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Jim Harrison

1937 - 2016

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James Harrison (December 11, 1937 – March 26, 2016) was an American poet, novelist, and essayist. He was a prolific and versatile writer publishing over three dozen books in several genres including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, and memoir. He wrote screenplays, book reviews, literary criticism, and published essays on food, travel, and sport. Harrison indicated that, of all his writing, his poetry meant the most to him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Harrison is the 4,872nd most popular writer (down from 4,847th in 2019), the 7,351st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,678th in 2019) and the 554th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Jim Harrison ranks 4,872 out of 7,302. Before him are Gabriel Aresti, Wolfgang Koeppen, Raymond Abellio, Clare Hollingworth, Ariel Dorfman, and Robert Leckie. After him are Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Olav Aukrust, Lucy Hawking, Sultan Bahu, Pieter Jelles Troelstra, and Paul Theroux.

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Among people born in 1937, Jim Harrison ranks 373. Before him are Manfred Krug, Pino Puglisi, Barbro Lindgren, Antonio Bailetti, Akram Aylisli, and François Bonlieu. After him are Klara Guseva, Nikolay Drozdov, Imerio Massignan, Sandy Dennis, Ernest Lluch, and Brian Redman. Among people deceased in 2016, Jim Harrison ranks 347. Before him are Daniela Dessì, Kurt Svensson, Manfred Krug, Eri Klas, Pierre Tchernia, and Gottfried Honegger. After him are Joe Sutter, Norbert Schemansky, Ruth Leuwerik, Lutz D. Schmadel, Bülent Eken, and Geydar Dzhemal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Harrison ranks 7,353 out of 20,380. Before him are Allison Williams (1988), Greg Nicotero (1963), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Ali Larter (1976), John Kunkel Small (1869), and Robert Leckie (1920). After him are Connie Stevens (1938), May McAvoy (1899), Michael B. Jordan (1987), Yvonne Elliman (1951), Joe Sutter (1921), and Joey Bishop (1918).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jim Harrison ranks 554. Before him are David E. Kelley (1956), Jonathan Carroll (1949), Paula Fox (1923), C. L. Moore (1911), Sidney Howard (1891), and Robert Leckie (1920). After him are Paul Theroux (1941), Steven Millhauser (1943), Mary Oliver (1935), Norman Spinrad (1940), William Gibson (1914), and Neal Stephenson (1959).

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