Writer

Will Durant

1885 - 1981

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Will Durant

His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). Will Durant is the 1,127th most popular writer (down from 981st in 2024), the 1,606th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,133rd in 2019) and the 127th 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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Among Writers

Among writers, Will Durant ranks 1,127 out of 7,302. Before him are Tannhäuser, Diana Wynne Jones, Chinua Achebe, Jorge Semprún, Ahmad Khani, and Ibn al-Jawzi. After him are Leonid Andreyev, Sugawara no Michizane, Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, Walter Lippmann, Johannes Valentinus Andreae, and Martin Andersen Nexø.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Tannhäuser
1205 - 1270
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 1,121
Diana Wynne Jones
1934 - 2011
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 1,122
Chinua Achebe
1930 - 2013
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,123
Jorge Semprún
1923 - 2011
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,124
Ahmad Khani
1650 - 1707
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 1,125
Ibn al-Jawzi
1116 - 1200
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 1,126
Will Durant
1885 - 1981
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 1,127
Leonid Andreyev
1871 - 1919
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 1,128
Sugawara no Michizane
845 - 903
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 1,129
Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans
1426 - 1487
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 1,130
Walter Lippmann
1889 - 1974
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 1,131
Johannes Valentinus Andreae
1586 - 1654
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 1,132
Martin Andersen Nexø
1869 - 1954
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 1,133

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Will Durant ranks 49. Before him are Luigi Russolo, Otto Klemperer, Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Jules Pascin, G. W. Pabst, and Romano Guardini. After him are Velimir Khlebnikov, Christian Wirth, Franz Böhme, Sacha Guitry, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, and Seishirō Itagaki. Among people deceased in 1981, Will Durant ranks 39. Before him are Zarah Leander, Omar Torrijos, Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Abel Gance, Stefan Wyszyński, and Mehmet Shehu. After him are David Wechsler, Benjamin Sheares, Leo Kanner, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Lobsang Rampa, and Karl Richter.

Others Born in 1885

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Luigi Russolo
PAINTER
1885 - 1947
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 43
Otto Klemperer
CONDUCTOR
1885 - 1973
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 44
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
COMPOSER
1885 - 1948
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 45
Jules Pascin
PAINTER
1885 - 1930
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 46
G. W. Pabst
FILM DIRECTOR
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 47
Romano Guardini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1968
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 48
Will Durant
WRITER
1885 - 1981
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 49
Velimir Khlebnikov
WRITER
1885 - 1922
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 50
Christian Wirth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1944
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 51
Franz Böhme
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1947
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 52
Sacha Guitry
ACTOR
1885 - 1957
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 53
Aristides de Sousa Mendes
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1954
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 54
Seishirō Itagaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1948
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 55

Others Deceased in 1981

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Zarah Leander
SINGER
1907 - 1981
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 33
Omar Torrijos
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1981
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 34
Mohammad-Ali Rajai
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1981
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 35
Abel Gance
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1981
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 36
Stefan Wyszyński
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1981
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 37
Mehmet Shehu
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1981
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 38
Will Durant
WRITER
1885 - 1981
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 39
David Wechsler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1981
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 40
Benjamin Sheares
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1981
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 41
Leo Kanner
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1981
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 42
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1981
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 43
Lobsang Rampa
WRITER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 44
Karl Richter
COMPOSER
1926 - 1981
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 45