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Tim O'Brien

1946 - Today

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Tim O'Brien (born October 1, 1946) is an American novelist who served as a soldier in the Vietnam War. Much of his writing is about wartime Vietnam, and his work later in life often explores the postwar lives of its veterans.O'Brien is perhaps best known for his book The Things They Carried (1990), a collection of linked semi-autobiographical stories inspired by his wartime experiences. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tim O'Brien has received more than 31,892 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Tim O'Brien is the 5,658th most popular writer (down from 5,289th in 2019), the 10,090th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,502nd in 2019) and the 765th most popular American Writer.

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  • 32k

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  • 41.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tim O'Brien ranks 5,658 out of 5,755Before him are Rick Yancey, Kento Masuda, Ann Bannon, Richard Price, China Miéville, and George Alec Effinger. After him are George MacDonald Fraser, Stig Claesson, Frances Power Cobbe, Kåre Holt, Leïla Slimani, and Göran Sonnevi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Tim O'Brien ranks 614Before him are Charles Asati, Josef Augusta, Georgi Markov, Shirley Ann Jackson, Michael Clarke, and Adolfo Nef. After him are John Trudell, Sergio Gori, Rick Adelman, Howard Kendall, Robert L. Gibson, and N. R. Narayana Murthy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim O'Brien ranks 10,090 out of 18,182Before him are Colin Edwards (1974), Darleane C. Hoffman (1926), George Alec Effinger (1947), Amy Schumer (1981), Katherine Maher (1983), and Rip Taylor (1931). After him are Francis James Child (1825), Thomas Bopp (1949), Jeff Berlin (1953), Alma Rubens (1897), Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), and Narada Michael Walden (1952).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tim O'Brien ranks 765Before him are Anna J. Cooper (1858), Terry Southern (1924), Rick Yancey (1962), Ann Bannon (1932), Richard Price (1949), and George Alec Effinger (1947). After him are Arthur Laurents (1917), Greg Daniels (1963), George B. Seitz (1888), Theodore Roethke (1908), Bill Bright (1921), and Tom Kapinos (1969).