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Lydia Davis

1947 - Today

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Lydia Davis (born July 15, 1947) is an American short story writer, novelist, essayist, and translator from French and other languages, who often writes very short stories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lydia Davis has received more than 603,835 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Lydia Davis is the 3,888th most popular writer (up from 4,482nd in 2019), the 5,041st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,300th in 2019) and the 413th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lydia Davis ranks 3,888 out of 7,302. Before her are Anne Hébert, Dušan Kovačević, Hjalmar Bergman, Cassandra Clare, Peter Bichsel, and Thomas Murner. After her are Vitsentzos Kornaros, Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, Simin Daneshvar, Mikheil Javakhishvili, Mahadev Desai, and Ceija Stojka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Lydia Davis ranks 383. Before her are Peer Steinbrück, Alan Thicke, Stephen A. Schwarzman, Frank J. Tipler, Peter M. Christian, and Coline Serreau. After her are Nicolae Dobrin, Don Felder, Tatiana Tarasova, Prince Hassan bin Talal, Bunny Wailer, and Jaroslav Pollák.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lydia Davis ranks 5,041 out of 20,380. Before her are Abella Danger (1995), Lawrence Tierney (1919), John Elkann (1976), Jim Walton (1948), Anna Lea Merritt (1844), and Cecil Taylor (1929). After her are Ralph Hartley (1888), Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900), Kathryn Adams (1893), Michael Blake (1945), Billy Paul (1934), and Don Felder (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lydia Davis ranks 413. Before her are James Russell Lowell (1819), A. Merritt (1884), Marianne Moore (1887), Herman Wouk (1915), Margaret Weis (1948), and Francis Davis Millet (1848). After her are Michael Blake (1945), Carrie Nation (1846), Robert E. Sherwood (1896), Katherine Anne Porter (1890), Elmer Rice (1892), and Elizabeth Strout (1956).

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