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Tony Hillerman

1925 - 2008

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Anthony Grove Hillerman (May 27, 1925 – October 26, 2008) was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works, best known for his mystery novels featuring Navajo Nation Police officers Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Hillerman has received more than 990,266 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Hillerman is the 5,101st most popular writer (down from 4,722nd in 2019), the 7,722nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,337th in 2019) and the 621st most popular American Writer.

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  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tony Hillerman ranks 5,101 out of 5,755Before him are Grace Paley, Jan Parandowski, Luigi Galleani, Tua Forsström, Richard K. Morgan, and Louise Erdrich. After him are David Belasco, Semyon Nadson, Yakov Polonsky, Karel van de Woestijne, Gyula Juhász, and Caterina Davinio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Tony Hillerman ranks 376Before him are Art Larsen, John Shepherd-Barron, Alain Decaux, Rosemary Murphy, Mel Tormé, and Robert Hirsch. After him are Pasquale Fornara, Eddi Arent, Margaretha Krook, Mahmoud Fayad, Martha Vickers, and Carlo Annovazzi. Among people deceased in 2008, Tony Hillerman ranks 259Before him are Halszka Osmólska, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Judah Folkman, Omar Caetano, Pauline Baynes, and Derog Gioura. After him are Yegor Letov, František Čapek, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Jimmy Stewart, Jo Stafford, and Alton Ellis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Hillerman ranks 7,722 out of 18,182Before him are Mose Allison (1927), Carolyn Porco (1953), Barry Sullivan (1912), Larry Drake (1950), Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914), and Michael Anthony (1954). After him are Ashlyn Gere (1959), Jason Williams (1975), David Belasco (1853), Missi Pyle (1972), George M. Whitesides (1939), and Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tony Hillerman ranks 621Before him are Nella Larsen (1891), Nancy Kress (1948), Gardner Dozois (1947), Marc Okrand (1948), Grace Paley (1922), and Louise Erdrich (1954). After him are David Belasco (1853), Helen Prejean (1939), Holly Black (1971), Frank O'Hara (1926), John Esposito (1940), and Zitkala-Sa (1876).