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Nat Hentoff

1925 - 2017

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Nathan Irving Hentoff (June 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017) was an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff was a columnist for The Village Voice from 1958 to 2009. Following his departure from The Village Voice, Hentoff became a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and continued writing his music column for The Wall Street Journal, which published his works until his death. He often wrote on First Amendment issues, vigorously defending the freedom of the press. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nat Hentoff has received more than 314,726 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Nat Hentoff is the 6,611th most popular writer (down from 6,070th in 2019), the 12,951st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,714th in 2019) and the 944th most popular American Writer.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

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  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nat Hentoff ranks 6,611 out of 7,302. Before her are Louis de Bernières, Sayaka Murata, Sarah Josepha Hale, Paolo Bacigalupi, Ann C. Crispin, and Dulce Chacón. After her are John Patrick Shanley, Alan Dundes, Ingo Schulze, Parveen Shakir, Melissa Rosenberg, and Nagaru Tanigawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Nat Hentoff ranks 521. Before her are Peggy Cummins, John Compton, Dickie Moore, Frank Borghi, Bill Eckersley, and Frank Kameny. After her are Philip Carey, Alexei Guryshev, Albert Paulsen, Ebrahim Alkazi, Jerry Paris, and Keshav Dutt. Among people deceased in 2017, Nat Hentoff ranks 606. Before her are Lorne Loomer, Margit Schumann, Peggy Cummins, Uli Vos, Jim Bunning, and George Avakian. After her are Al Lawrence, Janusz Wójcik, Warrel Dane, David Axelrod, Keely Smith, and Francine York.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nat Hentoff ranks 12,951 out of 20,380. Before her are Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Paolo Bacigalupi (1972), Harley Jane Kozak (1957), Ann C. Crispin (1950), Katrina Leskanich (1960), and Lisa Nowak (1963). After her are Howard Georgi (1947), Kiele Sanchez (1977), Rita R. Colwell (1934), Ruth Etting (1896), Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), and Gary Rydstrom (1959).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Nat Hentoff ranks 944. Before her are Joseph Wambaugh (1937), Steven S. DeKnight (1910), Paul Dini (1957), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Paolo Bacigalupi (1972), and Ann C. Crispin (1950). After her are John Patrick Shanley (1950), Alan Dundes (1934), Melissa Rosenberg (1962), Philip Freneau (1752), David Sedaris (1956), and Frederica Sagor Maas (1900).

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