WRITER
Truman Capote
1924 - 1984
Truman Capote
Truman Garcia Capote ( kə-POH-tee; born Truman Streckfus Persons; September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's (1958) and the true crime novel In Cold Blood (1966). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Truman Capote has received more than 12,638,413 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Truman Capote is the 689th most popular writer (down from 349th in 2019), the 737th most popular biography from United States (down from 337th in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Writer.
Truman Capote is most famous for his novel, In Cold Blood, which was published in 1966. The book is based on the murder of a family in Kansas in 1959.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
64.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
76
Languages Editions (L)
2.53
Effective Languages (L*)
7.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Truman Capote ranks 689 out of 7,302. Before him are Joseph of Anchieta, Jacinto Benavente, Claudian, Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Kang Youwei, and Jean Froissart. After him are Bettina von Arnim, Carlos Fuentes, Francesca da Rimini, Sri Chinmoy, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Multatuli.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph of Anchieta
1534 - 1597
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 683
Jacinto Benavente
1866 - 1954
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 684
Claudian
370 - 404
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 685
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 686
Kang Youwei
1858 - 1927
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 687
Jean Froissart
1337 - 1405
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 688
Truman Capote
1924 - 1984
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 689
Bettina von Arnim
1785 - 1859
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 690
Carlos Fuentes
1928 - 2012
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 691
Francesca da Rimini
1259 - 1285
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 692
Sri Chinmoy
1931 - 2007
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 693
Laura Ingalls Wilder
1867 - 1957
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 694
Multatuli
1820 - 1887
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 695
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Truman Capote ranks 35. Before him are Mário Soares, Sidney Lumet, Kōbō Abe, Black Dahlia, Lee Marvin, and Henry Mancini. After him are Lys Assia, Amílcar Cabral, Christopher Tolkien, Dmitry Yazov, Antony Hewish, and Jin Yong. Among people deceased in 1984, Truman Capote ranks 24. Before him are Carl Ferdinand Cori, Karl Wolff, Irwin Shaw, Sam Peckinpah, Ahmed Sékou Touré, and Anna Anderson. After him are Oleg Antonov, Pyotr Kapitsa, Marvin Gaye, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Dmitry Ustinov, and Stanley Milgram.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsMário Soares
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 29
Sidney Lumet
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 30
Kōbō Abe
WRITER
1924 - 1993
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 31
Black Dahlia
CELEBRITY
1924 - 1947
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 32
Lee Marvin
ACTOR
1924 - 1987
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 33
Henry Mancini
COMPOSER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 34
Truman Capote
WRITER
1924 - 1984
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 35
Lys Assia
SINGER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 36
Amílcar Cabral
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1924 - 1973
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 37
Christopher Tolkien
WRITER
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 38
Dmitry Yazov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 39
Antony Hewish
ASTRONOMER
1924 - 2021
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 40
Jin Yong
WRITER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 41
Others Deceased in 1984
Go to all RankingsCarl Ferdinand Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1984
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 18
Karl Wolff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1984
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 19
Irwin Shaw
WRITER
1913 - 1984
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 20
Sam Peckinpah
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 21
Ahmed Sékou Touré
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1984
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 22
Anna Anderson
CELEBRITY
1896 - 1984
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 23
Truman Capote
WRITER
1924 - 1984
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 24
Oleg Antonov
INVENTOR
1906 - 1984
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 25
Pyotr Kapitsa
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1984
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 26
Marvin Gaye
SINGER
1939 - 1984
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 27
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
PILOT
1892 - 1984
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 28
Dmitry Ustinov
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1984
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 29
Stanley Milgram
PSYCHOLOGIST
1933 - 1984
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 30
In United States
Among people born in United States, Truman Capote ranks 737 out of 20,380. Before him are Kamehameha I (1758), Doris Day (1922), Henry Mancini (1924), Christopher Lambert (1957), Clyde Tombaugh (1906), and Thorstein Veblen (1857). After him are Walter Matthau (1920), Alan Arkin (1934), Douglas Osheroff (1945), Josephine Cochrane (1839), Ron Perlman (1950), and John Carpenter (1948).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKamehameha I
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1819
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 731
Doris Day
ACTOR
1922 - 2019
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 732
Henry Mancini
COMPOSER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 733
Christopher Lambert
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 734
Clyde Tombaugh
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 735
Thorstein Veblen
ECONOMIST
1857 - 1929
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 736
Truman Capote
WRITER
1924 - 1984
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 737
Walter Matthau
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 738
Alan Arkin
ACTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 739
Douglas Osheroff
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 740
Josephine Cochrane
INVENTOR
1839 - 1913
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 741
Ron Perlman
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 742
John Carpenter
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 743
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Truman Capote ranks 71. Before him are Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Harper Lee (1926), Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), Washington Irving (1783), Irwin Shaw (1913), and H. L. Mencken (1880). After him are Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), Jack Vance (1916), Louise Hay (1926), Dalton Trumbo (1905), William Saroyan (1908), and Robert E. Howard (1906).
Harriet Beecher Stowe
1811 - 1896
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 65
Harper Lee
1926 - 2016
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 66
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 67
Washington Irving
1783 - 1859
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 68
Irwin Shaw
1913 - 1984
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 69
H. L. Mencken
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 70
Truman Capote
1924 - 1984
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 71
Laura Ingalls Wilder
1867 - 1957
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 72
Jack Vance
1916 - 2013
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 73
Louise Hay
1926 - 2017
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 74
Dalton Trumbo
1905 - 1976
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 75
William Saroyan
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 76
Robert E. Howard
1906 - 1936
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 77