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Ogden Nash

1902 - 1971

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Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 – May 19, 1971) was an American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote over 500 pieces. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ogden Nash has received more than 985,010 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Ogden Nash is the 5,948th most popular writer (down from 5,176th in 2019), the 11,790th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,828th in 2019) and the 885th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ogden Nash ranks 5,948 out of 5,755. Before him are Jáchym Topol, Oliver La Farge, Stanley Kunitz, Ihor Pavlyuk, Leslie Feinberg, and Joel Surnow. After him are Richard Flanagan, Lionel Shriver, Sophie Hannah, Samuel Daniel, Barry Unsworth, and Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Ogden Nash ranks 298. Before him are Rab Butler, Guy Lombardo, Douglas Lowe, George Murphy, Charles Barton, and Pietro Genovesi. After him are Frederick Sheffield, Stepin Fetchit, Richard Allen, Louise Beavers, Lyle Talbot, and Irene Ryan. Among people deceased in 1971, Ogden Nash ranks 220. Before him are John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Seán Lemass, James Waddell Alexander II, Phil Edwards, Ed Gordon, and Edmund Lowe. After him are Frederick Sheffield, Jennison Heaton, Richard Russell Jr., Edward Andrade, and Bert Roach.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ogden Nash ranks 11,790 out of 18,182. Before him are Kevin Love (1988), Kenneth Choi (1971), David Axelrod (1931), Madonna Wayne Gacy (1964), Betty Thomas (1948), and Mike Dunleavy (1961). After him are Jason Wiles (1970), Damian Chapa (1963), Ruth Etting (1896), Derek Richardson (1976), Len Bias (1963), and Gary Jules (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ogden Nash ranks 885. Before him are Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Wayne C. Booth (1921), Oliver La Farge (1901), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Leslie Feinberg (1949), and Joel Surnow (1955). After him are Lionel Shriver (1957), Jane Smiley (1949), Vachel Lindsay (1879), William Kennedy (1928), N. K. Jemisin (1972), and N. Scott Momaday (1934).

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