WRITER

Zig Ziglar

1926 - 2012

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Hilary Hinton "Zig" Ziglar (November 6, 1926 – November 28, 2012) was an American author, salesman, and motivational speaker. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zig Ziglar has received more than 2,226,613 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Zig Ziglar is the 4,828th most popular writer (down from 4,627th in 2019), the 6,645th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,632nd in 2019) and the 536th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zig Ziglar ranks 4,828 out of 7,302. Before him are Werner Bergengruen, David Weber, Harriet Jacobs, Marc Okrand, Robert of Torigni, and Ōtomo no Tabito. After him are W. W. Jacobs, Ólafur Jóhann Sigurðsson, Barbro Lindgren, Johann Jakob Breitinger, Jeton Kelmendi, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Zig Ziglar ranks 340. Before him are George Robledo, Betsy Jolas, Ali Javan, Jan Zwartkruis, Keith Michell, and Leonie Rysanek. After him are Luigi De Magistris, Dilhan Eryurt, Pino Dordoni, Yehuda Bauer, Abel Goumba, and Bob Benny. Among people deceased in 2012, Zig Ziglar ranks 289. Before him are Homai Vyarawalla, Mike Kelley, James Mellaart, Alketas Panagoulias, Tibor Csernai, and Cordelia Edvardson. After him are Anna Schwartz, István Rózsavölgyi, Dilhan Eryurt, Zalman King, Phyllis Diller, and Chikage Awashima.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Zig Ziglar ranks 6,645 out of 20,380. Before him are David Weber (1952), Sean Patrick Flanery (1965), Harriet Jacobs (1813), Marc Okrand (1948), Barbara Hammer (1939), and Dennis Russell Davies (1944). After him are Eva Angelina (1985), Clarence Williams III (1939), Buddy Adler (1906), Lyle Lovett (1957), Fred Agabashian (1913), and Jenna Fischer (1974).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Zig Ziglar ranks 536. Before him are David E. Kelley (1956), Chaim Potok (1929), Jaroslav Pelikan (1923), David Weber (1952), Harriet Jacobs (1813), and Marc Okrand (1948). After him are Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), Jim Harrison (1937), Joe R. Lansdale (1951), Candy Barr (1935), Tabitha King (1949), and George Washington Williams (1849).

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