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Terrence McNally

1938 - 2020

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Terrence McNally (November 3, 1938 – March 24, 2020) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Described as "the bard of American theater" and "one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theater world has yet produced," McNally was the recipient of five Tony Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terrence McNally has received more than 956,838 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Terrence McNally is the 6,096th most popular writer (down from 4,686th in 2019), the 12,765th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,218th in 2019) and the 938th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 960k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Terrence McNally ranks 6,096 out of 5,755. Before him are D. B. Weiss, Dan Barker, Jacek Dukaj, Clemence Dane, Nat Hentoff, and Charles Stross. After him are George Clayton Johnson, Guzel Yakhina, Philip Levine, Michal Viewegh, Hugh MacDiarmid, and Helle Helle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Terrence McNally ranks 520. Before him are Kathy Kirby, Gus Johnson, Gary Collins, Ian St John, Indira Nath, and Joan Blackman. After him are Jay Arnette, Maxine Waters, Lorraine Crapp, Ishmael Reed, Samuel Bodman, and Patrick John. Among people deceased in 2020, Terrence McNally ranks 698. Before him are Gerhard Strack, Zoe Caldwell, John Davies, Jane Dee Hull, Lara van Ruijven, and Lori Nelson. After him are Dick Garmaker, Nasser Shabani, Nadhim Shaker, Shirley Ann Grau, Attila Horváth, and Nimmi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terrence McNally ranks 12,765 out of 18,182. Before him are Kirsten Gillibrand (1966), Billy Ray (2000), Emily Swallow (1979), Loren Dean (1969), Rick Snyder (1958), and Craig L. Thomas (1933). After him are James Duval (1972), Mackenzie Phillips (1959), Malachi Throne (1928), Adrian Lamo (1981), Jordan Ladd (1975), and Brent W. Jett Jr. (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Terrence McNally ranks 938. Before him are Ed Bradley (1941), William Monahan (1960), Jim Butcher (1971), D. B. Weiss (1971), Dan Barker (1949), and Nat Hentoff (1925). After him are George Clayton Johnson (1929), Philip Levine (1928), Ken Levine (1966), Walter Mosley (1952), Gayle Forman (1970), and Justin Cronin (1962).

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