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Herman Wouk

1915 - 2019

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Herman Wouk ( WOHK; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author. He published fifteen novels, many of them historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. Other well-known works included The Winds of War and War and Remembrance (historical novels about World War II), the bildungsroman Marjorie Morningstar; and non-fiction such as This Is My God, an explanation of Judaism from a Modern Orthodox perspective, written for Jewish and non-Jewish readers. His books have been translated into 27 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herman Wouk is the 2,724th most popular writer (up from 3,861st in 2019), the 3,919th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,987th in 2019) and the 311th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Herman Wouk ranks 2,724 out of 7,302. Before him are Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Karel Jaromír Erben, Eva Mozes Kor, Patrick O'Brian, Táhirih, and Peter Bieri. After him are Wilfred Owen, Michael Ondaatje, Franz Overbeck, Pierre Gringore, Tadeusz Różewicz, and Osman Aqçoqraqlı.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Herman Wouk ranks 109. Before him are Edmond O'Brien, Mariano Rumor, Albert Ghiorso, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, Lorne Greene, and J. C. R. Licklider. After him are Sergio Bertoni, Caterina Boratto, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Artur London, David Stirling, and Jo Van Fleet. Among people deceased in 2019, Herman Wouk ranks 177. Before him are Pim Verbeek, Karin Balzer, Juice Wrld, Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, George Hilton, and Eva Mozes Kor. After him are Dick Dale, Robert Frank, Waldo Machado, Ahmad Shah of Pahang, Sue Lyon, and Hussain Muhammad Ershad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herman Wouk ranks 3,919 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Carlson (1912), Suzanne Somers (1946), Cecil Andrus (1931), Don Simpson (1943), Edward Calvin Kendall (1972), and Steve Lacy (1934). After him are William Devane (1939), James Foley (1973), Mariska Hargitay (1964), Deborah Lipstadt (1947), Robert Hanssen (1944), and Victor Young (1900).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Herman Wouk ranks 311. Before him are Margaret Fuller (1810), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), Orson Scott Card (1951), Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Terry Goodkind (1948), and Varian Fry (1907). After him are Donald E. Westlake (1933), Robert James Waller (1939), Neil Postman (1931), Alexandra Ripley (1934), Ben Hecht (1893), and Budd Schulberg (1914).

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