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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 1,064,026 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). William Steig is the 2,286th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Sylvester and the magic pebble
Big books, Children's stories, Donkeys
In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
1969
Doctor De Soto
Animales, Animals, Dentistas
Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.
1982
C D B!
Games, Juvenile literature, Word games
Letters and numbers are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences 4 u 2 figure out with the aid of illustrations.
1968
Dominic
Children's stories
1972
Abel's Island
Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Islands
Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.
1976
Shrek!
Humorous stories, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.
1990
Doctor De Soto
Children's fiction, Physicians, fiction, Mice, fiction
Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.
1982
Dominic
Perros, Dogs in fiction, Fiction
Dominic the dog finds many exciting adventures and great danger fighting the Doomsday Gang after he decides to see the world.
1972
Sylvester and the magic pebble
Donkeys, Fiction, Juvenile fiction
In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
1969
Shrek!
Monsters, Fiction, Children's fiction
Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.
1990
C D B!
Games, Juvenile literature, Word games
Letters and numbers are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences 4 u 2 figure out with the aid of illustrations.
1968
Abel's Island
Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Islands
Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.
1976
Doctor De Soto
Children's fiction, Physicians, fiction, Mice, fiction
Dr. De Soto, a mouse dentist, copes with the toothaches of various animals except those with a taste for mice, until the day a fox comes to him in great pain.
1982
Abel's Island
Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Islands
Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.
1976
Shrek!
Monsters, Fiction, Children's fiction
Horribly hideous Shrek leaves home and terrifies everyone he encounters in his search for his equally ugly bride.
1990
Sylvester and the magic pebble
Donkeys, Fiction, Juvenile fiction
In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
1969
C D B!
Games, Juvenile literature, Word games
Letters and numbers are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences 4 u 2 figure out with the aid of illustrations.
1968
Dominic
Perros, Dogs in fiction, Fiction
Dominic the dog finds many exciting adventures and great danger fighting the Doomsday Gang after he decides to see the world.
1972

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Steig ranks 2,286 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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