1940 - 2023
Russell Earl Banks (March 28, 1940 – January 8, 2023) was an American writer of fiction and poetry. His novels are known for "detailed accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of ordinary often-marginalized characters". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Russell Banks has received more than 389,820 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Russell Banks is the 4,645th most popular writer (down from 4,559th in 2019), the 6,655th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,822nd in 2019) and the 536th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Russell Banks ranks 4,645 out of 5,755. Before him are Marin Sorescu, William Dean Howells, Katarina Frostenson, Zig Ziglar, Jean Cau, and Jan van Beers. After him are R. A. Lafferty, Marcel Boulenger, Michel Tremblay, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Terenci Moix, and Raymond Abellio.
1936 - 1996
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 4,639
1837 - 1920
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 4,640
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 4,641
1926 - 2012
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 4,642
1925 - 1993
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 4,643
1821 - 1888
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 4,644
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 4,645
1914 - 2002
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 4,646
1873 - 1932
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 4,647
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 4,648
1880 - 1962
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 4,649
1942 - 2003
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 4,650
1907 - 1986
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 4,651
Among people born in 1940, Russell Banks ranks 358. Before him are Wolfgang Clement, Arlie Russell Hochschild, Padma Sachdev, Jean-Paul Proust, Lorella De Luca, and John Warnock. After him are Ole Ernst, Yambo Ouologuem, Jean-Claude Andruet, Reinhard Furrer, Rex Cawley, and Chuck Mangione. Among people deceased in 2023, Russell Banks ranks 264. Before him are Fiona Graham, Murat Karayılan, Melinda Dillon, Julie Garwood, Tom Verlaine, and John Warnock. After him are Jacques Gaillot, Alfredo Rojas, Barry Humphries, Aleksandar Matanović, Osvaldo Héctor Cruz, and Aleksandr Viktorenko.
1940 - 2020
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 352
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 353
1940 - 2021
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 354
1940 - 2010
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 355
1940 - 2014
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 356
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 357
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 358
1940 - 2013
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 359
1940 - 2017
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 360
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 361
1940 - 1995
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 362
1940 - 2022
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 363
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 364
1961 - 2023
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 258
1954 - 2023
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 259
1939 - 2023
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 260
1946 - 2023
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 261
1949 - 2023
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 262
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 263
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 264
1935 - 2023
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 265
1937 - 2023
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 266
1934 - 2023
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 267
1930 - 2023
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 268
1931 - 2023
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 269
1947 - 2023
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 270
Among people born in United States, Russell Banks ranks 6,655 out of 18,182. Before him are Louise Lasser (1939), John Hinckley Jr. (1955), Jean Bartik (1924), Richard Herd (1932), Michael Beck (1949), and Oliver Nelson (1932). After him are R. A. Lafferty (1914), David Tudor (1926), Busby Berkeley (1895), Katherine Moennig (1977), Chrissy Teigen (1985), and Ryan Eggold (1984).
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,649
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,650
1924 - 2011
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,651
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,652
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,653
1932 - 1975
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 6,654
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,655
1914 - 2002
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,656
1926 - 1996
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,657
1895 - 1976
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,658
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 6,659
1985 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 6,660
1984 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 6,661
Among writers born in United States, Russell Banks ranks 536. Before him are Julie Garwood (1946), Patrick Rothfuss (1973), Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923), Josephine Diebitsch Peary (1863), William Dean Howells (1837), and Zig Ziglar (1926). After him are R. A. Lafferty (1914), Ann Druyan (1949), Steven Millhauser (1943), Bill O'Reilly (1949), Ben Bova (1932), and Richard Russo (1949).
1946 - 2023
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 530
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 531
1923 - 1958
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 532
1863 - 1955
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 533
1837 - 1920
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 534
1926 - 2012
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 535
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 536
1914 - 2002
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 537
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 538
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 539
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 540
1932 - 2020
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 541
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 542