1908 - 1963
Theodore Huebner Roethke ( RET-kee; May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963 ) was an American poet. He is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation, having won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book The Waking, and the annual National Book Award for Poetry on two occasions: in 1959 for Words for the Wind, and posthumously in 1965 for The Far Field. His work was characterized by its introspection, rhythm and natural imagery. Roethke was praised by former U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodore Roethke has received more than 281,906 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Theodore Roethke is the 5,026th most popular writer (down from 4,426th in 2019), the 8,811th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,780th in 2019) and the 689th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Theodore Roethke ranks 5,026 out of 5,794. Before him are James Herbert, Can Dündar, Chaz Bono, Judy Blume, William Wallace Denslow, and Javed Akhtar. After him are Kenneth Rexroth, Oksana Zabuzhko, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Polly Samson, Chingiz Abdullayev, and Göran Sonnevi.
1943 - 2013
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 5,020
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 5,021
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 5,022
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 5,023
1856 - 1915
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 5,024
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 5,025
1908 - 1963
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 5,026
1905 - 1982
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 5,027
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 5,028
1913 - 1962
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 5,029
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 5,030
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 5,031
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 5,032
Among people born in 1908, Theodore Roethke ranks 304. Before him are Billy Gonsalves, György Bródy, Albert Scherrer, Branislav Hrnjiček, Raymond Scott, and Merna Kennedy. After him are Celia Johnson, Tom Tully, Bram Fischer, Félix Welkenhuysen, Lilian Bond, and David Marshall. Among people deceased in 1963, Theodore Roethke ranks 162. Before him are Clifford Odets, Björn Þórðarson, Eric Carlberg, ZaSu Pitts, Dorothy Hansine Andersen, and Jack Carson. After him are Herbert H. Lehman, Oscar Olson, Monte Blue, Monty Woolley, Oliver La Farge, and Thomas Griffith Taylor.
1908 - 1977
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 298
1908 - 1967
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 299
1908 - 1986
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 300
1908 - 1964
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 301
1908 - 1994
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 302
1908 - 1944
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 303
1908 - 1963
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 304
1908 - 1982
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 305
1908 - 1982
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 306
1908 - 1975
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 307
1908 - 1980
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 308
1908 - 1991
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 309
1908 - 1995
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 310
1906 - 1963
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 156
1879 - 1963
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 157
1880 - 1963
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 158
1894 - 1963
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 159
1901 - 1963
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 160
1910 - 1963
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 161
1908 - 1963
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 162
1878 - 1963
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 163
1878 - 1963
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 164
1887 - 1963
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 165
1888 - 1963
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 166
1901 - 1963
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 167
1880 - 1963
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 168
Among people born in United States, Theodore Roethke ranks 8,811 out of 15,968. Before him are Leah Remini (1970), Lester Bird (1938), Sid Grauman (1879), William Wallace Denslow (1856), Priscilla Dean (1896), and Patsy Ruth Miller (1904). After him are Ricardo Cortez (1900), Mark Valley (1964), Marissa Mayer (1975), Kieran Culkin (1982), Frankie Lymon (1942), and Chris Bosh (1984).
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 8,805
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 8,806
1879 - 1950
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 8,807
1856 - 1915
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 8,808
1896 - 1987
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 8,809
1904 - 1995
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 8,810
1908 - 1963
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 8,811
1900 - 1977
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 8,812
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 8,813
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 8,814
1982 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 8,815
1942 - 1968
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 8,816
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 8,817
Among writers born in United States, Theodore Roethke ranks 689. Before him are Tom Brokaw (1940), George B. Seitz (1888), Jodi Picoult (1966), Chaz Bono (1969), Judy Blume (1938), and William Wallace Denslow (1856). After him are Kenneth Rexroth (1905), Veronica Roth (1988), Tony Kushner (1956), Robert Cormier (1925), Walker Percy (1916), and Zitkala-Sa (1876).
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 683
1888 - 1944
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 684
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 685
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 686
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 687
1856 - 1915
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 688
1908 - 1963
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 689
1905 - 1982
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 690
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 691
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 692
1925 - 2000
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 693
1916 - 1990
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 694
1876 - 1938
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 695