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Scott O'Dell

1898 - 1989

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Scott O'Dell (May 23, 1898 – October 15, 1989) was an American writer of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including several children's novels about historical California and Mexico. For his contribution as a children's writer he received the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1972, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scott O'Dell has received more than 278,652 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Scott O'Dell is the 4,944th most popular writer (down from 3,728th in 2019), the 7,297th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,008th in 2019) and the 592nd most popular American Writer.

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  • 280k

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  • 45.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Scott O'Dell ranks 4,944 out of 5,755. Before him are Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani, Pascal Lainé, Béatrix Beck, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Ekaterine Gabashvili, and José María de Pereda. After him are Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Michio Mado, José Craveirinha, Peter S. Beagle, Hellmuth Karasek, and Willem Bilderdijk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Scott O'Dell ranks 215. Before him are Maria Klenova, Eben Dönges, Fridrikh Ermler, Nils Engdahl, Wallace Ford, and Oscar Homolka. After him are Alfredo Duhalde, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, Miguel Murillo, Maryse Bastié, J. Slauerhoff, and Yun Chi-young. Among people deceased in 1989, Scott O'Dell ranks 209. Before him are Sirarpie Der Nersessian, George Coulouris, King Tubby, Hu Die, Ödön Zombori, and Jean Despeaux. After him are Birago Diop, John Pritchard, Fred Agabashian, Hassler Whitney, Juan Hilario Marrero, and Georgy Tovstonogov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott O'Dell ranks 7,297 out of 18,182. Before him are Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (1978), Edwin Starr (1942), Jenna Elfman (1971), Clyde Cessna (1879), Glenn Medeiros (1970), and Helen Murray Free (1923). After him are Bert Stern (1929), Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942), Angie Harmon (1972), Jon Stewart (1962), Faye Grant (1957), and Robert Bacon (1860).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Scott O'Dell ranks 592. Before him are Madeleine L'Engle (1918), Pauline Kael (1919), Conrad Aiken (1889), Daniel Quinn (1935), James C. Collins (1958), and Nicholas Meyer (1945). After him are Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942), Peter S. Beagle (1939), Susanna Kaysen (1948), John Gardner (1933), Thomas Ligotti (1953), and Eve Ensler (1953).

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