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Oscar Hijuelos

1951 - 2013

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Oscar Jerome Hijuelos (August 24, 1951 – October 12, 2013) was an American novelist. Of Cuban descent, during a year-long convalescence from a childhood illness spent in a Connecticut hospital he lost his knowledge of Spanish, his parents' native language. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar Hijuelos has received more than 135,249 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Hijuelos is the 6,211th most popular writer (down from 5,386th in 2019), the 13,482nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,249th in 2019) and the 989th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Oscar Hijuelos ranks 6,211 out of 5,755Before him are Seth Meyers, Marian Keyes, Mark Manson, Ilija Trojanow, Laurent Gaudé, and DBC Pierre. After him are Laurie Lee, Chris Morgan, Geraldine Brooks, Charley Boorman, Ingrid Klimke, and Andy Rooney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Oscar Hijuelos ranks 607Before him are Jim Justice, Mark N. Brown, Andy Thomas, Richard J. Terrile, Tony Evers, and Julia Duffy. After him are Eugenio Torre, Patricia de Lille, Bill Walker, Richard Hunt, Debra Fischer, and Morgan Brittany. Among people deceased in 2013, Oscar Hijuelos ranks 463Before him are Tom Laughlin, Junior Murvin, Lisa Robin Kelly, Ivan Turina, William P. Clark Jr., and Ilya Tsymbalar. After him are Risë Stevens, Reshma, Barbara Lawrence, Christian Benítez, Jack Clement, and Khady Sylla.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Oscar Hijuelos ranks 13,482 out of 18,182Before him are Charlotte Flair (1986), Aloe Blacc (1979), Sandy Neilson (1956), Richard Burr (1955), John Garcia (1970), and Bailey Howell (1937). After him are Quinton Aaron (1984), Thomas Corwin (1794), Nat Wolff (1994), Josh Henderson (1981), Sasha Banks (1992), and Chris Morgan (1966).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Oscar Hijuelos ranks 989Before him are Pat Cadigan (1953), Craig Thomas (1971), Jay Asher (1975), John Crowe Ransom (1888), Seth Meyers (1973), and Mark Manson (1984). After him are Chris Morgan (1966), Andy Rooney (1919), Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), Zona Gale (1874), Valerie Plame (1963), and Geoffrey A. Landis (1955).