WRITER

Walter Lord

1917 - 2002

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Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Lord has received more than 258,375 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Lord is the 5,969th most popular writer, the 9,618th most popular biography from United States and the 727th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

La Nuit du Titanic
Shipwrecks, Titanic (steamship), Ocean liners
Quinze ans après le naufrage du Titanic, l'auteur s'embarque sur son frère jumeau l'Olympic. Il fait revivre de l'intérieur la vie à bord et la terrible nuit du 14 avril 1912 qui vit périr 2207 personnes. Pour cet ouvrage, il a mené une grande enquête auprès des survivants, de sauveteurs et des parents des victimes.
1955
Day of Infamy (Wordsworth Military Library)
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941, Juvenile literature, Pearl Harbor, Attaque sur, 1941
Describes the events of December 7, 1941, before, during, and after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, as well as the reactions of the men who lived through the attack.
1957
The Good Years
History, United States, Civilization
1960
Diseases of the nervous system
Diseases, Système nerveux, Maladies
1933
Midway! Incredible Victory
Midway, Battle of, 1942, Bataille de Midway, 1942, Soldat
1967
Le miracle de Dunkerque, 4 juin 1940
Great Britain, Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force, Dunkerque (France), Battle of, 1940
This is the story of the greatest rescue of all time. On May 24, 1940, some 400,000 Allied troops lay pinned against the coast of Flanders near the French port of Dunkirk. Hitler's advancing tanks were only ten miles away. By June 4 more than 338,000 of these men had been evacuated safely to England. It was a crucial turning point in World War II, aptly called by Winston Churchill "a miracle of deliverance." - Jacket flap.
1982

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Walter Lord ranks 5,969 out of 7,302. Before him are Damon Lindelof, Daniel Quinn, Lucía Etxebarría, Monika Fagerholm, Rói Patursson, and Winston Churchill. After him are Teréz Karacs, Luisa Valenzuela, Kay Redfield Jamison, Simo Puupponen, Farley Mowat, and Michael Parenti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Walter Lord ranks 303. Before him are Leonard Chess, David Hampshire, Tadd Dameron, Jean Lucas, Carl Forssell, and Jerry Wexler. After him are Charles Sibley, Arthur Laurents, José Magriñá, Ottorino Volonterio, Valerie Hobson, and Mikhail Anikushin. Among people deceased in 2002, Walter Lord ranks 298. Before him are Johnny Unitas, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Martin Kamen, Lev Kulidzhanov, Sylvia Rivera, and Ivano Blason. After him are Otis Blackwell, Stanley Wagner, Salman Raduyev, Mitsuo Ikeda, Francisco Cabañas, and Jerome Biffle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Lord ranks 9,618 out of 20,380. Before him are Ray Gillen (1959), Paul Pilgrim (1883), Robert Marshak (1916), Florence Henderson (1934), Susan Lucci (1946), and Gardnar Mulloy (1913). After him are Joan Hackett (1934), Laila Robins (1959), Keith Szarabajka (1952), Otis Blackwell (1931), Kevin Chapman (1962), and Meg Whitman (1956).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Walter Lord ranks 727. Before him are Wilma Mankiller (1945), J. Michael Straczynski (1954), James Dickey (1923), Damon Lindelof (1973), Daniel Quinn (1935), and Winston Churchill (1871). After him are Michael Parenti (1933), Tom Brokaw (1940), Richard Russo (1949), Sarah Moore Grimké (1792), Gardner Fox (1911), and W. S. Merwin (1927).

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