WRITER
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974

Anne Sexton
Anne Sexton (born Anne Gray Harvey; November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967 for her book Live or Die. Her poetry details her long battle with bipolar disorder, suicidal tendencies, and intimate details from her private life, including relationships with her husband and children, whom she physically and sexually assaulted. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anne Sexton is the 1,704th most popular writer (up from 1,854th in 2019), the 2,485th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,333rd in 2019) and the 201st most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Anne Sexton ranks 1,704 out of 7,302. Before her are James Brendan Connolly, Enzo of Sardinia, Mateo Alemán, Ole Nydahl, John Gray, and Aleksandr Kuprin. After her are Friedrich Rückert, Konstantin Paustovsky, Jens Fink-Jensen, Didymus Chalcenterus, Chico Xavier, and Denis Fonvizin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Brendan Connolly
1868 - 1957
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,698
Enzo of Sardinia
1220 - 1272
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,699
Mateo Alemán
1547 - 1613
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,700
Ole Nydahl
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,701
John Gray
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 1,702
Aleksandr Kuprin
1870 - 1938
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,703
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 1,704
Friedrich Rückert
1788 - 1866
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,705
Konstantin Paustovsky
1892 - 1968
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,706
Jens Fink-Jensen
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 1,707
Didymus Chalcenterus
63 BC - 10
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1,708
Chico Xavier
1910 - 2002
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1,709
Denis Fonvizin
1745 - 1792
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 1,710
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Anne Sexton ranks 133. Before her are Hayden White, James Randi, Al Lettieri, Desmond Morris, Sol LeWitt, and Edward Albee. After her are Sid Watkins, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Peter Naur, Ion Mihai Pacepa, Pancho Gonzales, and Frank Borman. Among people deceased in 1974, Anne Sexton ranks 58. Before her are Everaldo, Vannevar Bush, Marcel Achard, Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg, Junio Valerio Borghese, and Agnes Moorehead. After her are Pietro Germi, Vladimir Fock, Candy Darling, Samuel Goldwyn, James J. Braddock, and Nikolai Kuznetsov.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsHayden White
HISTORIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 127
James Randi
MAGICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 128
Al Lettieri
ACTOR
1928 - 1975
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 129
Desmond Morris
BIOLOGIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 130
Sol LeWitt
PAINTER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 131
Edward Albee
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 132
Anne Sexton
WRITER
1928 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 133
Sid Watkins
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2012
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 134
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 135
Peter Naur
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 136
Ion Mihai Pacepa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1928 - 2021
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 137
Pancho Gonzales
TENNIS PLAYER
1928 - 1995
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 138
Frank Borman
ASTRONAUT
1928 - 2023
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 139
Others Deceased in 1974
Go to all RankingsEveraldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 1974
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 52
Vannevar Bush
ENGINEER
1890 - 1974
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 53
Marcel Achard
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 54
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1974
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 55
Junio Valerio Borghese
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1974
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 56
Agnes Moorehead
ACTOR
1900 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 57
Anne Sexton
WRITER
1928 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 58
Pietro Germi
ACTOR
1914 - 1974
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 59
Vladimir Fock
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1974
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 60
Candy Darling
ACTOR
1944 - 1974
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 61
Samuel Goldwyn
PRODUCER
1879 - 1974
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 62
James J. Braddock
BOXER
1905 - 1974
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 63
Nikolai Kuznetsov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1904 - 1974
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 64
In United States
Among people born in United States, Anne Sexton ranks 2,485 out of 20,380. Before her are James Brendan Connolly (1868), John Gray (1951), John Romita Sr. (1930), Richard Dix (1893), Hank Williams (1923), and Agnes Moorehead (1900). After her are Marc Anthony (1968), Don Rosa (1951), Aaron Eckhart (1968), Othniel Charles Marsh (1831), Paul Bowles (1910), and Dan White (1946).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJames Brendan Connolly
WRITER
1868 - 1957
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 2,479
John Gray
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 2,480
John Romita Sr.
COMIC ARTIST
1930 - 2023
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 2,481
Richard Dix
ACTOR
1893 - 1949
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 2,482
Hank Williams
SINGER
1923 - 1953
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 2,483
Agnes Moorehead
ACTOR
1900 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 2,484
Anne Sexton
WRITER
1928 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 2,485
Marc Anthony
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 2,486
Don Rosa
COMIC ARTIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 2,487
Aaron Eckhart
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 2,488
Othniel Charles Marsh
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1831 - 1899
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 2,489
Paul Bowles
COMPOSER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 2,490
Dan White
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1985
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 2,491
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Anne Sexton ranks 201. Before her are Dean Koontz (1945), James Oliver Curwood (1878), Michael Cunningham (1952), Edward Albee (1928), James Brendan Connolly (1868), and John Gray (1951). After her are Patricia Cornwell (1956), Johnston McCulley (1883), Jack Vance (1916), Rick Riordan (1964), Bob Woodward (1943), and Nora Ephron (1941).
Dean Koontz
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 195
James Oliver Curwood
1878 - 1927
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 196
Michael Cunningham
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 197
Edward Albee
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 198
James Brendan Connolly
1868 - 1957
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 199
John Gray
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 200
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 201
Patricia Cornwell
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 202
Johnston McCulley
1883 - 1958
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 203
Jack Vance
1916 - 2013
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 204
Rick Riordan
1964 - Present
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 205
Bob Woodward
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 206
Nora Ephron
1941 - 2012
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 207