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William Gilmore Simms

1806 - 1870

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William Gilmore Simms (April 17, 1806 – June 11, 1870) was a poet, novelist, politician and historian from the American South. His writings achieved great prominence during the 19th century, with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced. He is still known among literary scholars as a major force in antebellum Southern literature. He is also remembered for his strong support of slavery and for his opposition to Uncle Tom's Cabin, in response to which he wrote reviews and the pro-slavery novel The Sword and the Distaff (1854). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Gilmore Simms is the 6,910th most popular writer (down from 6,822nd in 2024), the 14,801st most popular biography from United States (down from 14,264th in 2019) and the 1,049th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, William Gilmore Simms ranks 6,910 out of 7,302. Before him are Julia Franck, Lulu Wang, David Hare, Hamed Abdel-Samad, Edwin Morgan, and Chenjerai Hove. After him are James T. Farrell, Rahat Indori, Nic Pizzolatto, Kaori Ekuni, Robert C. Cooper, and Boris Izaguirre.

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Among people born in 1806, William Gilmore Simms ranks 67. Before him are Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Leonidas Polk, John B. Floyd, William P. Fessenden, and Henry A. Wise.  Among people deceased in 1870, William Gilmore Simms ranks 68. Before him are John P. Kennedy, Umihana Čuvidina, David Octavius Hill, Radhanath Sikdar, Emma Willard, and George Henry Thomas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Gilmore Simms ranks 14,805 out of 20,380. Before him are Willow Smith (2000), Roy Blunt (1950), Bill Toomey (1939), Tera Wray (1982), Sandy Berger (1945), and Nikki McCray-Penson (1971). After him are Jenny Thompson (1973), Eric Balfour (1977), James T. Farrell (1904), Ruth Ann Minner (1935), Nic Pizzolatto (1975), and Joseph Strickland (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Gilmore Simms ranks 1,049. Before him are Elaine Showalter (1941), Jeannette Walls (1960), Julie Plec (1972), Peter Schiff (1963), James Gleick (1954), and Mark Z. Danielewski (1966). After him are James T. Farrell (1904), Nic Pizzolatto (1975), Mercy Otis Warren (1728), MacKinlay Kantor (1904), H. Beam Piper (1904), and Michael Goldenberg (1965).

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