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Paul Gallico

1897 - 1976

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Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist and short story and sports writer. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for The Snow Goose, his most critically successful book, for the novel The Poseidon Adventure, primarily through the 1972 film adaptation, and for four novels about the beloved character of Mrs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Gallico has received more than 491,296 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Paul Gallico is the 2,952nd most popular writer (down from 2,748th in 2019), the 3,719th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,592nd in 2019) and the 325th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Gallico ranks 2,952 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Kingsley, Thomas Otway, Gerard Reve, Alfred Andersch, Isabella di Morra, and Hervé Bazin. After him are Tudor Arghezi, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Étienne Pivert de Senancour, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Anne Carson, and Jean Echenoz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Paul Gallico ranks 153. Before him are Lya De Putti, Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Tan Malaka, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Lazare Ponticelli, and Karl Decker. After him are Nicholas Poppe, Otto Struve, Lampião, Gaspar Cassadó, Marion Davies, and Mikhail Kovalyov. Among people deceased in 1976, Paul Gallico ranks 106. Before him are Alexander Novikov, Marcel Broodthaers, Jack Cassidy, Karl Schäfer, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, and Pyotr Koshevoy. After him are E. H. Shepard, Werner March, Boris Iofan, Nam Il, Nikolay Nosov, and Jean Servais.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Gallico ranks 3,719 out of 20,380. Before him are Jon Krakauer (1954), Harris Yulin (1937), Mancur Olson (1932), Sandra Faber (1944), Eddie Albert (1906), and Crispin Glover (1964). After him are Kourtney Kardashian (1979), Tiffany Trump (1993), Tracy Chapman (1964), Leo Ryan (1925), Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847), and Anna Gunn (1968).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Paul Gallico ranks 325. Before him are Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897), Budd Schulberg (1914), Tony Robbins (1960), Glen Cook (1944), Howard Fast (1914), and Vince Gilligan (1967). After him are James Rollins (1961), Bruce Sterling (1954), Bret Easton Ellis (1964), Laura Bridgman (1829), David Foster Wallace (1962), and Jim Rohn (1930).

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