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Virginia Hamilton

1936 - 2002

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Virginia Esther Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was an American children's books author. She wrote 41 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great (1974), for which she won the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Virginia Hamilton has received more than 153,293 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Virginia Hamilton is the 6,196th most popular writer, the 13,348th most popular biography from United States and the 981st most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Virginia Hamilton ranks 6,196 out of 5,755. Before her are Peter Hedges, James Merrill, Jeff VanderMeer, Kathrin Schmidt, Ángeles Caso, and Abdellah Taïa. After her are Charles Krauthammer, Anna Burns, Pat Cadigan, Craig Thomas, Jay Asher, and Junot Díaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Virginia Hamilton ranks 493. Before her are Pat Roberts, Alan Hodgkinson, Jimmy Ruffin, Peter Swan, Saginaw Grant, and Fleur Mellor. After her are Freddy Cannon, Garfield Sobers, Sushma Seth, Lucille Clifton, Sue Ane Langdon, and John Danforth. Among people deceased in 2002, Virginia Hamilton ranks 324. Before her are Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Jeff Astle, Dolores Gray, Byron White, Teresa Graves, and Adele Jergens. After her are Hocine Soltani, Dina Pathak, Paul Fannin, Bison Dele, Bob Said, and Josh Ryan Evans.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Virginia Hamilton ranks 13,348 out of 18,182. Before her are Donald Cerrone (1983), Maggie Roswell (1952), Dimitri Diatchenko (1968), Rick Mahorn (1958), Eddie Sachs (1927), and Jim Justice (1951). After her are Mark N. Brown (1951), Thomas Menino (1942), Torrie Wilson (1975), John Ottman (1964), Destin Daniel Cretton (1978), and Charles Krauthammer (1950).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Virginia Hamilton ranks 981. Before her are MacKinlay Kantor (1904), Bryan Fuller (1969), K. A. Applegate (1956), Peter Hedges (1962), James Merrill (1926), and Jeff VanderMeer (1968). After her are Charles Krauthammer (1950), Pat Cadigan (1953), Craig Thomas (1971), Jay Asher (1975), John Crowe Ransom (1888), and Seth Meyers (1973).

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