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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 more than 500 pieces. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ogden Nash has received more than 1,055,617 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ogden Nash is the 6,499th most popular writer (down from 5,925th in 2019), the 12,347th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,763rd in 2019) and the 901st most popular American Writer.

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  • 40.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ogden Nash ranks 6,499 out of 7,302. Before him are Sue Monk Kidd, Felicia Hemans, William Kennedy, Lionel Trilling, Lidija Dimkovska, and Vachel Lindsay. After him are John Arden, Jasper Fforde, Christopher Moore, George MacDonald Fraser, Countee Cullen, and F. Sionil José.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Ogden Nash ranks 333. Before him are Esther Ralston, Egon Orowan, Leo Losert, Nora Swinburne, Douglas Lowe, and Harold McMunn. After him are Gene Sarazen, Louise Beavers, Eddie Shore, Stepin Fetchit, Stevie Smith, and Meredith Willson. Among people deceased in 1971, Ogden Nash ranks 247. Before him are Ferenc Erdei, Seán Lemass, Thomas Gomez, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Walter Byron, and John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever. After him are Edward Andrade, Richard Russell Jr., Libby Holman, Edmund Lowe, Jennison Heaton, and Lucien Hubbard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ogden Nash ranks 12,347 out of 20,380. Before him are Lionel Trilling (1905), Ruth Clifford (1900), Geoffrey Blake (1962), Milburn Stone (1904), Allen Covert (1964), and Vachel Lindsay (1879). After him are Don Davis (1957), Rory Culkin (1989), Pat Crowley (1933), Eric Allan Kramer (1962), Victoria Rowell (1959), and Dash Mihok (1974).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ogden Nash ranks 901. Before him are Norman Podhoretz (1930), Tracy Hickman (1955), Sue Monk Kidd (1948), William Kennedy (1928), Lionel Trilling (1905), and Vachel Lindsay (1879). After him are Christopher Moore (1957), Countee Cullen (1903), Richelle Mead (1976), Alice Sebold (1963), Colson Whitehead (1969), and Ransom Riggs (1979).

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