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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. He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation and now lives in Seattle, Washington.His best-known book is the semi-autobiographical young adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2007), which won the 2007 U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sherman Alexie has received more than 1,786,448 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Sherman Alexie is the 6,291st most popular writer (down from 5,572nd in 2019), the 14,225th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,554th in 2019) and the 1,019th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.8M

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  • 33.65

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  • 21

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  • 1.87

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  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sherman Alexie ranks 6,291 out of 5,755Before him are Sandi Toksvig, David Frawley, Shamsul Maidin, George Will, Lui Morais, and Sara Ahmed. After him are Bethany Hamilton, Attila Bartis, Lucille Clifton, Sushmita Banerjee, Jorge Majfud, and Rainbow Rowell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Sherman Alexie ranks 621Before him are Kristiina Ojuland, Irina Khabarova, Heike Warnicke, Jan Karlsson, Shamsul Maidin, and Alison Goldfrapp. After him are Robert Hedin, Nina Morato, Antônio Rinaldo Gonçalves, Vladimir Drachev, Ludwig Kögl, and Thomas Wyss.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sherman Alexie ranks 14,225 out of 18,182Before him are Monica Keena (1979), Trae Young (1998), Bison Dele (1969), Othello Hunter (1986), Tommy Tuberville (1954), and Jack Antonoff (1984). After him are Aaron Yoo (1979), Gretchen Whitmer (1971), John Boyd (1981), Janel Parrish (1988), Skye McCole Bartusiak (1992), and Ronan Farrow (1987).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Sherman Alexie ranks 1,019Before him are Henry Louis Gates Jr. (1950), Josh Schwartz (1976), Joaquin Miller (1837), Charles Portis (1933), David Frawley (1950), and George Will (1941). After him are Bethany Hamilton (1990), Lucille Clifton (1936), Rainbow Rowell (1973), Conrad Richter (1890), Catherine Asaro (1955), and Anthony Doerr (1973).

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