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Ellen Willis

1941 - 2006

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Ellen Jane Willis (December 14, 1941 – November 9, 2006) was an American left-wing political essayist, journalist, activist, feminist, and pop music critic. A 2014 collection of her essays, The Essential Ellen Willis, received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ellen Willis is the 6,446th most popular writer (up from 6,630th in 2019), the 12,242nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,061st in 2019) and the 885th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Ellen Willis ranks 6,446 out of 7,302. Before her are Alain LeRoy Locke, Raif Badawi, Rick Falkvinge, Walter Lord, Shirley Ann Grau, and Mieko Kawakami. After her are Sahir Ludhianvi, Masha Gessen, Brian Friel, Paul Klebnikov, DBC Pierre, and Janet Evanovich.

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Among people born in 1941, Ellen Willis ranks 600. Before her are Shirley Stelfox, Edward Ferry, Teodor Meleșcanu, Ellen Geer, Twyla Tharp, and Cliff Drysdale. After her are David Ruffin, Barry Otto, Bjørn Hasløv, Ali Khalif Galaydh, Reg Presley, and Bobby Goldsboro. Among people deceased in 2006, Ellen Willis ranks 378. Before her are Geir Ivarsøy, Payao Poontarat, Al Harker, Jack Wild, Val Guest, and Gernot Jurtin. After her are John Spencer, Jon Nödtveidt, Nellie Connally, Kevin Berry, Buck Owens, and Byron Nelson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ellen Willis ranks 12,245 out of 20,380. Before her are Ryan Hurst (1976), James Johnson (1987), Michael Cooper (1956), Frank Lautenberg (1924), Laura Johnson (1957), and Shirley Ann Grau (1929). After her are Brent Briscoe (1961), Wyatt Russell (1986), Miranda Cosgrove (1993), Jerry Vale (1930), Don Toliver (1994), and Johnny Sheffield (1931).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ellen Willis ranks 885. Before her are Greil Marcus (1945), Lynne Cox (1957), J. P. Donleavy (1926), Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Walter Lord (1917), and Shirley Ann Grau (1929). After her are Paul Klebnikov (1963), Janet Evanovich (1943), Michael Chabon (1963), Wilma Mankiller (1945), Arthur Laurents (1917), and Ted Tally (1952).

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