WRITER

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 294,097 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Scott O'Dell is the 5,440th most popular writer (down from 4,927th in 2019), the 8,044th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,282nd in 2019) and the 625th most popular American Writer.

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  • 46.16

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

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  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Scott O'Dell ranks 5,440 out of 7,302. Before him are Tomás António Gonzaga, Isabel Briggs Myers, Joseph Jacobs, Richard Hoggart, Jan Lechoń, and Christopher Paolini. After him are Ádám Bodor, Aquilino Ribeiro, Milan Rúfus, Lukas Moodysson, Kate Atkinson, and John Antoine Nau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Scott O'Dell ranks 241. Before him are Charles Bouvier, Gregor Wentzel, Ferreira de Castro, Leonard Howell, Zinaida Yermolyeva, and Maria Klenova. After him are Fedde Schurer, Petar Gabrovski, Blind Willie McTell, Carl Johnson, Mario Mattoli, and John Loder. Among people deceased in 1989, Scott O'Dell ranks 240. Before him are Ewan MacColl, Birago Diop, Richard Rado, László Papp, Willibald Kreß, and Federico Saiz. After him are Fernando Martín Espina, Lynn Bari, Lee Calhoun, Jean Despeaux, Ansa Ikonen, and Virgil Thomson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott O'Dell ranks 8,044 out of 20,380. Before him are Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), Heather O'Rourke (1975), Larry Williams (1935), Walton Goggins (1971), Christopher Paolini (1983), and Theda Skocpol (1947). After him are Bobby Heenan (1944), Bobbi Starr (1983), Johnny Mandel (1925), Gwen Verdon (1925), Edward Ruscha (1937), and Jeremiah S. Black (1810).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Scott O'Dell ranks 625. Before him are Paddy Chayefsky (1923), Nancy Kress (1948), Bill O'Reilly (1949), Madeline Miller (1978), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), and Christopher Paolini (1983). After him are John Antoine Nau (1860), John Varley (1947), Richard Scarry (1919), Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), Martin Cruz Smith (1942), and Amy Tan (1952).

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