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Kenneth Turan

1946 - Today

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Kenneth Turan (; born October 27, 1946) is an American retired film critic, author, and lecturer in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth Turan has received more than 228,482 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kenneth Turan is the 7,053rd most popular writer (down from 6,400th in 2019), the 16,096th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,038th in 2019) and the 1,125th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kenneth Turan ranks 7,053 out of 7,302. Before him are Gregory Maguire, Mike Reiss, Viet Thanh Nguyen, James Gould Cozzens, Grace Ogot, and Sherman Alexie. After him are Avijit Roy, Edward P. Jones, Larry Christiansen, Es'kia Mphahlele, Marguerite Abouet, and Han Han.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Kenneth Turan ranks 818. Before him are Ron Boone, Bobby Rush, Terry Hart, William Frederick Fisher, Nalini Malani, and David Watson. After him are Jodi Rell, Eddie Holman, Christine Todd Whitman, Peter Dodson, Tom Hicks, and Don Siegelman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Turan ranks 16,096 out of 20,380. Before him are Merritt Butrick (1959), Barbara Mandrell (1948), Zoe McLellan (1974), Edwin Edwards (1927), Tim Walz (1964), and Sherman Alexie (1966). After him are Joe Johnson (1981), Mary Kay Adams (1962), Candice Michelle (1978), Erika Christensen (1982), Jonathan Silverman (1966), and Michael Redd (1979).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Kenneth Turan ranks 1,125. Before him are Tahereh Mafi (1988), Rita Dove (1952), Gregory Maguire (1954), Mike Reiss (1959), James Gould Cozzens (1903), and Sherman Alexie (1966). After him are Edward P. Jones (1950), Larry Christiansen (1956), Ann Patchett (1963), Cleanth Brooks (1906), Carter Bays (1975), and Joy Harjo (1951).

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