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Randall Jarrell

1914 - 1965

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Randall Jarrell jə-REL (May 6, 1914 – October 14, 1965) was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, and novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randall Jarrell has received more than 275,255 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Randall Jarrell is the 6,647th most popular writer (down from 5,988th in 2019), the 13,158th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,214th in 2019) and the 961st most popular American Writer.

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  • 47.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Randall Jarrell ranks 6,647 out of 7,302. Before him are Julie Plec, Élie Blanchard, Rose Tremain, Olga Slavnikova, Bosley Crowther, and Tõnu Õnnepalu. After him are James Weldon Johnson, D. B. Weiss, Patrick Besson, Shirley Ann Grau, Tom Egeland, and Catherine Cookson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Randall Jarrell ranks 410. Before him are Joan Marsh, B. R. Chopra, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, Tex Beneke, Frank Fenner, and Josh White. After him are Joe Rantz, Jane Randolph, David Brian, Ellen Drew, Gerald Mohr, and Laurie Lee. Among people deceased in 1965, Randall Jarrell ranks 237. Before him are Irving Bacon, Óscar Cristi, Daniel Frank, Henry Weed Fowler, Zachary Scott, and Gladys Davis. After him are Clemence Dane, Louis Baillon, Haldor Halderson, Creighton Hale, H. V. Evatt, and Eddie Gribbon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Randall Jarrell ranks 13,158 out of 20,380. Before him are Sharon Jones (1956), Janet Blair (1921), Hal Hartley (1959), Katrina Law (1985), Sean Faris (1982), and Christopher Lawford (1955). After him are Bethany Joy Lenz (1981), Thomas Ian Nicholas (1980), Jason Blum (1969), Carver Mead (1934), Gerry Ashworth (1942), and Sam Esmail (1977).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Randall Jarrell ranks 961. Before him are Bill Lawrence (1968), Russell Simmons (1957), Oliver La Farge (1901), Audrey Niffenegger (1963), Julie Plec (1972), and Bosley Crowther (1905). After him are James Weldon Johnson (1871), D. B. Weiss (1971), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Deborah Feldman (1986), Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), and George Clayton Johnson (1929).

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