WRITER

Nella Larsen

1891 - 1964

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Nellallitea "Nella" Larsen (born Nellie Walker; April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964) was an American novelist. Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, Quicksand (1928) and Passing (1929), and a few short stories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nella Larsen has received more than 642,007 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Nella Larsen is the 6,020th most popular writer (down from 5,055th in 2019), the 9,859th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,618th in 2019) and the 743rd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nella Larsen ranks 6,020 out of 7,302. Before her are Philippa Pearce, Zsigmond Kemény, Rebecca Solnit, Luiza Pesjak, Leïla Slimani, and Chingiz Abdullayev. After her are Šatrijos Ragana, Anna J. Cooper, Dick Cavett, Andy Weir, Charles Le Goffic, and Sarah Trimmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Nella Larsen ranks 263. Before her are Arnold Jackson, Irving Pichel, Harry Hebner, Petras Klimas, Katherine MacDonald, and Axel Andersen. After her are James Wilson, Reginald Denny, Robert Sjursen, Charles Coughlin, Alfred Lane, and Rowland V. Lee. Among people deceased in 1964, Nella Larsen ranks 192. Before her are C. J. Hambro, Stuart Davis, Nuriye Ulviye Mevlan Civelek, Milton Margai, Lucky Dube, and Diana Wynyard. After her are Anna J. Cooper, James Chapin, Edward Van Sloan, Adele Goldstine, Gracie Allen, and Branislav Hrnjiček.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nella Larsen ranks 9,859 out of 20,380. Before her are Jonathan Gilbert (1967), Dianne Reeves (1956), Charles Hartshorne (1897), Lezley Zen (1974), Eric Christian Olsen (1977), and Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960). After her are Richard Rush (1780), Pamela Bellwood (1951), Harvey Kurtzman (1924), Neal Morse (1960), Anna J. Cooper (1858), and Walter Bahr (1927).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Nella Larsen ranks 743. Before her are Harry Turtledove (1949), Arthur Laurents (1917), Larry Kramer (1935), Robert Coover (1932), Jacob Abbott (1803), and Rebecca Solnit (1961). After her are Anna J. Cooper (1858), Dick Cavett (1936), Andy Weir (1972), Scott Turow (1949), Kenneth Rexroth (1905), and Crane Wilbur (1886).

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