WRITER
Henry Roth
1906 - 1995

Henry Roth
Henry Roth (February 8, 1906 – October 13, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer who found success later in life after his 1934 novel Call It Sleep was reissued in paperback in 1964. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Roth is the 5,275th most popular writer (up from 5,402nd in 2019), the 808th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 837th in 2019) and the 117th most popular Ukrainian Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Henry Roth ranks 5,275 out of 7,302. Before him are August Jakobson, Viktoriya Tokareva, Hans Christian Branner, José Luandino Vieira, Leyla Erbil, and Kitamura Tokoku. After him are John Hersey, Mihály Csokonai, Aubrey de Grey, Elizabeth Hawley, Mahadev Desai, and Jack Canfield.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAugust Jakobson
1904 - 1963
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,269
Viktoriya Tokareva
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,270
Hans Christian Branner
1903 - 1966
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,271
José Luandino Vieira
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 5,272
Leyla Erbil
1931 - 2013
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,273
Kitamura Tokoku
1868 - 1894
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,274
Henry Roth
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,275
John Hersey
1914 - 1993
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,276
Mihály Csokonai
1773 - 1805
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 5,277
Aubrey de Grey
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 5,278
Elizabeth Hawley
1923 - 2018
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 5,279
Mahadev Desai
1892 - 1942
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 5,280
Jack Canfield
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 5,281
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Henry Roth ranks 332. Before him are Erna Bogen-Bogáti, Bengt Edlén, Gustav Schäfer, Márton Homonnai, Alberto Denegri, and Márcio Melo. After him are Ludwig Lachmann, Sara Ashurbeyli, Paul Winter, Benjamin Mazar, Franco Comotti, and Jean Amrouche. Among people deceased in 1995, Henry Roth ranks 256. Before him are Maino Neri, Butterfly McQueen, Sergei Grinkov, Fabio Casartelli, Katherine DeMille, and Giovanni Giacomazzi. After him are Michael Hordern, Severino Varela, George Rodger, Sabir Yunusov, Prawitz Öberg, and David Wayne.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsErna Bogen-Bogáti
FENCER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 326
Bengt Edlén
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1993
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 327
Gustav Schäfer
ATHLETE
1906 - 1991
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 328
Márton Homonnai
ATHLETE
1906 - 1969
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 329
Alberto Denegri
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1973
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 330
Márcio Melo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1991
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 331
Henry Roth
WRITER
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 332
Ludwig Lachmann
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1990
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 333
Sara Ashurbeyli
HISTORIAN
1906 - 2001
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 334
Paul Winter
ATHLETE
1906 - 1992
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 335
Benjamin Mazar
HISTORIAN
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 336
Franco Comotti
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1963
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 337
Jean Amrouche
WRITER
1906 - 1962
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 338
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsMaino Neri
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1995
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 250
Butterfly McQueen
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 251
Sergei Grinkov
SKATER
1967 - 1995
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 252
Fabio Casartelli
CYCLIST
1970 - 1995
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 253
Katherine DeMille
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 254
Giovanni Giacomazzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1995
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 255
Henry Roth
WRITER
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 256
Michael Hordern
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 257
Severino Varela
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 258
George Rodger
JOURNALIST
1908 - 1995
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 259
Sabir Yunusov
CHEMIST
1909 - 1995
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 260
Prawitz Öberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1995
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 261
David Wayne
ACTOR
1914 - 1995
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 262
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Henry Roth ranks 808 out of 1,365. Before him are Semyon Ignatyev (1904), Pyotr Konchalovsky (1876), Konstantin Lopushansky (1947), Andriy Bal (1958), Stanisław Zaremba (1863), and Oleksiy Fedorov (1901). After him are Isaak Khalatnikov (1919), Vasyl Rats (1961), Mykola Rudenko (1920), Vladimir Bogoraz (1865), Kira Zvorykina (1919), and Mark Aldanov (1886).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsSemyon Ignatyev
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1983
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 802
Pyotr Konchalovsky
PAINTER
1876 - 1956
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 803
Konstantin Lopushansky
FILM DIRECTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 804
Andriy Bal
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2014
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 805
Stanisław Zaremba
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1942
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 806
Oleksiy Fedorov
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1989
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 807
Henry Roth
WRITER
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 808
Isaak Khalatnikov
PHYSICIST
1919 - 2021
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 809
Vasyl Rats
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 810
Mykola Rudenko
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 2004
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 811
Vladimir Bogoraz
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1865 - 1936
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 812
Kira Zvorykina
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 2014
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 813
Mark Aldanov
WRITER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 814
Among WRITERS In Ukraine
Among writers born in Ukraine, Henry Roth ranks 117. Before him are Eduard Bagritsky (1895), Yuriy Fedkovych (1834), Vasily Yan (1874), Mykhaylo Semenko (1892), Yurii Andrukhovych (1960), and Valerian Pidmohylny (1901). After him are Mark Aldanov (1886), Ivan Kavaleridze (1887), Ariel Durant (1898), Iryna Vilde (1907), Zośka Vieras (1892), and Boris Lavrenyov (1891).
Eduard Bagritsky
1895 - 1934
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 111
Yuriy Fedkovych
1834 - 1888
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 112
Vasily Yan
1874 - 1954
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 113
Mykhaylo Semenko
1892 - 1937
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 114
Yurii Andrukhovych
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 115
Valerian Pidmohylny
1901 - 1937
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 116
Henry Roth
1906 - 1995
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 117
Mark Aldanov
1886 - 1957
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 118
Ivan Kavaleridze
1887 - 1978
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 119
Ariel Durant
1898 - 1981
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 120
Iryna Vilde
1907 - 1982
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 121
Zośka Vieras
1892 - 1991
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 122
Boris Lavrenyov
1891 - 1959
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 123