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Kenneth Rexroth

1905 - 1982

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Kenneth Charles Marion Rexroth (December 22, 1905 – June 6, 1982) was an American poet, translator, and critical essayist. He is regarded as a central figure in the San Francisco Renaissance, and paved the groundwork for the movement. Although he did not consider himself to be a Beat poet, and disliked the association, he was dubbed the "Father of the Beats" by Time magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth Rexroth has received more than 236,185 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kenneth Rexroth is the 6,041st most popular writer (down from 5,604th in 2019), the 9,951st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,842nd in 2019) and the 748th most popular American Writer.

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  • 19

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  • 2.97

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  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 6,041 out of 7,302. Before him are Ľudmila Podjavorinská, Sandro Veronesi, Fredy Perlman, René Benjamin, Danièle Sallenave, and Ravindra Kelekar. After him are Izaak Walton, Buchi Emecheta, Crane Wilbur, Armistead Maupin, Su Tong, and Euphrase Kezilahabi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 361. Before him are Tex Ritter, Oleg Zhakov, György Kulin, Edvin Laine, Hanns Kilian, and Helen Sawyer Hogg. After him are Isaac Kashdan, Tommy Flowers, Robert Bacher, Friederich Franzl, Leroy Carr, and Enrico Rivolta. Among people deceased in 1982, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 275. Before him are Virginia Fox, Celia Johnson, Francisco Gamborena, Erwin Casmir, Kim Duk-koo, and Dorothy Round. After him are Willi Multhaup, Vivien Merchant, Bernard Malivoire, Otto von Porat, Henri Dulieux, and Wiesław Maniak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 9,951 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Waller (1884), Lou Jones (1932), Roderick Chisholm (1916), Caroline Aaron (1952), Edward Van Sloan (1882), and Oliver Otis Howard (1830). After him are Patricia Belcher (1954), William Fields (1929), Devin Ratray (1977), Alice Austen (1866), Markie Post (1950), and Tyler Hoechlin (1987).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 748. Before him are Rebecca Solnit (1961), Nella Larsen (1891), Anna J. Cooper (1858), Dick Cavett (1936), Andy Weir (1972), and Scott Turow (1949). After him are Crane Wilbur (1886), Armistead Maupin (1944), Tony Kushner (1956), Gustav Hasford (1947), Stephen R. Donaldson (1947), and Charles Brackett (1892).

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