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Philip Levine

1928 - 2015

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Philip Levine (January 10, 1928 – February 14, 2015) was an American poet best known for his poems about working-class Detroit. He taught for more than thirty years in the English department of California State University, Fresno and held teaching positions at other universities as well. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Levine has received more than 23,309 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Philip Levine is the 6,099th most popular writer (down from 5,429th in 2019), the 12,782nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,567th in 2019) and the 940th most popular American Writer.

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  • 23k

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  • 36.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philip Levine ranks 6,099 out of 5,755. Before him are Clemence Dane, Nat Hentoff, Charles Stross, Terrence McNally, George Clayton Johnson, and Guzel Yakhina. After him are Michal Viewegh, Hugh MacDiarmid, Helle Helle, Ken Levine, Dimitris Lyacos, and Walter Mosley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Philip Levine ranks 499. Before him are Jim Rathmann, Bruce Forsyth, Barbara Nichols, Joseph Bernardin, Dolphy, and Malachi Throne. After him are Toaripi Lauti, Gerhard Weinberg, Jimmy Hill, Salvador Laurel, John Ingle, and Albert Brewer. Among people deceased in 2015, Philip Levine ranks 471. Before him are Roy Tarpley, Don Howe, Alan Hodgkinson, Leon Brittan, Bob Burns, and George Clayton Johnson. After him are Mal Whitfield, Andy Sutcliffe, Fernando de Araújo, Peter Pišťanek, Bud Yorkin, and Nek Chand.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Philip Levine ranks 12,782 out of 18,182. Before him are Michel Gill (1960), Sunny (1989), Stephen Hadley (1947), Taylor St. Claire (1969), Stephanie Wilson (1966), and Kevin McCarthy (1965). After him are Kenneth Cockrell (1950), Charlie Benante (1962), Katherine McNamara (1995), Chris Miller (1968), Barry Mann (1939), and Connor Paolo (1990).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Philip Levine ranks 940. Before him are Jim Butcher (1971), D. B. Weiss (1971), Dan Barker (1949), Nat Hentoff (1925), Terrence McNally (1938), and George Clayton Johnson (1929). After him are Ken Levine (1966), Walter Mosley (1952), Gayle Forman (1970), Justin Cronin (1962), Alex Hirsch (1985), and Michael Arndt (1970).

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