1912 - 2008
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 684,601 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Studs Terkel is the 5,258th most popular writer (down from 4,463rd in 2019), the 10,325th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,005th in 2019) and the 780th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Studs Terkel ranks 5,258 out of 5,794. Before him are Kristina Ohlsson, J. P. Donleavy, Mitch Albom, Saunders Lewis, Colley Cibber, and Roddy Doyle. After him are Jaime Bayly, Fareed Zakaria, Bernice Rubens, Damon Lindelof, Muhsin al-Ramli, and Paul Laurence Dunbar.
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5,252
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5,253
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 5,254
1893 - 1985
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 5,255
1671 - 1757
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 5,256
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 5,257
1912 - 2008
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 5,258
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 5,259
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 5,260
1923 - 2004
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 5,261
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 5,262
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 5,263
1872 - 1906
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 5,264
Among people born in 1912, Studs Terkel ranks 303. Before him are Wendy Barrie, Zohra Sehgal, Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, Tillie Olsen, Muriel Humphrey Brown, and Henry M. Jackson. After him are Danny Thomas, Byron Nelson, Gerald Emmett Carter, Frank Lovejoy, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, and Dale Evans. Among people deceased in 2008, Studs Terkel ranks 299. Before him are Chicão, Forrest J Ackerman, Mahendra Kapoor, Alexander Courage, Yodrak Salakjai, and Don LaFontaine. After him are Hazel Court, John Rutsey, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Norman Dello Joio, Levi Stubbs, and Choi Yo-sam.
1912 - 1978
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 297
1912 - 2014
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 298
1912 - 2012
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 299
1912 - 2007
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 300
1912 - 1998
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 301
1912 - 1983
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 302
1912 - 2008
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 303
1912 - 1991
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 304
1912 - 2006
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 305
1912 - 2003
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 306
1912 - 1962
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 307
1912 - 2014
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 308
1912 - 2001
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 309
1949 - 2008
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 293
1916 - 2008
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 294
1934 - 2008
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 295
1919 - 2008
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 296
1956 - 2008
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 297
1940 - 2008
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 298
1912 - 2008
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 299
1926 - 2008
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 300
1952 - 2008
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 301
1916 - 2008
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 302
1913 - 2008
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 303
1936 - 2008
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 304
1973 - 2008
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 305
Among people born in United States, Studs Terkel ranks 10,325 out of 15,968. Before him are Mauricio Ochmann (1977), Patricia Blair (1933), Karen Pence (1957), Jack Holt (1888), Joanna Angel (1980), and Fabiano Caruana (1992). After him are Angie Everhart (1969), Kelli Williams (1970), Jerry Rice (1962), Chelsea Manning (1987), Mauri Rose (1906), and Jim Montgomery (1955).
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 10,319
1933 - 2013
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 10,320
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 10,321
1888 - 1951
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 10,322
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 10,323
1992 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 10,324
1912 - 2008
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 10,325
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 10,326
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 10,327
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 10,328
1987 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 10,329
1906 - 1981
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 10,330
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 10,331
Among writers born in United States, Studs Terkel ranks 780. Before him are Joel Surnow (1955), Kevin J. Anderson (1962), David McCullough (1933), David Gerrold (1944), J. P. Donleavy (1926), and Mitch Albom (1958). After him are Damon Lindelof (1973), Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872), Lydia Maria Child (1802), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), Wayne C. Booth (1921), and Joel Osteen (1963).
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 774
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 775
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 776
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 777
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 778
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 779
1912 - 2008
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 780
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 781
1872 - 1906
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 782
1802 - 1880
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 783
1900 - 2012
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 784
1921 - 2005
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 785
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 786