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 522,541 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Nelson Algren is the 2,003rd most popular writer (up from 2,016th in 2019), the 2,634th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,529th in 2019) and the 236th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Nelson Algren ranks 2,003 out of 5,755. Before him are Michael Cunningham, Sabahattin Ali, Izabela Czartoryska, Michel Leiris, Walter Bagehot, and Eduardo Mendoza Garriga. After him are Gerald Gardner, Pierre Lemaitre, Juhani Aho, Joseph Heller, Alciphron, and Gaston III, Count of Foix.
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,997
1907 - 1948
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 1,998
1746 - 1835
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,999
1901 - 1990
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2,000
1826 - 1877
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 2,001
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 2,002
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 2,003
1884 - 1964
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,004
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,005
1861 - 1921
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,006
1923 - 1999
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,007
200 - 200
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,008
1331 - 1391
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 2,009
Among people born in 1909, Nelson Algren ranks 95. Before him are Shigeo Shingo, Edwin H. Land, Eduard Wirths, Atsushi Nakajima, Matti Järvinen, and Adolfo López Mateos. After him are August Derleth, Karl Schäfer, Adib Shishakli, Isa Miranda, André Abegglen, and Hendrik Casimir. Among people deceased in 1981, Nelson Algren ranks 69. Before him are Valeri Kharlamov, Albert Cohen, Lotte Reiniger, Kirill Kondrashin, Yakov Pavlov, and Nisargadatta Maharaj. After him are D. R. Bendre, Ziaur Rahman, Giuseppe Pella, Ferruccio Parri, Melvyn Douglas, and Manuel Urrutia Lleó.
1909 - 1990
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 89
1909 - 1991
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 90
1909 - 1945
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 91
1909 - 1942
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 92
1909 - 1985
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 93
1909 - 1969
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 94
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 95
1909 - 1971
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 96
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 97
1909 - 1964
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 98
1909 - 1982
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 99
1909 - 1944
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 100
1909 - 2000
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 101
1948 - 1981
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 63
1895 - 1981
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 64
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 65
1914 - 1981
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 66
1917 - 1981
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 67
1897 - 1981
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 68
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 69
1896 - 1981
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 70
1936 - 1981
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 71
1902 - 1981
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 72
1890 - 1981
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 73
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 74
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 75
Among people born in United States, Nelson Algren ranks 2,634 out of 18,182. Before him are Morton Feldman (1926), Robin Tunney (1972), Gall (1840), Coleman Hawkins (1904), George B. McClellan (1826), and Tom Savini (1946). After him are Carmine Coppola (1910), Joseph Heller (1923), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), Michael Walzer (1935), Everett McGill (1945), and Jonathan Larson (1960).
1926 - 1987
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2,628
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2,629
1840 - 1894
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2,630
1904 - 1969
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2,631
1826 - 1885
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2,632
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 2,633
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 2,634
1910 - 1991
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,635
1923 - 1999
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,636
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 2,637
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 2,638
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 2,639
1960 - 1996
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 2,640
Among writers born in United States, Nelson Algren ranks 236. Before him are John Grinder (1940), Ed McBain (1926), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Carl Sandburg (1878), Harlan Coben (1962), and Michael Cunningham (1952). After him are Joseph Heller (1923), August Derleth (1909), Annie Proulx (1935), John W. Campbell (1910), James M. Cain (1892), and William Moulton Marston (1893).
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 230
1926 - 2005
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 231
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 232
1878 - 1967
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 233
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 234
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 235
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 236
1923 - 1999
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 237
1909 - 1971
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 238
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 239
1910 - 1971
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 240
1892 - 1977
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 241
1893 - 1947
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 242