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Pat Conroy

1945 - 2016

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Donald Patrick Conroy (October 26, 1945 – March 4, 2016) was an American author who wrote several acclaimed novels and memoirs; his books The Water is Wide, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini were made into films, the last two being nominated for Oscars. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pat Conroy has received more than 1,378,402 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Pat Conroy is the 5,905th most popular writer (down from 5,314th in 2019), the 11,556th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,672nd in 2019) and the 864th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pat Conroy ranks 5,905 out of 5,755. Before him are Studs Terkel, Sandra Cisneros, James K. Morrow, Charlotte Smith, John P. Marquand, and Werewere Liking. After him are Amy Sherman-Palladino, Mitch Albom, Michael Goldenberg, Philip Freneau, Henry Green, and P. J. O'Rourke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Pat Conroy ranks 542. Before him are Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba, Suzanne Farrell, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Fyodor Simashev, Wilma Mankiller, and August Wilson. After him are Ron Glass, Brewster H. Shaw, James Buchli, Philippa Marrack, Mike Mullane, and Subhash Ghai. Among people deceased in 2016, Pat Conroy ranks 491. Before him are Noel Neill, Arsen Pavlov, Sverre Kjelsberg, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Roger Cicero, and Terry Wogan. After him are Bernie Worrell, Ron Glass, Guy Clark, Viktor Gavrikov, Bobby Wanzer, and Christopher Zeeman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pat Conroy ranks 11,556 out of 18,182. Before him are Mauri Rose (1906), Larry Parks (1914), Jason White (1973), June Haver (1926), Sophie B. Hawkins (1964), and Hayes Alan Jenkins (1933). After him are Alex Kendrick (1970), Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), Viscera (1971), Lee Daniels (1959), Peter Ho (1975), and Drew Carey (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Pat Conroy ranks 864. Before him are Marc Connelly (1890), Keith Cooke (1959), Studs Terkel (1912), Sandra Cisneros (1954), James K. Morrow (1947), and John P. Marquand (1893). After him are Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), Mitch Albom (1958), Michael Goldenberg (1965), Philip Freneau (1752), P. J. O'Rourke (1947), and J. P. Donleavy (1926).

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