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David Foster Wallace
1962 - 2008
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David Foster Wallace
David Foster Wallace, all'anagrafe David Wallace (Ithaca, 21 febbraio 1962 – Claremont, 12 settembre 2008), è stato uno scrittore e saggista statunitense. Il romanzo di Wallace del 1996 Infinite Jest è stato citato dalla rivista Time come uno dei 100 migliori romanzi in lingua inglese dal 1923 al 2005, mentre l'editore del Los Angeles Times David Ulin ha definito Wallace "uno degli scrittori più influenti e innovativi degli ultimi 20 anni". L'ultimo romanzo incompiuto di Wallace, Il re pallido, è stato pubblicato nel 2011 utilizzando gli appunti che lui stesso aveva fatto in modo di far trovare ed è stato un finalista per il Premio Pulitzer 2012 per la narrativa. Una biografia di Wallace è stata pubblicata nel settembre del 2012 e un'estesa letteratura critica sul suo lavoro si è sviluppata negli ultimi dieci anni. Leggi di più su Wikipedia
La sua biografia è disponibile in 44 lingue su Wikipedia. David Foster Wallace è il 3668° scrittore più popolare (in calo dal 2983° nel 2024), la 5295ª biografia più popolare della Stati Uniti (in calo dal 3764ª nel 2019) e il 409° scrittore più popolare della Stati Uniti.
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Among Scrittores
Among scrittores, David Foster Wallace ranks 3,668 out of 7,302. Before him are Alaa Al Aswany, Alexandru Macedonski, Lisa Tetzner, Ram Prasad Bismil, Yan Lianke, and Nikolay Ogarev. After him are Alain Chartier, Robert B. Spencer, Penelope Fitzgerald, James A. Michener, Rose Wilder Lane, and Octavia E. Butler.
Most Popular Scrittores in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlaa Al Aswany
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 3,662
Alexandru Macedonski
1854 - 1920
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 3,663
Lisa Tetzner
1894 - 1963
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 3,664
Ram Prasad Bismil
1897 - 1927
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 3,665
Yan Lianke
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 3,666
Nikolay Ogarev
1813 - 1877
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 3,667
David Foster Wallace
1962 - 2008
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 3,668
Alain Chartier
1392 - 1430
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 3,669
Robert B. Spencer
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 3,670
Penelope Fitzgerald
1916 - 2000
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 3,671
James A. Michener
1907 - 1997
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 3,672
Rose Wilder Lane
1886 - 1968
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 3,673
Octavia E. Butler
1947 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 3,674
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, David Foster Wallace ranks 160. Before him are Victor Pelevin, Nigmatilla Yuldashev, Maruschka Detmers, Karel Roden, Tariq Ramadan, and Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. After him are Robert B. Spencer, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Kim Vilfort, Maryna Poroshenko, Victoria Ruffo, and Thomas Gibson. Among people deceased in 2008, David Foster Wallace ranks 183. Before him are Yuri Rytkheu, Anton Allemann, Albert Cossery, Arthur Chung, Peter Poreku Dery, and Boris Yefimov. After him are Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Antonio Innocenti, Freddie Hubbard, Galyani Vadhana, Robert Prosky, and René Harris.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsVictor Pelevin
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 154
Nigmatilla Yuldashev
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 155
Maruschka Detmers
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 156
Karel Roden
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 157
Tariq Ramadan
PHILOSOPHER
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 158
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 159
David Foster Wallace
WRITER
1962 - 2008
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 160
Robert B. Spencer
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 161
Sırrı Süreyya Önder
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - 2025
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 162
Kim Vilfort
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 163
Maryna Poroshenko
PHYSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 164
Victoria Ruffo
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 165
Thomas Gibson
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 166
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsYuri Rytkheu
WRITER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 177
Anton Allemann
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 178
Albert Cossery
WRITER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 179
Arthur Chung
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2008
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 180
Peter Poreku Dery
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 181
Boris Yefimov
PAINTER
1900 - 2008
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 182
David Foster Wallace
WRITER
1962 - 2008
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 183
Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2008
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 184
Antonio Innocenti
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1915 - 2008
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 185
Freddie Hubbard
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2008
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 186
Galyani Vadhana
NOBLEMAN
1923 - 2008
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 187
Robert Prosky
ACTOR
1930 - 2008
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 188
René Harris
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2008
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 189
In Stati Uniti
Among people born in Stati Uniti, David Foster Wallace ranks 5,295 out of NaN. Before him are Sable (1967), Lauren German (1978), James Crafts (1839), Ram Dass (1931), Betty Holberton (1917), and Alexander Payne (1961). After him are Martha Jefferson Randolph (1772), Mary Surratt (1823), Alice Coltrane (1937), Robert B. Spencer (1962), Susana Martinez (1959), and Michael Moriarty (1941).
Others born in Stati Uniti
Go to all RankingsSable
MODEL
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 5,289
Lauren German
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 5,290
James Crafts
CHEMIST
1839 - 1917
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 5,291
Ram Dass
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 5,292
Betty Holberton
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1917 - 2001
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 5,293
Alexander Payne
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 5,294
David Foster Wallace
WRITER
1962 - 2008
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 5,295
Martha Jefferson Randolph
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1836
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 5,296
Mary Surratt
EXTREMIST
1823 - 1865
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 5,297
Alice Coltrane
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2007
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 5,298
Robert B. Spencer
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 5,299
Susana Martinez
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 5,300
Michael Moriarty
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 5,301
Among Scrittores In Stati Uniti
Among scrittores born in Stati Uniti, David Foster Wallace ranks 409. Before him are Brandon Sanderson (1975), L. J. Smith (1965), Gary Snyder (1930), William Goldman (1931), Howard Pyle (1853), and Katherine Anne Porter (1890). After him are Robert B. Spencer (1962), James A. Michener (1907), Rose Wilder Lane (1886), Octavia E. Butler (1947), Steve Berry (1955), and Charles Fort (1874).
Brandon Sanderson
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 403
L. J. Smith
1965 - 2025
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 404
Gary Snyder
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 405
William Goldman
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 406
Howard Pyle
1853 - 1911
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 407
Katherine Anne Porter
1890 - 1980
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 408
David Foster Wallace
1962 - 2008
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 409
Robert B. Spencer
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 410
James A. Michener
1907 - 1997
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 411
Rose Wilder Lane
1886 - 1968
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 412
Octavia E. Butler
1947 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 413
Steve Berry
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 414
Charles Fort
1874 - 1932
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 415






















































