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Diane di Prima

1934 - 2020

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Diane di Prima (August 6, 1934 – October 25, 2020) was an American poet, known for her association with the Beat movement. She was also an artist, prose writer, and teacher. Her magnum opus is widely considered to be Loba, a collection of poems first published in 1978 then extended in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Diane di Prima is the 5,650th most popular writer (down from 5,289th in 2024), the 9,154th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,669th in 2019) and the 670th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Diane di Prima ranks 5,650 out of 7,302. Before her are Jorge de Sena, Ted Chiang, Ibrahim Kuni, Robert J. Sawyer, Marie Kondo, and Tony Kushner. After her are Jonathan Coe, C. L. R. James, David Peoples, Kate Wilhelm, John Masefield, and Fran Saleški Finžgar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Diane di Prima ranks 453. Before her are Gerry Hitchens, Stanley Turrentine, Bengt Nilsson, Horacio Accavallo, Ihor Rybak, and Jaime Belmonte. After her are Gábor Novák, John N. Bahcall, Jamie Farr, Victor Argo, John Richardson, and Bent Peder Rasch. Among people deceased in 2020, Diane di Prima ranks 598. Before her are Francisco Aguilar, Ram Vilas Paswan, Ivan Bohdan, José Luis Cuerda, Vladimir Andreyev, and Tatyana Prorochenko. After her are Ignacio Trelles, Vidin Apostolov, Tomás Herrera Martínez, John Davies, Richard Herd, and Papa Bouba Diop.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Diane di Prima ranks 9,155 out of 20,380. Before her are Marshall Berman (1940), Peter Friedman (1949), Tabitha Babbitt (1779), Conlon Nancarrow (1912), and Tony Kushner (1956). After her are Patricia Bath (1942), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), Salvatore Cordileone (1956), Taylor Fritz (1997), Laura Prepon (1980), Rocky Carroll (1963), and Robert Morse (1931).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Diane di Prima ranks 670. Before her are Marianne Williamson (1952), John Norman (1931), Kenneth Copeland (1936), Ring Lardner (1885), Ted Chiang (1967), and Tony Kushner (1956). After her are David Peoples (1940), Kate Wilhelm (1928), Grace Paley (1922), Scott O'Dell (1898), Avram Davidson (1923), and Louise Erdrich (1954).

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