXTREMIST
1938 - 2007
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 96
Joyce Carol Oates
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 97
Elliott Gould
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 98
Ahmed Qurei
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 99
Frank Langella
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 100
Manuel Santana
TENNIS PLAYER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 101
Connie Francis
SINGER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 102
Nabih Berri
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 103
In United States
Among people born in United States, Joyce Carol Oates ranks 1,881 out of NaN. Before her are George Jung (1942), Tony Todd (1954), Michael Madsen (1957), Vincent D'Onofrio (1959), Grant Wood (1891), and Vint Cerf (1943). After her are Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949), Red Cloud (1822), Fred Durst (1970), Larry Page (1973), Anthony Bourdain (1956), and Héctor Elizondo (1936).
Others born in United States
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George Jung
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,875
Tony Todd
ACTOR
1954 - 2024
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,876
Michael Madsen
ACTOR
1957 - 2025
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 1,877
Vincent D'Onofrio
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 1,878
Grant Wood
PAINTER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 1,879
Vint Cerf
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,880
Joyce Carol Oates
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,881
Stephen McKinley Henderson
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,882
Red Cloud
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1909
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,883
Fred Durst
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,884
Larry Page
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,885
Anthony Bourdain
WRITER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,886
Héctor Elizondo
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,887
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Joyce Carol Oates ranks 148. Before her are Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815), Valerie Solanas (1936), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), Hubert Selby Jr. (1928), Carson McCullers (1917), and James Ellroy (1948). After her are Anthony Bourdain (1956), Natalie Clifford Barney (1876), Samuel R. Delany (1942), Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923), Diana Gabaldon (1952), and Nora Roberts (1950).
Richard Henry Dana Jr.
1815 - 1882
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 142
Valerie Solanas
1936 - 1988
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 143
Alfred Thayer Mahan
1840 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 144
Hubert Selby Jr.
1928 - 2004
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 145
Carson McCullers
1917 - 1967
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 146
James Ellroy
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 147
Joyce Carol Oates
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 148
Anthony Bourdain
1956 - 2018
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 149
Natalie Clifford Barney
1876 - 1972
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 150
Samuel R. Delany
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 151
Walter M. Miller Jr.
1923 - 1996
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 152
Diana Gabaldon
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 153
Nora Roberts
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 154
