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Robert James Waller

1939 - 2017

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Robert James Waller (August 1, 1939 – March 10, 2017) was an American author best known for The Bridges of Madison County. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert James Waller has received more than 293,733 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert James Waller is the 1,934th most popular writer (up from 2,377th in 2019), the 2,449th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,067th in 2019) and the 216th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert James Waller ranks 1,934 out of 7,302. Before him are Al-Busiri, Éric Zemmour, John of Ruusbroec, Pierre Gringore, Giovanni Botero, and Jordan of Saxony. After him are Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Ko Un, Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, and Vazha-Pshavela.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Robert James Waller ranks 133. Before him are Alan Baker, George Hamilton, Karel Brückner, Scott McKenzie, Irina Press, and Ralph Boston. After him are Neil Sedaka, Andrew Parker Bowles, Hércules Brito Ruas, Enrico Albertosi, Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, and John Sculley. Among people deceased in 2017, Robert James Waller ranks 121. Before him are Peter Mansfield, Ángel Nieto, Jiro Taniguchi, Azzedine Alaïa, Brian Aldiss, and Shadia. After him are Lubomyr Husar, Jerry Fodor, Omar Abdel-Rahman, Tsutomu Hata, Igor Shafarevich, and Luis Bacalov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert James Waller ranks 2,449 out of 20,380. Before him are W. E. B. Du Bois (1868), John Milnor (1931), Henry Winkler (1945), Dan Quayle (1947), Henry George (1839), and P. G. T. Beauregard (1818). After him are Grace Moore (1898), John G. Thompson (1932), Al Oerter (1936), Jeb Bush (1953), Neil Sedaka (1939), and Nicholas Sparks (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert James Waller ranks 216. Before him are Johnston McCulley (1883), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Shirley Jackson (1916), Nora Ephron (1941), Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), and Clark Ashton Smith (1893). After him are Nicholas Sparks (1965), Jane Jacobs (1916), Eugene Nida (1914), Lady Randolph Churchill (1854), Cornell Woolrich (1903), and Richard Brautigan (1935).

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