WRITER

Sherman Alexie

1966 - Today

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Sherman Joseph Alexie Jr. (born October 7, 1966) is a Native American novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and filmmaker. His writings draw on his experiences as an Indigenous American with ancestry from several tribes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sherman Alexie has received more than 1,898,651 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Sherman Alexie is the 7,052nd most popular writer (down from 6,267th in 2019), the 16,095th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,189th in 2019) and the 1,124th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sherman Alexie ranks 7,052 out of 7,302. Before him are Rita Dove, Gregory Maguire, Mike Reiss, Viet Thanh Nguyen, James Gould Cozzens, and Grace Ogot. After him are Kenneth Turan, Avijit Roy, Edward P. Jones, Larry Christiansen, Es'kia Mphahlele, and Marguerite Abouet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Sherman Alexie ranks 752. Before him are Kristina Mundt, Yasuyuki Sato, Jaume Fort, Olaf Zinke, Alison Sydor, and Svetlana Jitomirskaya. After him are Jonathan Silverman, Stéphane Traineau, Melanie Joy, Tsutomu Ogura, Hervé Boussard, and Jill Ellis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sherman Alexie ranks 16,095 out of 20,380. Before him are Slade Gorton (1928), Merritt Butrick (1959), Barbara Mandrell (1948), Zoe McLellan (1974), Edwin Edwards (1927), and Tim Walz (1964). After him are Kenneth Turan (1946), Joe Johnson (1981), Mary Kay Adams (1962), Candice Michelle (1978), Erika Christensen (1982), and Jonathan Silverman (1966).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Sherman Alexie ranks 1,124. Before him are Justin Knapp (1982), Tahereh Mafi (1988), Rita Dove (1952), Gregory Maguire (1954), Mike Reiss (1959), and James Gould Cozzens (1903). After him are Kenneth Turan (1946), Edward P. Jones (1950), Larry Christiansen (1956), Ann Patchett (1963), Cleanth Brooks (1906), and Carter Bays (1975).

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