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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 869,260 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Studs Terkel is the 5,899th most popular writer (down from 5,250th in 2019), the 11,522nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,303rd in 2019) and the 860th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 870k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Studs Terkel ranks 5,899 out of 5,755Before him are Frances Harper, Miquel-Lluís Muntané, Joan Carreras i Goicoechea, Richard Lovelace, Marc Connelly, and Keith Cooke. After him are Sandra Cisneros, James K. Morrow, Charlotte Smith, John P. Marquand, Werewere Liking, and Pat Conroy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Studs Terkel ranks 352Before him are Tillie Olsen, Tip O'Neill, Muriel Humphrey Brown, Frank Lovejoy, Danny Thomas, and Byron Nelson. After him are Zohra Sehgal, Henry M. Jackson, Dorothy Janis, Friedrich Maurer, Gerald Emmett Carter, and Joseph Parecattil. Among people deceased in 2008, Studs Terkel ranks 325Before him are Ruslana Korshunova, Chicão, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Forrest J Ackerman, Phyllis A. Whitney, and Julie Ege. After him are Hazel Court, Choi Yo-sam, Don LaFontaine, Mahendra Kapoor, John Rutsey, and Levi Stubbs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Studs Terkel ranks 11,522 out of 18,182Before him are Lou Jones (1932), Vince Edwards (1928), Byron Nelson (1912), Damian Lillard (1990), Ronnie Montrose (1947), and Edward Rutledge (1749). After him are Alberto Gonzales (1955), Kris Humphries (1985), Jon Hall (1950), Steve Earle (1955), Sandra Cisneros (1954), and James K. Morrow (1947).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Studs Terkel ranks 860Before him are Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), August Wilson (1945), Frances Harper (1825), Marc Connelly (1890), and Keith Cooke (1959). After him are Sandra Cisneros (1954), James K. Morrow (1947), John P. Marquand (1893), Pat Conroy (1945), Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), and Mitch Albom (1958).