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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Gilmore Simms has received more than 134,450 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Gilmore Simms is the 6,822nd most popular writer, the 14,269th most popular biography from United States and the 1,034th most popular American Writer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

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  • 3.33

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Among writers, William Gilmore Simms ranks 6,822 out of 7,302. Before him are Sebastian Faulks, Tom Kapinos, Carlos Salem, Ann Leckie, James Merrill, and Louis MacNeice. After him are Anna Todd, Lena Andersson, Wei Hui, Federico Andahazi, Michael Goldenberg, and Peter Hedges.

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Contemporaries

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, Henry A. Wise, and William P. Fessenden.  Among people deceased in 1870, William Gilmore Simms ranks 68. Before him are John P. Kennedy, Thomas Campbell Eyton, Radhanath Sikdar, Charles Joseph Minard, Emma Willard, and George Henry Thomas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Gilmore Simms ranks 14,269 out of 20,380. Before him are Nana Smith (1971), Sal Khan (1976), Harold Stephen Black (1898), Graham Rogers (1990), Paul Annacone (1963), and Sarah Jones (null). After him are Mariann Aalda (1948), Stephen Gaghan (1965), Stephanie Niznik (1967), Michael Dante DiMartino (1974), Ralph Yarborough (1903), and Daniella Pineda (1987).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Gilmore Simms ranks 1,034. Before him are Anne Waldman (1945), Noah Hawley (1967), Charles Portis (1933), Tom Kapinos (1969), Ann Leckie (1966), and James Merrill (1926). After him are Anna Todd (1989), Michael Goldenberg (1965), Peter Hedges (1962), David Ignatius (1950), Seth Meyers (1973), and Elaine Showalter (1941).

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