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Richard Scarry

1919 - 1994

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Richard McClure Scarry (; June 5, 1919 – April 30, 1994) was an American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million worldwide. He is best known for his Best Ever book series that take place primarily in the fictional town of Busytown, "which is populated by friendly and helpful resident [animals...such as] Mr. Frumble, Huckle Cat, Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Scarry has received more than 1,114,692 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Scarry is the 5,455th most popular writer (down from 4,711th in 2019), the 8,077th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,821st in 2019) and the 628th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 46.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Richard Scarry ranks 5,455 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacques-Pierre Amette, Roger Hargreaves, Stratis Myrivilis, Antonio Gamoneda, Jorge de Sena, and Fedde Schurer. After him are Jeffrey Eugenides, Per Wästberg, Petras Cvirka, Algis Budrys, Théodore Aubanel, and Uladzimir Nyaklyayew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Richard Scarry ranks 284. Before him are Aldo Campatelli, Bahriye Üçok, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, George Cadle Price, Tini Wagner, and Jorge de Sena. After him are Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, Marge Champion, Jean Tamini, Gevorg Emin, Marie Windsor, and Vladimír Vašíček. Among people deceased in 1994, Richard Scarry ranks 278. Before him are Ermes Muccinelli, Bruno Habārovs, Edmond Keosayan, Yuri Nagibin, Numa Andoire, and Mikhail Krivonosov. After him are Sándor Schwartz, Lucebert, William Wilson Morgan, Jim Brown, Reinaldo Gorno, and Jacques Dimont.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Scarry ranks 8,077 out of 20,380. Before him are Patti Austin (1950), Elliott H. Lieb (1932), Francis Parker Yockey (1917), Bisher Al-Khasawneh (1969), Memphis Minnie (1897), and Faith Hill (1967). After him are Sara Gilbert (1975), Albert W. Hull (1880), Lori Petty (1963), Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), John Torrey (1796), and Peggy Wood (1892).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Richard Scarry ranks 628. Before him are Madeline Miller (1978), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), Christopher Paolini (1983), Scott O'Dell (1898), John Antoine Nau (1860), and John Varley (1947). After him are Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), Martin Cruz Smith (1942), Amy Tan (1952), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), John Keel (1930), and Ted Chiang (1967).

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