Writer
Lorraine Hansberry
American playwright and writer
1930 - 1965
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Lorraine Hansberry
Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Lorraine Hansberry is the 6,425th most popular writer (down from 6,202nd in 2024), the 11,912th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,706th in 2019) and the 862nd most popular American Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Lorraine Hansberry ranks 6,425 out of 7,302. Before her are Elizabeth Carter, Zakhar Prilepin, Charles Olson, S. E. Hinton, H. R. F. Keating, and R. C. Sherriff. After her are David McCullough, Beverly Cleary, Felicia Hemans, Susan Hill, Damon Runyon, and Helena Norberg-Hodge.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Elizabeth Carter
1717 - 1806
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 6,419
Zakhar Prilepin
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 6,420
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 6,421
S. E. Hinton
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 6,422
H. R. F. Keating
1926 - 2011
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 6,423
R. C. Sherriff
1896 - 1975
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 6,424
Lorraine Hansberry
1930 - 1965
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 6,425
David McCullough
1933 - 2022
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 6,426
Beverly Cleary
1916 - 2021
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 6,427
Felicia Hemans
1793 - 1835
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 6,428
Susan Hill
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 6,429
Damon Runyon
1880 - 1946
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 6,430
Helena Norberg-Hodge
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 6,431
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Lorraine Hansberry ranks 596. Before her are Yves Delacour, Barry Unsworth, John Cullum, Satya Vrat Shastri, Mike Gravel, and Andrew Sachs. After her are Lajos Für, John Landy, Earl Hooker, Norman Johnson, Ivy Dumont, and Bill Lienhard. Among people deceased in 1965, Lorraine Hansberry ranks 230. Before her are Hans Beyer, Robert Sjursen, Felix Frankfurter, Herbert Morrison, Steve Cochran, and Helen Wainwright. After her are Vasily Struve, Bessie Barriscale, Vajiha Samadova, Henry Weed Fowler, Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh, and Miller Anderson.
Others Born in 1930
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Yves Delacour
ATHLETE
1930 - 2014
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 590
Barry Unsworth
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 591
John Cullum
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 592
Satya Vrat Shastri
WRITER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 593
Mike Gravel
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 594
Andrew Sachs
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 595
Lorraine Hansberry
WRITER
1930 - 1965
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 596
Lajos Für
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2013
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 597
John Landy
ATHLETE
1930 - 2022
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 598
Earl Hooker
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1970
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 599
Norman Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 600
Ivy Dumont
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 601
Bill Lienhard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 602
Others Deceased in 1965
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Hans Beyer
GYMNAST
1889 - 1965
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 224
Robert Sjursen
GYMNAST
1891 - 1965
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 225
Felix Frankfurter
LAWYER
1882 - 1965
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 226
Herbert Morrison
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 227
Steve Cochran
ACTOR
1917 - 1965
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 228
Helen Wainwright
SWIMMER
1906 - 1965
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 229
Lorraine Hansberry
WRITER
1930 - 1965
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 230
Vasily Struve
HISTORIAN
1889 - 1965
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 231
Bessie Barriscale
ACTOR
1884 - 1965
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 232
Vajiha Samadova
PAINTER
1924 - 1965
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 233
Henry Weed Fowler
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1965
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 234
Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1965
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 235
Miller Anderson
ATHLETE
1922 - 1965
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 236
In United States
Among people born in United States, Lorraine Hansberry ranks 11,912 out of NaN. Before her are Rodger Bumpass (1951), Phil Silvers (1911), Anthony W. England (1942), Bobbie Gentry (1942), Tim Van Patten (1959), and Dave Wottle (1950). After her are David McCullough (1933), Clyde Lovellette (1929), Steven R. McQueen (1988), Vern Mikkelsen (1928), Bill Mazeroski (1936), and Jeff Ament (1963).
Others born in United States
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Rodger Bumpass
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 11,906
Phil Silvers
ACTOR
1911 - 1985
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 11,907
Anthony W. England
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 11,908
Bobbie Gentry
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11,909
Tim Van Patten
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11,910
Dave Wottle
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11,911
Lorraine Hansberry
WRITER
1930 - 1965
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11,912
David McCullough
WRITER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11,913
Clyde Lovellette
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11,914
Steven R. McQueen
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11,915
Vern Mikkelsen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 11,916
Bill Mazeroski
BASEBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2026
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 11,917
Jeff Ament
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 11,918
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Lorraine Hansberry ranks 862. Before her are Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), Martha Wells (1964), Tristan Taormino (1971), Richard Price (1949), Charles Olson (1910), and S. E. Hinton (1948). After her are David McCullough (1933), Beverly Cleary (1916), Damon Runyon (1880), Leslie Feinberg (1949), James Branch Cabell (1879), and George B. Seitz (1888).
Jonathan Rosenbaum
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 856
Martha Wells
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 857
Tristan Taormino
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 858
Richard Price
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 859
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 860
S. E. Hinton
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 861
Lorraine Hansberry
1930 - 1965
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 862
David McCullough
1933 - 2022
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 863
Beverly Cleary
1916 - 2021
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 864
Damon Runyon
1880 - 1946
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 865
Leslie Feinberg
1949 - 2014
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 866
James Branch Cabell
1879 - 1958
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 867
George B. Seitz
1888 - 1944
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 868
