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Paul Laurence Dunbar

American author and poet

1872 - 1906

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His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Paul Laurence Dunbar is the 6,584th most popular writer (down from 6,473rd in 2024), the 12,765th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,166th in 2019) and the 914th most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Paul Laurence Dunbar ranks 6,584 out of 7,302Before him are Alyson Noël, Elisabetta Gnone, Kathrin Schmidt, Anna Todd, Angie Sage, and Emanuel Pastreich. After him are Amy Sherman-Palladino, Mo Hayder, Shan Sa, Francisco Villarroel, Herman Brusselmans, and Helle Helle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Paul Laurence Dunbar ranks 200Before him are Harlan F. Stone, Henry Seiling, William Nicholson, Ralph Lewis, Michael Joseph Savage, and Eleanor Hallowell Abbott. After him are George Dern, and Fannie Ward. Among people deceased in 1906, Paul Laurence Dunbar ranks 80Before him are Walter Buller, George Holyoake, Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Oscar Levertin, John Schofield, and Richard Seddon. After him are Eastman Johnson, Varina Davis, and Michael Davitt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Laurence Dunbar ranks 12,765 out of NaNBefore him are Anna Todd (1989), Mariann Aalda (1948), DJ Premier (1966), Samuel S. Hinds (1875), Jay Acovone (1955), and Emanuel Pastreich (1964). After him are Tim Thomas (1974), Bucky Pizzarelli (1926), Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), Cam Newton (1989), Michelle Hurst (1953), and Billy Brown (1970).

Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, Paul Laurence Dunbar ranks 914Before him are Norman Lear (1922), Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), Anderson Cooper (1967), Alyson Noël (1965), Anna Todd (1989), and Emanuel Pastreich (1964). After him are Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), Zona Gale (1874), Joe Paterno (1926), Studs Terkel (1912), Gertrude Atherton (1857), and Jodi Picoult (1966).

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