WRITER

Larry Kramer

1935 - 2020

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Laurence David Kramer (June 25, 1935 – May 27, 2020) was an American playwright, author, film producer, public health advocate, and gay rights activist. He began his career rewriting scripts while working for Columbia Pictures, which led him to London, where he worked with United Artists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Kramer has received more than 1,871,586 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Larry Kramer is the 6,007th most popular writer (down from 5,163rd in 2019), the 9,804th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,995th in 2019) and the 739th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Larry Kramer ranks 6,007 out of 7,302. Before him are Joel Lehtonen, Carol J. Adams, Jonathan Safran Foer, Harry Turtledove, Arthur Laurents, and Paulina Chiziane. After him are Robert Coover, David Storey, Jacob Abbott, Keri Hulme, Andreas Eschbach, and Sarah Waters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Larry Kramer ranks 471. Before him are Arvo Valton, Daniel Quinn, Victor Chizhikov, Vicente Cantatore, Mitsuo Ikeda, and Derek Kevan. After him are Sylvia Robinson, Judy Parfitt, Trevor Blokdyk, Kazimierz Paździor, Leonid Potapov, and Charles Grimes. Among people deceased in 2020, Larry Kramer ranks 611. Before him are Tom Seaver, Mário da Graça Machungo, Kristina Lugn, Henri Weber, Enrique Múgica, and Jim Marurai. After him are Richard K. Guy, Detto Mariano, Aileen Baviera, Bruno Martini, Jimmy Heath, and Juan Sol.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Kramer ranks 9,804 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel J. Travanti (1940), LaVern Baker (1929), Ernie Kovacs (1919), Taissa Farmiga (1994), Rob Estes (1963), and John L. Phillips (1951). After him are Van Dyke Parks (1943), Robert Coover (1932), Beth Fowler (1940), Michael Constantine (1927), Sherry Turkle (1948), and Michael Horse (1949).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Larry Kramer ranks 739. Before him are W. S. Merwin (1927), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896), Carol J. Adams (1951), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Harry Turtledove (1949), and Arthur Laurents (1917). After him are Robert Coover (1932), Jacob Abbott (1803), Rebecca Solnit (1961), Nella Larsen (1891), Anna J. Cooper (1858), and Dick Cavett (1936).

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