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MacKinlay Kantor

1904 - 1977

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MacKinlay Kantor (February 4, 1904 – October 11, 1977), born Benjamin McKinlay Kantor, was an American journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He wrote more than 30 novels, several set during the American Civil War, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1956 for his 1955 novel, Andersonville. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of MacKinlay Kantor has received more than 185,571 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. MacKinlay Kantor is the 6,187th most popular writer, the 13,282nd most popular biography from United States and the 975th most popular American Writer.

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  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 6,187 out of 5,755. Before him are Jonathan Lethem, Peter Hitchens, Aleš Debeljak, Benjamin Jowett, Carol J. Adams, and Andrea Levy. After him are Bryan Fuller, K. A. Applegate, Peter Hedges, James Merrill, Jeff VanderMeer, and Kathrin Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 326. Before him are Anders Lange, K. L. Saigal, Selwyn Lloyd, Jennison Heaton, Dorothy Fields, and James T. Farrell. After him are Jerry Colonna and Fernando Lopez. Among people deceased in 1977, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 243. Before him are Norman Thomas Gilroy, Fannie Lou Hamer, Allison Hayes, Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and Brian McGuire. After him are Charlotte Greenwood and Geraldine Brooks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 13,282 out of 18,182. Before him are Bobby Julich (1971), Debby Boone (1956), Cynthia Lummis (1954), David DeLuise (1971), Carol J. Adams (1951), and Melissa Sagemiller (1974). After him are Bryan Fuller (1969), Mary Crosby (1959), Vanessa Marquez (1968), K. A. Applegate (1956), Gary Winick (1961), and Lillian Roth (1910).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, MacKinlay Kantor ranks 975. Before him are Alan Dundes (1934), Susan Faludi (1959), Neil Strauss (1969), Matthew Weiner (1965), Jonathan Lethem (1964), and Carol J. Adams (1951). After him are Bryan Fuller (1969), K. A. Applegate (1956), Peter Hedges (1962), James Merrill (1926), Jeff VanderMeer (1968), and Virginia Hamilton (1936).

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