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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 219,454 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kenneth Rexroth is the 5,624th most popular writer (down from 5,020th in 2019), the 9,864th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,802nd in 2019) and the 750th most popular American Writer.

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  • 220k

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 5,624 out of 5,755. Before him are Leszek Engelking, John Skelton, Edward Everett Hale, John Betjeman, Sarah J. Maas, and Anna Löwenstein. After him are Owen Barfield, Colum McCann, John Perry Barlow, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Karel Schoeman, and James Cooke Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 334. Before him are Kay Francis, Leroy Carr, Robert Bacher, Tommy Flowers, Tex Ritter, and Eleanor Audley. After him are John Hoyt, Jules Pappaert, Fidel LaBarba, Fernand Rigaux, Sam Zimbalist, and Lila Lee. Among people deceased in 1982, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 247. Before him are Elvio Banchero, Dorothy Round, Vivien Merchant, Wiesław Maniak, Salomon Bochner, and Gopal Swarup Pathak. After him are Henri Dulieux, Humphrey Searle, Philip Hall, Virginia Fox, William Cameron Townsend, and Rab Butler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 9,864 out of 18,182. Before him are Sarah J. Maas (1986), Jon Jones (1987), Nelly (1974), Fitzhugh Lee (1835), Craig Bierko (1964), and Mae Young (1923). After him are Playboi Carti (1996), John Edwards (1953), Grant Hill (1972), Reginald Arvizu (1969), Tim Montgomery (1975), and Marie Windsor (1919).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Kenneth Rexroth ranks 750. Before him are Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Booth Tarkington (1869), David Halberstam (1934), Madeline Miller (1978), Edward Everett Hale (1822), and Sarah J. Maas (1986). After him are John Perry Barlow (1947), Sarah Moore Grimké (1792), Glenn Greenwald (1967), Naomi Wolf (1962), Wallace Stegner (1909), and William Inge (1913).

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