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Walter J. Ong

1912 - 2003

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Walter Jackson Ong (November 30, 1912 – August 12, 2003) was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian, and philosopher. His major interest was in exploring how the transition from orality to literacy influenced culture and changed human consciousness. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter J. Ong has received more than 282,978 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter J. Ong is the 4,202nd most popular writer (down from 3,571st in 2019), the 5,741st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,774th in 2019) and the 466th most popular American Writer.

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  • 48.03

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Walter J. Ong ranks 4,202 out of 5,755. Before him are Reiner Kunze, Ferdinando Petruccelli della Gattina, Zhang Jie, Maeve Binchy, Merab Kostava, and Karl von Holtei. After him are Eugenio Espejo, Hervé Guibert, Etgar Keret, Felix Dahn, John Gray, and Ō no Yasumaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Walter J. Ong ranks 226. Before him are Émile Allais, Maurice Guigue, Akram al-Hawrani, Saadat Hasan Manto, Pietro Ferraris, and Mario Genta. After him are Enrique Fernández Viola, Manuel Rosas, Paul Janes, Ellen Preis, Renato Rascel, and Léon Damas. Among people deceased in 2003, Walter J. Ong ranks 195. Before him are Lev Kerbel, Wolfgang Larrazábal, Walter Sisulu, Berta Ambrož, Fadwa Tuqan, and Yuriy Voynov. After him are Rick Husband, Félix Loustau, Herma Bauma, Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio, Daishiro Yoshimura, and Herbie Mann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter J. Ong ranks 5,741 out of 18,182. Before him are Barbara Walters (1929), Abraham Polonsky (1910), Edgar Leonard (1881), Gabrielle Carteris (1961), Edmund M. Clarke (1945), and Tiny Sandford (1894). After him are Carey Lowell (1961), Whitcomb L. Judson (1846), Odetta (1930), John Gray (1951), Kenny Johnson (1963), and Theresa Russell (1957).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Walter J. Ong ranks 466. Before him are Lloyd Alexander (1924), David Crane (1957), Norman Spinrad (1940), Nicholas Pileggi (1933), John Piper (1946), and Hart Crane (1899). After him are John Gray (1951), Fran Lebowitz (1950), E. E. Smith (1890), William Gibson (1914), Tracy Chevalier (1962), and MacKenzie Scott (1970).

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