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William Wharton

1925 - 2008

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Albert William Du Aime (November 7, 1925 – October 29, 2008), more commonly known by his pen name William Wharton, was an American-born author best known for his first novel Birdy, which was also made into a critically acclaimed film of the same name in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Wharton has received more than 8,198 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Wharton is the 3,980th most popular writer, the 5,370th most popular biography from United States and the 446th most popular American Writer.

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  • 8.2k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Wharton ranks 3,980 out of 5,755. Before him are Isaac de Benserade, Alphonse de Châteaubriant, Jurij Koch, Arkady Fiedler, Florbela Espanca, and Alexander McCall Smith. After him are Itzik Feffer, Antonio Fogazzaro, Adam Bohorič, Abbas Ibn al-Ahnaf, Ludwig Anzengruber, and Edmonde Charles-Roux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, William Wharton ranks 267. Before him are Antoine Duhamel, Luis Herrera Campins, Bert Bolin, Antony C. Sutton, Luis E. Miramontes, and Tajuddin Ahmad. After him are Roy Haynes, Vojtěch Jasný, Oldřich Lajsek, Harry Guardino, Eugene Garfield, and Alec McCowen. Among people deceased in 2008, William Wharton ranks 187. Before him are Alfred Pfaff, Galyani Vadhana, Claude Abbes, Nikola Kljusev, Mario Rigoni Stern, and Paavo Haavikko. After him are Christodoulos of Athens, Mikhail Pugovkin, Marlyn Meltzer, Sven Davidson, Ronnie Drew, and Ennio de Concini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Wharton ranks 5,370 out of 18,182. Before him are Leslie Mann (1972), Robert Picardo (1953), Wynton Marsalis (1961), Darlene Cates (1947), Andrew Mellon (1855), and Barbara Broccoli (1960). After him are Madeline Kahn (1942), Louis Calhern (1895), Don Murray (1929), Darlanne Fluegel (1953), Adam Lambert (1982), and Al Corley (1956).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Wharton ranks 446. Before him are Gordon Willis (1931), Edna Ferber (1885), Bret Easton Ellis (1964), Shel Silverstein (1930), Camille Paglia (1947), and Margaret Weis (1948). After him are Daniel Silva (1960), Tad Williams (1957), David Mamet (1947), Russell Kirk (1918), Ivanka Trump (1981), and Thomas Friedman (1953).

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