1935 - 2019
Mary Jane Oliver (September 10, 1935 – January 17, 2019) was an American poet who won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. She found inspiration for her work in nature and had a lifelong habit of solitary walks in the wild. Her poetry is characterized by a sincere wonderment and profound connection with the environment, conveyed in unadorned language and simple yet striking imagery. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Oliver has received more than 2,005,638 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Mary Oliver is the 5,461st most popular writer (down from 5,092nd in 2019), the 9,027th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,292nd in 2019) and the 703rd most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Mary Oliver ranks 5,461 out of 5,755. Before her are Ali Smith, Adelaide Anne Procter, Alasdair Gray, Khushwant Singh, Leon Kruczkowski, and Kjell Espmark. After her are Philip Agee, Lydie Salvayre, Vincenzo Consolo, Gerrit Achterberg, Hans Jæger, and Per Wästberg.
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 5,455
1825 - 1864
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 5,456
1934 - 2019
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 5,457
1915 - 2014
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 5,458
1900 - 1962
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 5,459
1930 - 2022
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 5,460
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 5,461
1935 - 2008
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 5,462
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 5,463
1933 - 2012
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 5,464
1905 - 1962
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 5,465
1854 - 1910
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 5,466
1933 - Present
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 5,467
Among people born in 1935, Mary Oliver ranks 398. Before her are Eldridge Cleaver, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, Ivan Calin, Leonid Potapov, Claude Esteban, and Donald Arnold. After her are Philip Agee, Bob Gibson, Boris Stenin, Justin Francis Rigali, Susan Brownmiller, and Peter de Klerk. Among people deceased in 2019, Mary Oliver ranks 411. Before her are Ilona Novák, Giovanni Bramucci, Eduard Krieger, Heinz Fütterer, Alasdair Gray, and Ingemar Hedberg. After her are Joseph Pilato, Gerhard Auer, W. S. Merwin, W. Morgan Sheppard, Juan Rodríguez, and Serafim Fernandes de Araújo.
1935 - 1998
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 392
1935 - 2018
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 393
1935 - 2012
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 394
1935 - 2020
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 395
1935 - 2006
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 396
1935 - 2021
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 397
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 398
1935 - 2008
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 399
1935 - 2020
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 400
1935 - 2001
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 401
1935 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 402
1935 - Present
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 403
1935 - 2015
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 404
1925 - 2019
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 405
1946 - 2019
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 406
1946 - 2019
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 407
1931 - 2019
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 408
1934 - 2019
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 409
1920 - 2019
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 410
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 411
1949 - 2019
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 412
1943 - 2019
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 413
1927 - 2019
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 414
1932 - 2019
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 415
1928 - 2019
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 416
1924 - 2019
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 417
Among people born in United States, Mary Oliver ranks 9,027 out of 18,182. Before her are Leon Shamroy (1901), Jim Ross (1952), David L. Rabinowitz (1960), Porter Goss (1938), Jack Casady (1944), and Noble Johnson (1881). After her are Philip Agee (1935), Steve Anderson (1906), Albert Ammons (1907), Tony Martin (1913), Don Gordon (1926), and Shayla LaVeaux (1969).
1901 - 1974
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 9,021
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 9,022
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 9,023
1938 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 9,024
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 9,025
1881 - 1978
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 9,026
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 9,027
1935 - 2008
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 9,028
1906 - 1988
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 9,029
1907 - 1949
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 9,030
1913 - 2012
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 9,031
1926 - 2017
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 9,032
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 9,033
Among writers born in United States, Mary Oliver ranks 703. Before her are Robin Morgan (1941), Robert B. Sherman (1925), Kristin Hannah (1960), John Jakes (1932), Kenneth Burke (1897), and Armistead Maupin (1944). After her are Philip Agee (1935), Julia Alvarez (1950), W. S. Merwin (1927), Robert Creeley (1926), David Brown (1916), and Alvah Bessie (1904).
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 697
1925 - 2012
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 698
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 699
1932 - 2023
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 700
1897 - 1993
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 701
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 702
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 703
1935 - 2008
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 704
1950 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 705
1927 - 2019
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 706
1926 - 2005
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 707
1916 - 2010
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 708
1904 - 1985
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 709