1909 - 1981
Nelson Algren (born Nelson Ahlgren Abraham; March 28, 1909 – May 9, 1981) was an American writer. His 1949 novel The Man with the Golden Arm won the National Book Award and was adapted as the 1955 film of the same name. Algren articulated the world of "drunks, pimps, prostitutes, freaks, drug addicts, prize fighters, corrupt politicians, and hoodlums". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nelson Algren has received more than 408,999 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Nelson Algren is the 2,017th most popular writer (up from 2,465th in 2019), the 2,530th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,955th in 2019) and the 241st most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Nelson Algren ranks 2,017 out of 5,794. Before him are Charles de Brosses, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Maria Shriver, Johnston McCulley, Charles Maturin, and Maurice Sendak. After him are Gaston Paris, Matthew Arnold, James M. Cain, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Gottschalk of Orbais, and Julian Tuwim.
1709 - 1777
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 2,011
1808 - 1890
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 2,012
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 2,013
1883 - 1958
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 2,014
1780 - 1824
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 2,015
1928 - 2012
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 2,016
1909 - 1981
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,017
1839 - 1903
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,018
1822 - 1888
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,019
1892 - 1977
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,020
1841 - 1910
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,021
805 - 869
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,022
1894 - 1953
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,023
Among people born in 1909, Nelson Algren ranks 91. Before him are Adolfo López Mateos, Juan Bosch, Ben Webster, Werner Naumann, Shigeo Shingo, and Mikhail Mil. After him are David Riesman, William M. Branham, Homi J. Bhabha, Bernd Rosemeyer, Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani, and André Abegglen. Among people deceased in 1981, Nelson Algren ranks 64. Before him are Melvyn Douglas, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, Christy Brown, Yakov Pavlov, Manuel Urrutia Lleó, and Valeri Kharlamov. After him are Gunichi Mikawa, Rensis Likert, Franjo Šeper, Duško Popov, Alberto Suppici, and Kirill Kondrashin.
1909 - 1969
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 85
1909 - 2001
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 86
1909 - 1973
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 87
1909 - 1982
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 88
1909 - 1990
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 89
1909 - 1970
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 90
1909 - 1981
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 91
1909 - 2002
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 92
1909 - 1965
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 93
1909 - 1966
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 94
1909 - 1938
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 95
1909 - 1977
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 96
1909 - 1944
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 97
1901 - 1981
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 58
1883 - 1981
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 59
1932 - 1981
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 60
1917 - 1981
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 61
1901 - 1981
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 62
1948 - 1981
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 63
1909 - 1981
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 64
1888 - 1981
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 65
1903 - 1981
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 66
1905 - 1981
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 67
1912 - 1981
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 68
1898 - 1981
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 69
1914 - 1981
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 70
Among people born in United States, Nelson Algren ranks 2,530 out of 15,968. Before him are J. Walter Christie (1865), Maurice Sendak (1928), Michelle Williams (1980), Henry A. Wallace (1888), Dennis Wilson (1944), and Michael DeBakey (1908). After him are Harvey Cushing (1869), Esther Williams (1921), Ben Johnson (1918), Paul Rudd (1969), Leonard Susskind (1940), and James M. Cain (1892).
1865 - 1944
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 2,524
1928 - 2012
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 2,525
1980 - Present
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 2,526
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,527
1944 - 1983
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,528
1908 - 2008
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,529
1909 - 1981
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,530
1869 - 1939
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,531
1921 - 2013
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 2,532
1918 - 1996
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 2,533
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 2,534
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 2,535
1892 - 1977
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,536
Among writers born in United States, Nelson Algren ranks 241. Before him are Joan Didion (1934), Edward Gorey (1925), Nora Ephron (1941), Maria Shriver (1955), Johnston McCulley (1883), and Maurice Sendak (1928). After him are James M. Cain (1892), Neil Postman (1931), Margaret Fuller (1810), Kate Millett (1934), Edward Bellamy (1850), and Tony Robbins (1960).
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 235
1925 - 2000
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 236
1941 - 2012
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 237
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 238
1883 - 1958
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 239
1928 - 2012
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 240
1909 - 1981
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 241
1892 - 1977
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 242
1931 - 2003
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 243
1810 - 1850
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 244
1934 - 2017
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 245
1850 - 1898
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 246
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 247