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Norman Cousins

1915 - 1990

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Norman Cousins (June 24, 1915 – November 30, 1990) was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Cousins has received more than 540,493 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Cousins is the 5,529th most popular writer, the 8,240th most popular biography from United States and the 636th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Norman Cousins ranks 5,529 out of 7,302. Before him are Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Yulia Drunina, José Craveirinha, Michael Herr, Vladislav Krapivin, and Antonia Fraser. After him are Jacqueline Wilson, Tim Powers, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Louis Guilloux, Uma Aaltonen, and Rick Warren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Norman Cousins ranks 226. Before him are Lars Ahlin, David Diamond, Jan Twardowski, Nicholas Metropolis, Tomás Fernández, and Anita Louise. After him are A. F. M. Ahsanuddin Chowdhury, Khadr El-Touni, Carmen Herrera, Patricia Morison, Melih Cevdet Anday, and Jean Despeaux. Among people deceased in 1990, Norman Cousins ranks 243. Before him are Arno Arthur Wachmann, Bahriye Üçok, Sadi Irmak, Pasquale Fornara, Giorgio Scarlatti, and Yevgeniya Sechenova. After him are Margarete Adler, Oscarino Costa Silva, Alfredo Pián, Malcolm Muggeridge, Peter Taylor, and Margaret Lockwood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Cousins ranks 8,240 out of 20,380. Before him are Tim Conway (1933), Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864), Megan Boone (1983), Rob Bourdon (1979), Jim Siedow (1920), and Aaron Neville (1941). After him are Telma Hopkins (1948), Robert Costanzo (1942), Tim Powers (1952), Barry Sullivan (1912), Matt Biondi (1965), and Slim Summerville (1892).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Norman Cousins ranks 636. Before him are Martin Cruz Smith (1942), Amy Tan (1952), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), John Keel (1930), Ted Chiang (1967), and Michael Herr (1940). After him are Tim Powers (1952), Rick Warren (1954), Kenneth Burke (1897), John Esposito (1940), Tom Robbins (1932), and Grace Paley (1922).

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