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Nathanael West

1903 - 1940

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Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American writer and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nathanael West has received more than 465,135 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Nathanael West is the 3,882nd most popular writer, the 5,219th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,265th in 2019) and the 434th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nathanael West ranks 3,882 out of 5,755. Before him are Alexander Volkov, Simon Vestdijk, Dušan Kovačević, Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Lajos Bíró, and Max Lange. After him are Mario Rigoni Stern, Osip Brik, Sotion, Olaf Bull, T. C. Boyle, and Eric Frank Russell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Nathanael West ranks 195. Before him are Natallia Arsiennieva, Claude Dauphin, Alejandro Casona, Cyril Jackson, Yashpal, and Ivan Galamian. After him are Wage Rudolf Supratman, Adolph Gottlieb, Vladimir Lossky, Josefina Pla, Theo Lingen, and Jack Oakie. Among people deceased in 1940, Nathanael West ranks 121. Before him are Georgios Tsitas, Albin Lermusiaux, Pierre Marie, Eric Gill, Udham Singh, and Jaan Teemant. After him are Juan Carreño, Alicia Boole Stott, Piero Toscani, Einar Benediktsson, Karimeh Abbud, and Ljubomir Davidović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nathanael West ranks 5,219 out of 18,182. Before him are Paul Adelstein (1969), Roscoe Tanner (1951), Tammy Wynette (1942), Nathan Lane (1956), Ted Neeley (1943), and Frank Churchill (1901). After him are Robert Taylor (1932), Barnum Brown (1873), Moe Tucker (1944), George Pickett (1825), Paul W. Merrill (1887), and Nathan East (1955).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Nathanael West ranks 434. Before him are Bret Harte (1836), Kim Stanley Robinson (1952), James Redfield (1950), Aaron Sorkin (1961), Peter Straub (1943), and Paula Fox (1923). After him are T. C. Boyle (1948), Ida B. Wells (1862), Mona Simpson (1957), Leigh Brackett (1915), Mike Resnick (1942), and Gordon Willis (1931).

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