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Louis L'Amour

1908 - 1988

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Louis Dearborn L'Amour (; né LaMoore; March 22, 1908 – June 10, 1988) was an American novelist and short story writer. His books consisted primarily of Western novels, though he called his work "frontier stories". His most widely known Western fiction works include Last of the Breed, Hondo, Shalako, and the Sackett series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis L'Amour has received more than 1,649,344 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Louis L'Amour is the 5,015th most popular writer (down from 4,587th in 2019), the 7,448th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,893rd in 2019) and the 606th most popular American Writer.

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  • 45.14

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Louis L'Amour ranks 5,015 out of 5,755. Before him are William Davenant, Henri Béraud, Jakub Arbes, Ariel Durant, David S. Goyer, and Ulrich Plenzdorf. After him are Margita Figuli, Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Louella Parsons, Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Lőrinc Szabó, and Idea Vilariño.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Louis L'Amour ranks 299. Before him are George Rodger, Birago Diop, Sulo Nurmela, Francisco Aguirre, Ion Lăpușneanu, and Matti Sippala. After him are Hélène Boucher, Buddy Ebsen, Karl Warner, Demetrio Neyra, Hans Jakob, and Vladimír Syrovátka. Among people deceased in 1988, Louis L'Amour ranks 179. Before him are Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira, Margaret Mee, Ella Raines, Victorio Unamuno, Heather O'Rourke, and Lazarus Salii. After him are Guillermo Haro, Hilda Gobbi, John Loder, Max Black, José María Peña, and Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Louis L'Amour ranks 7,448 out of 18,182. Before him are Cathy Moriarty (1960), Thurston Moore (1958), Dennis Sullivan (1941), David S. Goyer (1965), Camille Keaton (1947), and Joe Morello (1928). After him are Jane Wyatt (1910), Joan Hackett (1934), Stan Brakhage (1933), Jane Curtin (1947), Vic Damone (1928), and Chris Owen (1980).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Louis L'Amour ranks 606. Before him are Robert Charles Wilson (1953), John Logan (1961), Fred Saberhagen (1930), Louis Sachar (1954), Marilyn Ferguson (1938), and David S. Goyer (1965). After him are Louella Parsons (1881), Amy Lowell (1874), Michael Herr (1940), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), Bart D. Ehrman (1955), and Kate Wilhelm (1928).

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