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Richard Russo

1949 - Today

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Richard Russo (born July 15, 1949) is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher. In 2002, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Empire Falls. Several of his works have been adapted into television series and movies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Russo has received more than 663,275 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Richard Russo is the 5,989th most popular writer (down from 4,665th in 2019), the 9,692nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,720th in 2019) and the 730th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 660k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Richard Russo ranks 5,989 out of 7,302. Before him are George Holyoake, Francis Chichester, Jean Dutourd, Khushwant Singh, Liam O'Flaherty, and Mihkel Veske. After him are Sarah Moore Grimké, Vladimir Tendryakov, Liao Yiwu, Leszek Engelking, Alexander Afinogenov, and Alex Garland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Richard Russo ranks 591. Before him are Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Zdenko Verdenik, Roman Dmitriyev, Richard Thompson, Ed King, and Kęstutis Šapka. After him are Roger Allers, Aslaug Dahl, Harry Turtledove, Michael Horse, Artis Gilmore, and Scott Turow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Russo ranks 9,692 out of 20,380. Before him are Leslie David Baker (1958), Erin Moran (1960), Jessica Hecht (1965), Shari Arison (1957), Lucy Hale (1989), and Chick Webb (1905). After him are Sarah Moore Grimké (1792), George Lott (1906), Maggie McNamara (1928), Sally Menke (1953), Brad Wilk (1968), and Stanley Wagner (1908).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Richard Russo ranks 730. Before him are Damon Lindelof (1973), Daniel Quinn (1935), Winston Churchill (1871), Walter Lord (1917), Michael Parenti (1933), and Tom Brokaw (1940). After him are Sarah Moore Grimké (1792), Gardner Fox (1911), W. S. Merwin (1927), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896), Carol J. Adams (1951), and Jonathan Safran Foer (1977).

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