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William F. Buckley Jr.

1925 - 2008

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William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative writer, public intellectual, and political commentator.Born in New York City, Buckley spoke Spanish as his first language before learning French and then English as a child. He served stateside in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, he attended Yale University, where he engaged in debate and conservative political commentary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William F. Buckley Jr. has received more than 3,744,999 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). William F. Buckley Jr. is the 5,185th most popular writer (down from 4,850th in 2019), the 8,020th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,814th in 2019) and the 638th most popular American Writer.

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 5,185 out of 5,755Before him are André Heller, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Larry Kramer, Tahar Djaout, Edward Wilmot Blyden, and Eva Ibbotson. After him are Scholastique Mukasonga, Michael Bishop, Elisabeth Eybers, Aleardo Aleardi, J. Michael Straczynski, and Elizabeth Hawley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 387Before him are Martha Vickers, Carlo Annovazzi, Ali Bozer, Gunnar Birkerts, Cornell Borchers, and Eva Ibbotson. After him are Elaine Stritch, Abel Muzorewa, István Szondy, Horacio Guarany, Stepas Butautas, and Simone Segouin. Among people deceased in 2008, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 267Before him are František Čapek, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Jimmy Stewart, Jo Stafford, Alton Ellis, and Randy Pausch. After him are Estelle Reiner, Jesse Helms, Monica Lovinescu, Harvey Korman, Buddy Miles, and Tony Duvert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 8,020 out of 18,182Before him are Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Randy Pausch (1960), Dennis Johnson (1954), Joseph Nicolosi (1947), Mark Rydell (1929), and Edgar Kennedy (1890). After him are Lloyd Bentsen (1921), Troian Bellisario (1985), Merrick Garland (1952), Ron Eldard (1965), Tim Howard (1979), and Michael Bishop (1945).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 638Before him are Christopher Paolini (1983), Alison Lurie (1926), Jerry Falwell (1933), Ann Coulter (1961), Richard Wilbur (1921), and Larry Kramer (1935). After him are Michael Bishop (1945), J. Michael Straczynski (1954), Elizabeth Hawley (1923), Robert Christgau (1942), Daniel Goldhagen (1959), and Tim LaHaye (1926).