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Phyllis A. Whitney

1903 - 2008

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Phyllis Ayame Whitney (September 9, 1903 – February 8, 2008) was an American mystery writer of more than 70 novels. Born in Yokohama, Japan to American parents in 1903, she spent her early years in Asia. After the death of her parents she moved to Chicago where she lived with her aunt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phyllis A. Whitney has received more than 95,349 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Phyllis A. Whitney is the 5,882nd most popular writer, the 1,642nd most popular biography from Japan and the 108th most popular Japanese Writer.

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  • 95k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Phyllis A. Whitney ranks 5,882 out of 5,755. Before her are Rose Tremain, James Gleick, Forrest J Ackerman, Tom Egeland, William H. Gass, and Kim Thúy. After her are Wilma Mankiller, George S. Kaufman, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Ruth Graham, and Jonathan Rosenbaum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Phyllis A. Whitney ranks 318. Before her are Ernst Klodwig, Harold Whitlock, Hughie Gallacher, June Marlowe, Ray Noble, and Daphne Akhurst. After her are Fernand Jourdant, Mike Mansfield, John Davis Lodge, Barbara Bedford, Dorothy Mackaill, and Sybil Bauer. Among people deceased in 2008, Phyllis A. Whitney ranks 323. Before her are Abby Mann, Norman Dello Joio, Ruslana Korshunova, Chicão, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, and Forrest J Ackerman. After her are Julie Ege, Studs Terkel, Hazel Court, Choi Yo-sam, Don LaFontaine, and Mahendra Kapoor.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Phyllis A. Whitney ranks 1,642 out of 6,048. Before her are Kenji Nagai (1957), Masahiro Fukuda (1966), Masahiko Harada (1968), Misia (1978), Kazuro Watanabe (1955), and Yoshitoshi ABe (1971). After her are Takeshi Koshida (1960), Mari Iijima (1963), Nobuhiko Okamoto (1986), Yuma Asami (1987), Katsuo Takaishi (1906), and Yuji Nakazawa (1978).

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Among WRITERS In Japan

Among writers born in Japan, Phyllis A. Whitney ranks 108. Before her are Michio Mado (1909), Yoko Tawada (1960), Takashi Tezuka (1960), Jun Maeda (1975), Reki Kawahara (1974), and Kento Masuda (1973). After her are Nagaru Tanigawa (1970), Mieko Kawakami (1976), Kaori Ekuni (1964), Sayaka Murata (1979), and Hitomi Kanehara (1983).

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