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Allen Tate

1899 - 1979

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John Orley Allen Tate (November 19, 1899 – February 9, 1979), known professionally as Allen Tate, was an American poet, essayist, social commentator, and poet laureate from 1943 to 1944. Among his best known works are the poems "Ode to the Confederate Dead" (1928) and "The Mediterranean" (1933), and his only novel The Fathers (1938). He is associated with New Criticism, the Fugitives and the Southern Agrarians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Allen Tate is the 6,816th most popular writer (down from 6,762nd in 2024), the 14,325th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,827th in 2019) and the 1,020th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Allen Tate ranks 6,816 out of 7,302. Before him are Milan Ohnisko, Grant Morrison, R. D. Blackmore, Terrence McNally, Stevie Smith, and Deborah Ellis. After him are Tom Kapinos, Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Marius von Mayenburg, Carol Ann Duffy, Stephen Chbosky, and John Crowe Ransom.

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Among people born in 1899, Allen Tate ranks 326. Before him are Percy Lavon Julian, Walter Crickmer, Eric Linklater, George K. Arthur, Takashi Kawanishi, and Genevieve Tobin. After him are Tom C. Clark, Gertrude Berg, Mabel Strickland, and John Sparkman. Among people deceased in 1979, Allen Tate ranks 295. Before him are John Glascock, Jimmy McCulloch, Laurie Bird, Jack Mulhall, Dick Foran, and Nicholas Monsarrat. After him are Frank Fredrickson, Claudia Jennings, Jean Stafford, Doris Kenyon, James T. Farrell, and William Gargan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allen Tate ranks 14,329 out of 20,380. Before him are Terrence McNally (1938), Helen Wagner (1918), Philip Slone (1907), Kim Reynolds (1959), June Huh (1983), and Chandler Riggs (1999). After him are Tom Kapinos (1969), Jason Wiles (1970), Charles Pinckney (1757), Ann Magnuson (1956), Kshmr (1988), and Michael E. Fossum (1957).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Allen Tate ranks 1,020. Before him are Richard A. Knaak (1961), Randall Jarrell (1914), Kevin Poulsen (1965), Robert Hunter (1941), Michael Arndt (1970), and Terrence McNally (1938). After him are Tom Kapinos (1969), Stephen Chbosky (1970), John Crowe Ransom (1888), William Safire (1929), Lawrence Wright (1947), and Katherine Schwarzenegger (1989).

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