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William Steig

1907 - 2003

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William Steig (; November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for the picture book Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name, as well as others that included Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto. He was the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Steig has received more than 1,091,530 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). William Steig is the 2,287th most popular writer (up from 3,288th in 2019), the 2,870th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,311th in 2019) and the 252nd most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.1M

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  • 61.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Steig ranks 2,287 out of 7,302. Before him are Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Robert Ressler, Harold Bloom, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Cao Yu, and Ding Ling. After him are Bálint Balassi, José-Maria de Heredia, Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, Jean Raspail, José Zorrilla, and Jaan Kaplinski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, William Steig ranks 126. Before him are Roger Peyrefitte, Marcel Bezençon, Dixie Dean, Heinz Brandt, Bruno Munari, and Yves Allégret. After him are August Eigruber, Enrique Líster, Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Theodor Wisch, Anthony Blunt, and Konstantin Rodzaevsky. Among people deceased in 2003, William Steig ranks 98. Before him are Gertrude Ederle, Maurice Pialat, Massimo Girotti, John Ritter, Johanna Budwig, and Robert Brown. After him are Jacques Deray, Marie Trintignant, Anita Mui, Martha Scott, Khieu Ponnary, and Jaba Ioseliani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Steig ranks 2,870 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Ressler (1937), Lizzie Magie (1866), Charles Bachman (1924), Karl Guthe Jansky (1905), Harold Bloom (1930), and Morton Feldman (1926). After him are James P. Allison (1948), Howard Zinn (1922), Andre Braugher (1962), Gloria Leonard (1940), Michael Dukakis (1933), and Beatrice Wood (1893).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Steig ranks 252. Before him are Harlan Coben (1962), Edward Bunker (1933), Fritz Leiber (1910), John W. Campbell (1910), Robert Ressler (1937), and Harold Bloom (1930). After him are Archibald Gracie IV (1858), August Derleth (1909), Mary Baker Eddy (1821), Terence McKenna (1946), Kathy Reichs (1948), and William Peter Blatty (1928).

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