WRITER

Maxwell Anderson

1888 - 1959

Maxwell Anderson

James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist and lyricist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maxwell Anderson has received more than 142,622 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 3,463rd most popular writer.

Memorability Metrics

140k
Page Views (PV)
47.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
3.69
Effective Languages (L*)
3.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maxwell Anderson ranks 3,457 out of 4,883. Before him are Vicente Espinel, Hart Crane, William Steig, Glenn Greenwald, Alessandro Tassoni, and Otar Chiladze. After him are Irving Wallace, William Boyd, Peter Rosegger, Mary Norton, Ian Rankin, and Simin Daneshvar.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Vicente Espinel
1550 - 1624
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 3,451
Hart Crane
1899 - 1932
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 3,452
William Steig
1907 - 2003
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 3,453
Glenn Greenwald
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 3,454
Alessandro Tassoni
1565 - 1635
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 3,455
Otar Chiladze
1933 - 2009
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 3,456
Maxwell Anderson
1888 - 1959
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 3,457
Irving Wallace
1916 - 1990
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 3,458
William Boyd
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 3,459
Peter Rosegger
1843 - 1918
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 3,460
Mary Norton
1903 - 1992
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 3,461
Ian Rankin
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 3,462
Simin Daneshvar
1921 - 2012
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 3,463

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Maxwell Anderson ranks 125. Before him are Kan Kikuchi, Sophus Nielsen, Marcel Jouhandeau, Edward Cook, Tom Phillips, and Marie Rambert. After him are Edith Evans, Ralph Hartley, Charles Winslow, Gladys Cooper, Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, and Ferdinand Bie. Among people deceased in 1959, Maxwell Anderson ranks 106. Before him are Esfir Shub, Heleno de Freitas, Edmund Goulding, Roald Larsen, William D. Leahy, and Ernst Fast. After him are Eero Lehtonen, George Albert Smith, Ali-Akbar Dehkhoda, William J. Donovan, Jacob Epstein, and Boris Eikhenbaum.

Others Born in 1888

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Kan Kikuchi
1888 - 1948
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 119
Sophus Nielsen
1888 - 1963
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 120
Marcel Jouhandeau
1888 - 1979
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 121
Edward Cook
1888 - 1972
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 122
Tom Phillips
1888 - 1941
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 123
Marie Rambert
1888 - 1982
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 124
Maxwell Anderson
1888 - 1959
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 125
Edith Evans
1888 - 1976
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 126
Ralph Hartley
1888 - 1970
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 127
Charles Winslow
1888 - 1963
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 128
Gladys Cooper
1888 - 1971
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 129
Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape
1888 - 1981
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 130
Ferdinand Bie
1888 - 1961
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 131