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Richard Wright

1908 - 1960

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Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries suffering discrimination and violence. His best known works include the novella collection Uncle Tom's Children (1938), the novel Native Son (1940), and the memoir Black Boy (1945). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Wright has received more than 77,018 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Richard Wright is the 2,478th most popular writer (down from 2,472nd in 2019), the 3,133rd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,213th in 2019) and the 269th most popular American Writer.

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  • 77k

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  • 54.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Richard Wright ranks 2,478 out of 7,302. Before him are Lidia Zamenhof, George Ohsawa, Sergey Aksakov, John of Ephesus, Marlen Haushofer, and Carlo Emilio Gadda. After him are Eeva Kilpi, Ludovic Halévy, Jerzy Andrzejewski, Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Timotheus of Miletus, and Wilhelm Raabe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Richard Wright ranks 135. Before him are Robert Rossen, Bo Yibo, Petro Shelest, Son Ngoc Thanh, Sam Giancana, and Salo Flohr. After him are Aurelio Peccei, Ivan Yefremov, Lee Krasner, Mario Evaristo, Anna Sten, and Juan López Fontana. Among people deceased in 1960, Richard Wright ranks 76. Before him are Hans Albers, Semyon Bogdanov, Hashim al-Atassi, Cedric Gibbons, Véra Clouzot, and James Montgomery Flagg. After him are John B. Kelly Sr., Erwin Jaenecke, Nima Yooshij, Leó Weiner, Alan Stacey, and Jules Supervielle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Wright ranks 3,133 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Thorpe (1896), Philip Baker Hall (1931), DMX (1970), Lauren Hutton (1943), Abel Ferrara (1951), and James Montgomery Flagg (1877). After him are John Marshall (1755), Coretta Scott King (1927), Edwin Moses (1955), Allan Kaprow (1927), John B. Kelly Sr. (1889), and Marie Tharp (1920).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Richard Wright ranks 269. Before him are Kate Millett (1934), Vonda N. McIntyre (1948), Kate Chopin (1850), Mary Mapes Dodge (1831), Winston Groom (1943), and Annie Proulx (1935). After him are Michael Bishop (1945), Alice B. Toklas (1877), Ron Kovic (1946), Donald E. Westlake (1933), Margaret Fuller (1810), and John Edward Williams (1922).

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