WRITER

Shel Silverstein

1930 - 1999

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Sheldon Allan Silverstein (; September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, cartoonist and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army. During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, including the adult-oriented Playboy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shel Silverstein has received more than 5,962,079 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Shel Silverstein is the 4,712th most popular writer (down from 3,930th in 2019), the 6,395th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,291st in 2019) and the 513th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Shel Silverstein ranks 4,712 out of 7,302. Before him are Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Ahmet Mithat, Juan José Millás, Eduardo Pondal, I. A. L. Diamond, and Peter Seeberg. After him are Mamoni Raisom Goswami, James Thomson, Edward William Lane, Fredrik Backman, Saul Alinsky, and Robert B. Parker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Shel Silverstein ranks 375. Before him are FM-2030, George Fernandes, Boris Parygin, Roger Vonlanthen, Robert Ryman, and Štefan Uher. After him are Choi Chung-min, Alakbar Mammadov, Clarke Scholes, John Alcott, Morgana King, and Mervyn Rose. Among people deceased in 1999, Shel Silverstein ranks 191. Before him are Michael Aris, Einar Englund, Heinrich Schmid, Rick Danko, Regina Ghazaryan, and Peter Seeberg. After him are Vivian Fuchs, John Berry, Rory Calhoun, Yury Malyshev, Ernest Gold, and Kirk Alyn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shel Silverstein ranks 6,395 out of 20,380. Before him are Shafi Goldwasser (1958), Victor J. Stenger (1935), Peter Facinelli (1973), Henry Carr (1941), Maurice Costello (1877), and John Ratzenberger (1947). After him are Tom Wopat (1951), Annette Haven (1954), Eriq La Salle (1962), George Tenet (1953), Mädchen Amick (1970), and Randal Kleiser (1946).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Shel Silverstein ranks 513. Before him are Tobias Wolff (1945), Louis Bromfield (1896), Mary McCarthy (1912), Jonathan Carroll (1949), Bo Goldman (1932), and Helene Hanff (1916). After him are Saul Alinsky (1909), Robert B. Parker (1932), Cordwainer Smith (1913), Rod Serling (1924), Damon Knight (1922), and Aaron Sorkin (1961).

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