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Tillie Olsen

1912 - 2007

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Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) was an American writer who was associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tillie Olsen has received more than 166,919 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tillie Olsen is the 5,812th most popular writer (down from 5,189th in 2019), the 10,970th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,894th in 2019) and the 827th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tillie Olsen ranks 5,812 out of 5,755. Before her are Patrick Kavanagh, Gregory Colbert, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, Guillermo Martínez, Angus Wilson, and George Saunders. After her are Henry Vaughan, Tana French, Max Hastings, William Wycherley, Carlton Cuse, and Hanan al-Shaykh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Tillie Olsen ranks 346. Before her are Carmen Barth, Wendy Barrie, Elizaveta Mukasei, Art Mollner, Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, and Richard Carlson. After her are Tip O'Neill, Muriel Humphrey Brown, Frank Lovejoy, Danny Thomas, Byron Nelson, and Studs Terkel. Among people deceased in 2007, Tillie Olsen ranks 342. Before her are John Woodruff, Porter Wagoner, Boots Randolph, Kitty Carlisle, Hans Mild, and Andrew Hill. After her are Yelena Romanova, Robert Taylor, Jeong Da-bin, Kenji Nagai, John Inman, and Ruth Graham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tillie Olsen ranks 10,970 out of 18,182. Before her are Andrew Hill (1931), Michael Oher (1986), William Alland (1916), Meaghan Martin (1992), Tyrell Biggs (1960), and George Saunders (1958). After her are Eric Allan Kramer (1962), Sonny Fortune (1939), Scott Rudin (1958), Janelle Monáe (1985), Liz Cheney (1966), and CeeLo Green (1974).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tillie Olsen ranks 827. Before her are Bob Black (1951), Joel Osteen (1963), Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Susan Glaspell (1876), and George Saunders (1958). After her are Tana French (1973), David McCullough (1933), John Burroughs (1837), John Patrick Shanley (1950), Steven S. DeKnight (1910), and Frederica Sagor Maas (1900).

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