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Louise Erdrich

1954 - Today

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Karen Louise Erdrich ( ER-drik; born June 7, 1954) is an American author of novels, poetry, and children's books featuring Native American characters and settings. She is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Ojibwe people.Erdrich is widely acclaimed as one of the most significant writers of the second wave of the Native American Renaissance. She has written 28 books in all, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and children's books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louise Erdrich has received more than 1,336,372 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Louise Erdrich is the 5,100th most popular writer (up from 5,352nd in 2019), the 7,712th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,964th in 2019) and the 620th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.3M

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  • 44.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Louise Erdrich ranks 5,100 out of 5,755Before her are Marc Okrand, Grace Paley, Jan Parandowski, Luigi Galleani, Tua Forsström, and Richard K. Morgan. After her are Tony Hillerman, David Belasco, Semyon Nadson, Yakov Polonsky, Karel van de Woestijne, and Gyula Juhász.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Louise Erdrich ranks 352Before her are Christie Brinkley, Daniyal Akhmetov, Jouko Törmänen, Slaviša Žungul, Jonas Kazlauskas, and Ash Carter. After her are Michael Anthony, Bob Menendez, Bill Joy, Paul Gallagher, Robert Van de Walle, and Alex Salmond.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Louise Erdrich ranks 7,712 out of 18,182Before her are Paul Dano (1984), Tom Arnold (1959), Melissa Benoist (1988), Neil Hamilton (1899), William Alston (1921), and Josh Dallas (1978). After her are Charles A. Beard (1874), Gerald Carr (1932), Willard Metcalf (1858), Mose Allison (1927), Carolyn Porco (1953), and Barry Sullivan (1912).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Louise Erdrich ranks 620Before her are Katherine Neville (1945), Nella Larsen (1891), Nancy Kress (1948), Gardner Dozois (1947), Marc Okrand (1948), and Grace Paley (1922). After her are Tony Hillerman (1925), David Belasco (1853), Helen Prejean (1939), Holly Black (1971), Frank O'Hara (1926), and John Esposito (1940).