1921 - 2005
Wayne Clayson Booth (February 22, 1921, in American Fork, Utah – October 10, 2005, in Chicago, Illinois) was an American literary critic and rhetorician. He was the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in English Language & Literature and the College at the University of Chicago. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wayne C. Booth has received more than 152,164 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Wayne C. Booth is the 5,939th most popular writer (down from 5,261st in 2019), the 11,748th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,351st in 2019) and the 880th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Wayne C. Booth ranks 5,939 out of 5,755. Before him are Ramon Solsona i Sancho, R. D. Blackmore, Wladimir Kaminer, Coventry Patmore, Andrew Kevin Walker, and Sarah Josepha Hale. After him are Nadav Lapid, Naomi Mitchison, Jáchym Topol, Oliver La Farge, Stanley Kunitz, and Ihor Pavlyuk.
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 5,933
1825 - 1900
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 5,934
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 5,935
1823 - 1896
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 5,936
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 5,937
1788 - 1879
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 5,938
1921 - 2005
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 5,939
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 5,940
1897 - 1999
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 5,941
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 5,942
1901 - 1963
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 5,943
1905 - 2006
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 5,944
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 5,945
Among people born in 1921, Wayne C. Booth ranks 400. Before him are Vivian Blaine, Janet Blair, Cliff Barker, Peter Sallis, Ian Raby, and John Davis. After him are Tom Kilburn, Jack Valenti, Bobby Wanzer, Henry Cockburn, Rodger Ward, and Terence Cooke. Among people deceased in 2005, Wayne C. Booth ranks 319. Before him are Humphrey Carpenter, August Wilson, Renzo Nostini, June Haver, Adrian Biddle, and Herbert Goldstein. After him are David Di Tommaso, Bill McGarry, Art Cross, Ronnie Barker, Kâzım Koyuncu, and Domino Harvey.
1921 - 1995
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 394
1921 - 2007
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 395
1921 - 1998
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 396
1921 - 2017
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 397
1921 - 1967
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 398
1921 - 1984
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 399
1921 - 2005
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 400
1921 - 2001
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 401
1921 - 2007
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 402
1921 - 2016
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 403
1921 - 2004
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 404
1921 - 2004
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 405
1921 - 1983
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 406
1946 - 2005
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 313
1945 - 2005
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 314
1914 - 2005
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 315
1926 - 2005
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 316
1952 - 2005
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 317
1922 - 2005
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 318
1921 - 2005
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 319
1979 - 2005
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 320
1927 - 2005
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 321
1918 - 2005
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 322
1929 - 2005
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 323
1971 - 2005
HPI: 36.97
Rank: 324
1969 - 2005
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 325
Among people born in United States, Wayne C. Booth ranks 11,748 out of 18,182. Before him are Elliott Coues (1842), James van Hoften (1944), John Kiffmeyer (1969), Charles Murray (1943), Daws Butler (1916), and Sarah Josepha Hale (1788). After him are Marc Andreessen (1971), Melissa Hill (1970), Randy Williams (1953), Margaret Whiting (1924), Dean Malenko (1960), and Darrall Imhoff (1938).
1842 - 1899
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 11,742
1944 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 11,743
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 11,744
1943 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 11,745
1916 - 1988
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 11,746
1788 - 1879
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 11,747
1921 - 2005
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 11,748
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 11,749
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 11,750
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 11,751
1924 - 2011
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 11,752
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 11,753
1938 - 2017
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 11,754
Among writers born in United States, Wayne C. Booth ranks 880. Before him are Sarah Winnemucca (1844), Kevin Poulsen (1965), Emma Willard (1787), Russell Simmons (1957), Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), and Sarah Josepha Hale (1788). After him are Oliver La Farge (1901), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Leslie Feinberg (1949), Joel Surnow (1955), Ogden Nash (1902), and Lionel Shriver (1957).
1844 - 1891
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 874
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 875
1787 - 1870
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 876
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 877
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 878
1788 - 1879
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 879
1921 - 2005
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 880
1901 - 1963
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 881
1905 - 2006
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 882
1949 - 2014
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 883
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 884
1902 - 1971
HPI: 38.43
Rank: 885
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 886