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August Wilson

1945 - 2005

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August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of 10 plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle (or The Century Cycle), which chronicle the experiences and heritage of the African-American community in the 20th century. Plays in the series include Fences (1987) and The Piano Lesson (1990), each of which won Wilson the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984) and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (1988). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). August Wilson is the 6,259th most popular writer (up from 6,628th in 2024), the 11,242nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,054th in 2019) and the 820th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, August Wilson ranks 6,259 out of 7,302. Before him are Sarojini Sahoo, Christian Prudhomme, Vincenzo Cardarelli, Akiva Goldsman, Katie Couric, and Tamara Gverdtsiteli. After him are Judith Merril, Masih Alinejad, Laurent Binet, Robert Henryson, Shrilal Shukla, and Nathaniel Parker Willis.

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Among people born in 1945, August Wilson ranks 615. Before him are J. P. Mallory, Howard Marks, Elizabeth Moon, Terry Callier, Chris Dreja, and Rick Berman. After him are Vladimir Maksimov, Paul Petersen, Miklós Haraszti, Philippa Marrack, Roger C. Field, and Lowell George. Among people deceased in 2005, August Wilson ranks 332. Before him are Peter Jennings, Keith Andes, Christopher Fry, Robert Creeley, Nikolai Puchkov, and Misael Escuti. After him are Paul Winchell, Georges Dransart, Harold J. Stone, Eugene J. Martin, Ruth Warrick, and Jesús Iglesias.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, August Wilson ranks 11,244 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Goldin (1940), Amy Pascal (1958), Jesse Metcalfe (1978), Richard Moll (1943), William Hooper (1742), and Rick Berman (1945). After him are Judith Merril (1923), Matt Hardy (1974), Larry Young (1940), Levi Woodbury (1789), Stephanie Zimbalist (1956), and Viola Dana (1897).

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Among writers born in United States, August Wilson ranks 820. Before him are Oscar Hijuelos (1951), Jane Smiley (1949), Charlie Jane Anders (1969), Linda Woolverton (1952), Akiva Goldsman (1962), and Katie Couric (1957). After him are Judith Merril (1923), Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), Robert B. Sherman (1925), John Seigenthaler (1927), and Sarah Winnemucca (1844).

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