WRITER
Howard Fast
1914 - 2003

Howard Fast
Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was a best-selling (source: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/13/arts/howard-fast-88-best-selling-novelist-dies.html ) American novelist. He was also a television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E.V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Fast is the 3,092nd most popular writer (down from 2,939th in 2019), the 4,474th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,708th in 2019) and the 350th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Howard Fast ranks 3,092 out of 7,302. Before him are Samuel Smiles, Antoninus Liberalis, Dodie Smith, Victoria Benedictsson, Can Xue, and Breyten Breytenbach. After him are Alexey Troitsky, John Edward Williams, Laza Kostić, Johann Heinrich Voss, Mukaghali Makatayev, and Fumiko Enchi.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSamuel Smiles
1812 - 1904
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 3,086
Antoninus Liberalis
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 3,087
Dodie Smith
1896 - 1990
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 3,088
Victoria Benedictsson
1850 - 1888
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 3,089
Can Xue
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 3,090
Breyten Breytenbach
1939 - 2024
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 3,091
Howard Fast
1914 - 2003
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 3,092
Alexey Troitsky
1866 - 1942
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 3,093
John Edward Williams
1922 - 1994
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 3,094
Laza Kostić
1841 - 1910
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 3,095
Johann Heinrich Voss
1751 - 1826
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 3,096
Mukaghali Makatayev
1931 - 1976
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 3,097
Fumiko Enchi
1905 - 1986
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 3,098
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Howard Fast ranks 181. Before him are Grigol Abashidze, Ken Annakin, Max Wünsche, Gretel Bergmann, Sándor Képíró, and Toulo de Graffenried. After him are Zivia Lubetkin, Joe Shuster, Selahattin Ülkümen, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Brunó Ferenc Straub, and Théo Lefèvre. Among people deceased in 2003, Howard Fast ranks 147. Before him are Khieu Ponnary, Robert Brown, Guido Crepax, Kerim Kerimov, Marc-Vivien Foé, and Henryk Jabłoński. After him are Hope Lange, Leon Uris, Selahattin Ülkümen, Nello Pagani, Hume Cronyn, and John Aston Sr..
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsGrigol Abashidze
WRITER
1914 - 1994
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 175
Ken Annakin
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 176
Max Wünsche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1995
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 177
Gretel Bergmann
ATHLETE
1914 - 2017
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 178
Sándor Képíró
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2011
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 179
Toulo de Graffenried
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 2007
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 180
Howard Fast
WRITER
1914 - 2003
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 181
Zivia Lubetkin
WRITER
1914 - 1978
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 182
Joe Shuster
COMIC ARTIST
1914 - 1992
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 183
Selahattin Ülkümen
DIPLOMAT
1914 - 2003
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 184
Muazzez İlmiye Çığ
WRITER
1914 - 2024
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 185
Brunó Ferenc Straub
CHEMIST
1914 - 1996
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 186
Théo Lefèvre
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1973
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 187
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsKhieu Ponnary
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 141
Robert Brown
ACTOR
1921 - 2003
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 142
Guido Crepax
COMIC ARTIST
1933 - 2003
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 143
Kerim Kerimov
ENGINEER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 144
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 145
Henryk Jabłoński
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2003
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 146
Howard Fast
WRITER
1914 - 2003
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 147
Hope Lange
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 148
Leon Uris
WRITER
1924 - 2003
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 149
Selahattin Ülkümen
DIPLOMAT
1914 - 2003
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 150
Nello Pagani
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 2003
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 151
Hume Cronyn
ACTOR
1911 - 2003
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 152
John Aston Sr.
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2003
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 153
In United States
Among people born in United States, Howard Fast ranks 4,474 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Sweeney (1884), Alice Brady (1892), David Leitch (1975), George David Birkhoff (1884), William P. Rogers (1913), and Earl Warren (1891). After him are John Edward Williams (1922), Thomas E. Dewey (1902), Julia Robinson (1919), Stone Cold Steve Austin (1964), Jack Cassidy (1927), and Laurie Metcalf (1955).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJoseph Sweeney
ACTOR
1884 - 1963
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 4,468
Alice Brady
ACTOR
1892 - 1939
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 4,469
David Leitch
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 4,470
George David Birkhoff
MATHEMATICIAN
1884 - 1944
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 4,471
William P. Rogers
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2001
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 4,472
Earl Warren
JUDGE
1891 - 1974
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4,473
Howard Fast
WRITER
1914 - 2003
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4,474
John Edward Williams
WRITER
1922 - 1994
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4,475
Thomas E. Dewey
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1971
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4,476
Julia Robinson
MATHEMATICIAN
1919 - 1985
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4,477
Stone Cold Steve Austin
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 4,478
Jack Cassidy
ACTOR
1927 - 1976
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,479
Laurie Metcalf
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,480
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Howard Fast ranks 350. Before him are R. A. Salvatore (1959), Anne McCaffrey (1926), Henrietta Szold (1860), Stephenie Meyer (1973), Jim Carroll (1949), and Elmore Leonard (1925). After him are John Edward Williams (1922), Richard Bandler (1950), E. L. Doctorow (1931), Gregory Benford (1941), Larry Niven (1938), and Jim Rohn (1930).
R. A. Salvatore
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 344
Anne McCaffrey
1926 - 2011
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 345
Henrietta Szold
1860 - 1945
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 346
Stephenie Meyer
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 347
Jim Carroll
1949 - 2009
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 348
Elmore Leonard
1925 - 2013
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 349
Howard Fast
1914 - 2003
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 350
John Edward Williams
1922 - 1994
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 351
Richard Bandler
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 352
E. L. Doctorow
1931 - 2015
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 353
Gregory Benford
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 354
Larry Niven
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 355
Jim Rohn
1930 - 2009
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 356