WRITER
Rita Dove
1952 - Today
Rita Dove
Rita Frances Dove (born August 28, 1952) is an American poet and essayist. From 1993 to 1995, she served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress. She is the first African American to have been appointed since the position was created by an act of Congress in 1986 from the previous "consultant in poetry" position (1937–86). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rita Dove has received more than 410,828 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Rita Dove is the 7,044th most popular writer (down from 6,330th in 2019), the 16,035th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,013th in 2019) and the 1,120th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
410k
Page Views (PV)
34.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
1.71
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Rita Doves by language
Over the past year Rita Dove has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 46,631 views, followed by Spanish (1,200), and Russian (1,191). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (140.85%), Swahili (76.70%), and Egyptian Arabic (66.15%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Rita Dove ranks 7,044 out of 7,302. Before her are Lucille Clifton, Justin Knapp, Arno Geiger, Hanne Ørstavik, Tahereh Mafi, and Koenraad Elst. After her are Gregory Maguire, Mike Reiss, Viet Thanh Nguyen, James Gould Cozzens, Grace Ogot, and Sherman Alexie.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLucille Clifton
1936 - 2010
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 7,038
Justin Knapp
1982 - Present
HPI: 34.42
Rank: 7,039
Arno Geiger
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.41
Rank: 7,040
Hanne Ørstavik
1969 - Present
HPI: 34.38
Rank: 7,041
Tahereh Mafi
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 7,042
Koenraad Elst
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 7,043
Rita Dove
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 7,044
Gregory Maguire
1954 - Present
HPI: 34.33
Rank: 7,045
Mike Reiss
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.33
Rank: 7,046
Viet Thanh Nguyen
1971 - Present
HPI: 34.30
Rank: 7,047
James Gould Cozzens
1903 - 1978
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 7,048
Grace Ogot
1930 - 2015
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 7,049
Sherman Alexie
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.26
Rank: 7,050
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Rita Dove ranks 769. Before her are Bob Corker, Tom McMillen, George Allen, Helen Dunmore, Spencer Abraham, and Peter Tatchell. After her are Urvashi Butalia, William F. Readdy, Armelia McQueen, Christine Prinsloo, Joe Johnson, and Medea Benjamin.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsBob Corker
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 35.54
Rank: 763
Tom McMillen
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 764
George Allen
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 35.22
Rank: 765
Helen Dunmore
WRITER
1952 - 2017
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 766
Spencer Abraham
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 767
Peter Tatchell
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.44
Rank: 768
Rita Dove
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 769
Urvashi Butalia
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.15
Rank: 770
William F. Readdy
ASTRONAUT
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.02
Rank: 771
Armelia McQueen
ACTOR
1952 - 2020
HPI: 33.93
Rank: 772
Christine Prinsloo
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.51
Rank: 773
Joe Johnson
SNOOKER
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.32
Rank: 774
Medea Benjamin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 33.07
Rank: 775
In United States
Among people born in United States, Rita Dove ranks 16,035 out of 20,380. Before her are Tahereh Mafi (1988), DeAnna Price (1993), Wes Ball (1980), Nicholas Britell (1980), Eva Bowring (1892), and John Grant (1968). After her are Young Buck (1981), David Smith (1985), Charles King (1895), Robin Weigert (1969), Roxana Saberi (1977), and Antawn Jamison (1976).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTahereh Mafi
WRITER
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 16,029
DeAnna Price
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 16,030
Wes Ball
FILM DIRECTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 16,031
Nicholas Britell
COMPOSER
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 16,032
Eva Bowring
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1985
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 16,033
John Grant
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 16,034
Rita Dove
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 16,035
Young Buck
SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 16,036
David Smith
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 16,037
Charles King
ACTOR
1895 - 1957
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 16,038
Robin Weigert
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 16,039
Roxana Saberi
JOURNALIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.35
Rank: 16,040
Antawn Jamison
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 34.35
Rank: 16,041
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Rita Dove ranks 1,120. Before her are George Will (1941), Geoff Johns (1973), Walt Dohrn (1970), Lucille Clifton (1936), Justin Knapp (1982), and Tahereh Mafi (1988). After her are Gregory Maguire (1954), Mike Reiss (1959), James Gould Cozzens (1903), Sherman Alexie (1966), Kenneth Turan (1946), and Edward P. Jones (1950).
George Will
1941 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 1,114
Geoff Johns
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.61
Rank: 1,115
Walt Dohrn
1970 - Present
HPI: 34.55
Rank: 1,116
Lucille Clifton
1936 - 2010
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 1,117
Justin Knapp
1982 - Present
HPI: 34.42
Rank: 1,118
Tahereh Mafi
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 1,119
Rita Dove
1952 - Present
HPI: 34.36
Rank: 1,120
Gregory Maguire
1954 - Present
HPI: 34.33
Rank: 1,121
Mike Reiss
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.33
Rank: 1,122
James Gould Cozzens
1903 - 1978
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 1,123
Sherman Alexie
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.26
Rank: 1,124
Kenneth Turan
1946 - Present
HPI: 34.26
Rank: 1,125
Edward P. Jones
1950 - Present
HPI: 34.23
Rank: 1,126