1913 - 1973
William Motter Inge (; May 3, 1913 – June 10, 1973) was an American playwright and novelist, whose works typically feature solitary protagonists encumbered with strained sexual relations. In the early 1950s he had a string of memorable Broadway productions, including Picnic, which earned him a Pulitzer Prize. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Inge has received more than 491,318 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). William Inge is the 5,642nd most popular writer (down from 4,432nd in 2019), the 9,983rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,446th in 2019) and the 756th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, William Inge ranks 5,642 out of 5,755. Before him are Naomi Wolf, Hammond Innes, Wallace Stegner, Henrik Nordbrandt, Pavel Antokolsky, and George Grove. After him are Ewa Lipska, Kate Mosse, Laurent Binet, Alastair Reynolds, Lew Rockwell, and Tamara Gverdtsiteli.
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 5,636
1913 - 1998
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 5,637
1909 - 1993
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 5,638
1945 - 2023
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 5,639
1896 - 1978
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 5,640
1820 - 1900
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 5,641
1913 - 1973
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 5,642
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 5,643
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 5,644
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 5,645
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 5,646
1944 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 5,647
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 5,648
Among people born in 1913, William Inge ranks 327. Before him are Fred Davis, Evelyn Venable, Theo Helfrich, Peter Glenville, Luigi Piotti, and Hammond Innes. After him are Dorothy Comingore, Bill Thompson, Annalisa Ericson, Marian Marsh, Jimmy Van Heusen, and Ferdinand Kiefler. Among people deceased in 1973, William Inge ranks 237. Before him are Dudley Senanayake, François Bonlieu, Armando Segato, Mário de Noronha, Clarence White, and Arthur Fadden. After him are David Lack, Crane Wilbur, Lila Lee, A. Edward Sutherland, Ernst Klodwig, and Glenn Strange.
1913 - 1998
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 321
1913 - 1993
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 322
1913 - 1978
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 323
1913 - 1996
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 324
1913 - 1971
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 325
1913 - 1998
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 326
1913 - 1973
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 327
1913 - 1971
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 328
1913 - 1971
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 329
1913 - 2011
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 330
1913 - 2006
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 331
1913 - 1990
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 332
1913 - 1945
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 333
1911 - 1973
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 231
1937 - 1973
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 232
1930 - 1973
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 233
1885 - 1973
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 234
1944 - 1973
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 235
1894 - 1973
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 236
1913 - 1973
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 237
1910 - 1973
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 238
1886 - 1973
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 239
1905 - 1973
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 240
1895 - 1973
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 241
1903 - 1973
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 242
1899 - 1973
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 243
Among people born in United States, William Inge ranks 9,983 out of 18,182. Before him are Madelaine Petsch (1994), John B. Anderson (1922), Melissa Ponzio (1972), Roderick Chisholm (1916), Phyllis Thaxter (1919), and Rosemary Casals (1948). After him are Buddy Adler (1906), Herbert H. Lehman (1878), G. William Miller (1925), Sanaa Lathan (1971), Kevin Cheng (1969), and Kamala (1950).
1994 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 9,977
1922 - 2017
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 9,978
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 9,979
1916 - 1999
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 9,980
1919 - 2012
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 9,981
1948 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 9,982
1913 - 1973
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 9,983
1906 - 1960
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 9,984
1878 - 1963
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 9,985
1925 - 2006
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 9,986
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 9,987
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 9,988
1950 - 2020
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 9,989
Among writers born in United States, William Inge ranks 756. Before him are Kenneth Rexroth (1905), John Perry Barlow (1947), Sarah Moore Grimké (1792), Glenn Greenwald (1967), Naomi Wolf (1962), and Wallace Stegner (1909). After him are Lew Rockwell (1944), Veronica Roth (1988), Anna J. Cooper (1858), Terry Southern (1924), Rick Yancey (1962), and Ann Bannon (1932).
1905 - 1982
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 750
1947 - 2018
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 751
1792 - 1873
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 752
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 753
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 754
1909 - 1993
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 755
1913 - 1973
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 756
1944 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 757
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 758
1858 - 1964
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 759
1924 - 1995
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 760
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 761
1932 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 762