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Will Durant

1885 - 1981

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William James Durant (; November 5, 1885 – November 7, 1981) was an American historian and philosopher, best known for his 11-volume work, The Story of Civilization, which contains and details the history of Eastern and Western civilizations. It was written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Will Durant has received more than 1,548,372 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Will Durant is the 982nd most popular writer (up from 1,031st in 2019), the 1,133rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,218th in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Writer.

Durant is most famous for being the first player to score 40 points in a game since Michael Jordan.

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  • 67.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Will Durant ranks 982 out of 7,302. Before him are Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, Donna Leon, Bar Hebraeus, H. Rider Haggard, James Hadley Chase, and Khachatur Abovian. After him are David Grossman, Aristarchus of Samothrace, Prudentius, Jean de Joinville, Richard Matheson, and Christoph Martin Wieland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Will Durant ranks 44. Before him are Kato Svanidze, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Giacomo Matteotti, Eduard Künneke, Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, and Tamara Karsavina. After him are Romano Guardini, Clementine Churchill, Christian Wirth, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Velimir Khlebnikov, and Uzeyir Hajibeyov. Among people deceased in 1981, Will Durant ranks 31. Before him are A. J. Cronin, Karl Böhm, Miroslav Krleža, Georges Brassens, Max Delbrück, and Abel Gance. After him are Joseph Murphy, Zarah Leander, Mehmet Shehu, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Omar Torrijos, and David Wechsler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Will Durant ranks 1,133 out of 20,380. Before him are Stanley Tucci (1960), James M. Buchanan (1919), Richard S. Castellano (1933), Ike Turner (1931), Stanley Miller (1930), and Willie Nelson (1933). After him are Hugh David Politzer (1949), Richard Matheson (1926), Gordon Parks (1912), James Cagney (1899), William Styron (1925), and Charles Cooley (1864).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Will Durant ranks 109. Before him are Nellie Bly (1864), James Jones (1921), L. Frank Baum (1856), Virginia Satir (1916), Stephen Covey (1932), and Donna Leon (1942). After him are Richard Matheson (1926), William Styron (1925), Jean Webster (1876), Edith Wharton (1862), Noah Gordon (1926), and William Gibson (1948).

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