Writer
William Faulkner
1897 - 1962
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William Faulkner
His biography is available in 107 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 105 in 2024). William Faulkner is the 175th most popular writer (down from 149th in 2024), the 157th most popular biography from United States (down from 130th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Writer.
William Faulkner is most famous for his novel "The Sound and the Fury."
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Among Writers
Among writers, William Faulkner ranks 175 out of 7,302. Before him are Walter Scott, Rudyard Kipling, Pindar, Nicolas Flamel, André Breton, and Wisława Szymborska. After him are Anna Wintour, John Milton, Charlotte Brontë, Nizami Ganjavi, Stéphane Mallarmé, and Fernando Pessoa.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Walter Scott
1771 - 1832
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 169
Rudyard Kipling
1865 - 1936
HPI: 79.04
Rank: 170
Pindar
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 171
Nicolas Flamel
1330 - 1425
HPI: 79.01
Rank: 172
André Breton
1896 - 1966
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 173
Wisława Szymborska
1923 - 2012
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 174
William Faulkner
1897 - 1962
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 175
Anna Wintour
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 176
John Milton
1608 - 1674
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 177
Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 178
Nizami Ganjavi
1141 - 1209
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 179
Stéphane Mallarmé
1842 - 1898
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 180
Fernando Pessoa
1888 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 181
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, William Faulkner ranks 4. Before him are Joseph Goebbels, Pope Paul VI, and Irène Joliot-Curie. After him are Patrick Blackett, Amelia Earhart, Zakir Husain, Tadeusz Reichstein, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Ivan Konev, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Thích Quảng Đức. Among people deceased in 1962, William Faulkner ranks 6. Before him are Marilyn Monroe, Eleanor Roosevelt, Niels Bohr, Hermann Hesse, and Adolf Eichmann. After him are Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Stuart Sutcliffe, Karen Blixen, Lucky Luciano, Arthur Compton, and Georges Bataille.
Others Born in 1897
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Joseph Goebbels
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 88.81
Rank: 1
Pope Paul VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1897 - 1978
HPI: 88.00
Rank: 2
Irène Joliot-Curie
CHEMIST
1897 - 1956
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 3
William Faulkner
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 4
Patrick Blackett
PHYSICIST
1897 - 1974
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 5
Amelia Earhart
PILOT
1897 - 1937
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 6
Zakir Husain
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1969
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 7
Tadeusz Reichstein
CHEMIST
1897 - 1996
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 8
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
CHEMIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 9
Ivan Konev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1973
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 10
Subhas Chandra Bose
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 11
Thích Quảng Đức
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1963
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1962
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Marilyn Monroe
ACTOR
1926 - 1962
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 1
Eleanor Roosevelt
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 2
Niels Bohr
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1962
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 3
Hermann Hesse
WRITER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 4
Adolf Eichmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1962
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 5
William Faulkner
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 6
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1962
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 7
Stuart Sutcliffe
MUSICIAN
1940 - 1962
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 8
Karen Blixen
WRITER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 9
Lucky Luciano
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1962
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 10
Arthur Compton
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1962
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 11
Georges Bataille
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Faulkner ranks 157 out of NaN. Before him are Will Smith (1968), Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), John Dewey (1859), William R. King (1786), Buckminster Fuller (1895), and Louis Sullivan (1856). After him are James Dean (1931), Steven Seagal (1952), Kirk Douglas (1916), Tina Turner (1939), John Wayne (1907), and George Washington Carver (1864).
Others born in United States
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Will Smith
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 151
Daniel D. Tompkins
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1825
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 152
John Dewey
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1952
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 153
William R. King
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1853
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 154
Buckminster Fuller
ARCHITECT
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 155
Louis Sullivan
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1924
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 156
William Faulkner
WRITER
1897 - 1962
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 157
James Dean
ACTOR
1931 - 1955
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 158
Steven Seagal
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.84
Rank: 159
Kirk Douglas
ACTOR
1916 - 2020
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 160
Tina Turner
SINGER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 161
John Wayne
ACTOR
1907 - 1979
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 162
George Washington Carver
CHEMIST
1864 - 1943
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 163
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, William Faulkner ranks 19. Before him are Jack London (1876), Stephen King (1947), Ezra Pound (1885), Dr. Seuss (1904), Henry David Thoreau (1817), and H. P. Lovecraft (1890). After him are John Steinbeck (1902), David Woodard (1964), Pearl S. Buck (1892), Ray Bradbury (1920), J. D. Salinger (1919), and Truman Capote (1924).
Jack London
1876 - 1916
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 13
Stephen King
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 14
Ezra Pound
1885 - 1972
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 15
Dr. Seuss
1904 - 1991
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 16
Henry David Thoreau
1817 - 1862
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 17
H. P. Lovecraft
1890 - 1937
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 18
William Faulkner
1897 - 1962
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 19
John Steinbeck
1902 - 1968
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 20
David Woodard
1964 - Present
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 21
Pearl S. Buck
1892 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 22
Ray Bradbury
1920 - 2012
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 23
J. D. Salinger
1919 - 2010
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 24
Truman Capote
1924 - 1984
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 25
