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Alice Dunbar Nelson

1875 - 1935

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Alice Dunbar Nelson (July 19, 1875 – September 18, 1935) was an American poet, journalist, and political activist. Among the first generation of African Americans born free in the Southern United States after the end of the American Civil War, she was one of the prominent African Americans involved in the artistic flourishing of the Harlem Renaissance. She gained recognition for her poetry, short stories, and essays that explored themes of race, gender, and respectability; for her journalism and newspaper columns advocating for Black women’s rights and anti-lynching legislation; and for her editorial work on two influential anthologies that highlighted African American literature. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Alice Dunbar Nelson is the 6,975th most popular writer (down from 6,907th in 2024), the 15,290th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,811th in 2019) and the 1,079th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Alice Dunbar Nelson ranks 6,975 out of 7,302. Before her are Attila Bartis, Mabel Strickland, Elizabeth Kostova, Ilija Trojanow, Charley Boorman, and Guillermo Martínez. After her are Edwin O'Connor, Amarna Miller, Avijit Roy, Alfred Gough, Ann Leckie, and Elizabeth David.

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Among people born in 1875, Alice Dunbar Nelson ranks 199. Before her are Alphonzo Bell, Angeliki Panagiotatou, Samuel S. Hinds, Rebeca Matte Bello, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Charles Holden. After her is Frank Craven. Among people deceased in 1935, Alice Dunbar Nelson ranks 150. Before her are Junior Durkin, Ivar Otto Bendixson, Leroy Carr, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Adolphus Greely, and Wiley Post. After her is Jay Gould II.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alice Dunbar Nelson ranks 15,296 out of 20,380. Before her are Bruce Cohen (1961), Judd Gregg (1947), Amanda Detmer (1971), Lorna Gray (1917), Robert J. O'Neill (1976), and Amar'e Stoudemire (1982). After her are Oliver Lake (1942), Jeremy Sumpter (1989), Edwin O'Connor (1918), Jason James Richter (1980), Cindy Wilson (1957), and Lucky Peterson (1964).

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Among writers born in United States, Alice Dunbar Nelson ranks 1,079. Before her are J. Hillis Miller (1928), William Joyce (1959), Deborah Feldman (1986), Robert Pinsky (1940), Peter V. Brett (1973), and Elizabeth Kostova (1964). After her are Edwin O'Connor (1918), Alfred Gough (1967), Ann Leckie (1966), David Sedaris (1956), Sidney Lanier (1842), and Kage Baker (1952).

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