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O. Henry

American short story writer

1862 - 1910

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His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia. O. Henry is the 356th most popular writer (up from 397th in 2024), the 415th most popular biography from United States (down from 380th in 2019) and the 35th most popular American Writer.

O. Henry is most famous for his short stories.

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Among Writers

Among writers, O. Henry ranks 356 out of 7,302. Before him are Marguerite Duras, Peter Drucker, Roald Dahl, Luqman, Giorgos Seferis, and Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. After him are John Keats, Jane Hawking, Zosimus, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Pierre Beaumarchais, and Ivanka Trump.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, O. Henry ranks 10. Before him are David Hilbert, Philipp Lenard, Gerhart Hauptmann, Allvar Gullstrand, William Henry Bragg, and Hilma af Klint. After him are Aristide Briand, Arthur Schnitzler, Joseph Merrick, Niko Pirosmani, Pyotr Stolypin, and Victoria of Baden. Among people deceased in 1910, O. Henry ranks 11. Before him are Henry Dunant, Florence Nightingale, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, William James, Henri Rousseau, and Nadar. After him are Giovanni Schiaparelli, Mily Balakirev, Chulalongkorn, Johann Gottfried Galle, Marius Petipa, and Luigi Lucheni.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, O. Henry ranks 415 out of NaN. Before him are Sarah Palin (1964), Iggy Pop (1947), William Henry Harrison (1773), Arthur Compton (1892), Shaquille O'Neal (1972), and Antony Blinken (1962). After him are Tim Burton (1958), Glenn Close (1947), Charles Greeley Abbot (1872), Shirley MacLaine (1934), Leonardo DiCaprio (1974), and Barbara McClintock (1902).

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Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, O. Henry ranks 35. Before him are Walt Whitman (1819), Paul Auster (1947), Arthur Miller (1915), Herman Melville (1819), Philip K. Dick (1928), and Mario Puzo (1920). After him are Ivanka Trump (1981), Henry Miller (1891), Coen brothers (null), Margaret Mitchell (1900), Sylvia Plath (1932), and Frank Herbert (1920).

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