WRITER

Studs Terkel

1912 - 2008

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Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) was an American writer, historian, actor, and broadcaster. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Studs Terkel has received more than 935,631 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Studs Terkel is the 6,256th most popular writer (down from 5,876th in 2019), the 11,011th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,495th in 2019) and the 810th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 940k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Studs Terkel ranks 6,256 out of 7,302. Before him are Mikael Niemi, Cheryl Strayed, Charles Eastman, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Akif Pirinçci, and R. C. Sherriff. After him are Michael Chabon, Alex Yermolinsky, Dorothy Richardson, Aleksandar Hemon, Philip G. Epstein, and Matti Yrjänä Joensuu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Studs Terkel ranks 383. Before him are Henry M. Jackson, Hisakichi Toyoda, Elizaveta Mukasei, John Le Mesurier, Henry Jonsson, and Joan Hartigan. After him are Giuliano Nostini, Valerie Davies, Zoltán Várkonyi, Tillie Olsen, Otto Licha, and Helmut Hamann. Among people deceased in 2008, Studs Terkel ranks 356. Before him are Roger Foulon, Sandy Allen, Choi Yo-sam, Stig Claesson, Joy Page, and Yodrak Salakjai. After him are Mahendra Kapoor, Abby Mann, Harald Hein, Norman Dello Joio, Graham Higman, and Vlado Taneski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Studs Terkel ranks 11,011 out of 20,380. Before him are Bess Armstrong (1953), Mary Costa (1930), Scott Cohen (1961), George Mostow (1923), Joan Copeland (1922), and David Eigenberg (1964). After him are Julie Bishop (1914), Dick Richards (1936), Wayne Thiebaud (1920), Robert Mercer (1946), Sam Hanks (1914), and Jack Jones (1938).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Studs Terkel ranks 810. Before him are Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872), Tristan Taormino (1971), Andrew Vachss (1942), Donald A. Wollheim (1914), Cheryl Strayed (1968), and Charles Eastman (1858). After him are Michael Chabon (1963), Philip G. Epstein (1909), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), Tillie Olsen (1912), and John Clellon Holmes (1926).

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