WRITER

Michael Herr

1940 - 2016

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Michael David Herr (April 13, 1940 – June 23, 2016) was an American writer and war correspondent, known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire (1967–1969) during the Vietnam War. The book was called "the best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" by fellow author C.D.B. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Herr has received more than 417,123 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Michael Herr is the 5,526th most popular writer (down from 5,022nd in 2019), the 8,229th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,507th in 2019) and the 635th most popular American Writer.

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  • 420k

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  • 45.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Herr ranks 5,526 out of 7,302. Before her are Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Robert Herrick, Paul-Eerik Rummo, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Yulia Drunina, and José Craveirinha. After her are Vladislav Krapivin, Antonia Fraser, Norman Cousins, Jacqueline Wilson, Tim Powers, and Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Michael Herr ranks 451. Before her are Zoran Janković, Tim Severin, Wolfgang Clement, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Friedel Rausch, and Judy Amoore. After her are Jürgen Kurbjuhn, Uma Aaltonen, Terry McDermott, John Esposito, Marcel Aubour, and Mariette Hartley. Among people deceased in 2016, Michael Herr ranks 411. Before her are Anton Yelchin, Ken Howard, Alice Drummond, Tom Kibble, Lothar Späth, and Karel Husa. After her are Teatao Teannaki, Fidel Uriarte, Joe Alaskey, Mariano Mores, Jacques Rouffio, and Howard Marks.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Herr ranks 8,229 out of 20,380. Before her are Lynn Bari (1913), Katherine Dunham (1909), Patton Oswalt (1969), Rhys Chatham (1952), Alfred W. Crosby (1931), and Peter Buck (1956). After her are Candice Night (1971), William R. Day (1849), Carmelo Anthony (1984), Armen Alchian (1914), Tim Conway (1933), and Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Michael Herr ranks 635. Before her are Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), Martin Cruz Smith (1942), Amy Tan (1952), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), John Keel (1930), and Ted Chiang (1967). After her are Norman Cousins (1915), Tim Powers (1952), Rick Warren (1954), Kenneth Burke (1897), John Esposito (1940), and Tom Robbins (1932).

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