WRITER

Russell Hoban

1925 - 2011

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Russell Conwell Hoban (February 4, 1925 – December 13, 2011) was an American writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Russell Hoban has received more than 265,659 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Russell Hoban is the 6,807th most popular writer (down from 5,952nd in 2019), the 14,145th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,958th in 2019) and the 1,026th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Russell Hoban ranks 6,807 out of 7,302. Before him are Maxine Hong Kingston, Deborah Harkness, Jim Butcher, Jonathan Lethem, Cory Doctorow, and Kaori Ekuni. After him are Mary L. Trump, Anne Waldman, José Luís Peixoto, Lutz Seiler, Noah Hawley, and Noel Streatfeild.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Russell Hoban ranks 535. Before him are Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, Peter Hirsch, Nina Bawden, Bill Dixon, Bob Hastings, and Alastair McCorquodale. After him are Jay Chamberlain, William Steinkraus, Nicholas Brathwaite, John Tower, Maryon Pittman Allen, and Dale Bumpers. Among people deceased in 2011, Russell Hoban ranks 497. Before him are Wouter Weylandt, Mălina Olinescu, Jim Rathmann, Kārlis Skrastiņš, Don Kirshner, and Len Lesser. After him are Cynthia Myers, Sexy Cora, David Kato, Ahmed Wali Karzai, Sonia Pierre, and Poly Styrene.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Russell Hoban ranks 14,145 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Sherman (1954), Billy Magnussen (1985), Ja Morant (1999), Frances Langford (1913), Sonny Carter (1947), and Denis McDonough (1969). After him are Ashlee Simpson (1984), Nona Gaye (1974), Jasmine Guy (1962), Kelsey Plum (1994), Mary L. Trump (1965), and Rutina Wesley (1978).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Russell Hoban ranks 1,026. Before him are Philip Levine (1928), Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938), Maxine Hong Kingston (1940), Deborah Harkness (1965), Jim Butcher (1971), and Jonathan Lethem (1964). After him are Mary L. Trump (1965), Anne Waldman (1945), Noah Hawley (1967), Charles Portis (1933), Tom Kapinos (1969), and Ann Leckie (1966).

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