Writer
Jim Thompson
1906 - 1977
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Jim Thompson
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Thompson is the 2,624th most popular writer (down from 2,588th in 2024), the 3,783rd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,288th in 2019) and the 299th most popular American Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Jim Thompson ranks 2,624 out of 7,302. Before him are Dezső Kosztolányi, Guillaume Tirel, Alphonse Matejka, Ryōkan, Nikoloz Baratashvili, and Bharavi. After him are Rose Ausländer, Cornelis Vreeswijk, Vladimir Stasov, Martin Walser, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, and Sylvain Maréchal.
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Dezső Kosztolányi
1885 - 1936
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 2,618
Guillaume Tirel
1312 - 1395
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 2,619
Alphonse Matejka
1902 - 1999
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 2,620
Ryōkan
1758 - 1831
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 2,621
Nikoloz Baratashvili
1817 - 1845
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,622
Bharavi
501 - 600
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,623
Jim Thompson
1906 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,624
Rose Ausländer
1901 - 1988
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,625
Cornelis Vreeswijk
1937 - 1987
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,626
Vladimir Stasov
1824 - 1906
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2,627
Martin Walser
1927 - 2023
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 2,628
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
1690 - 1751
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 2,629
Sylvain Maréchal
1750 - 1803
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 2,630
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Jim Thompson ranks 143. Before him are Eraldo Monzeglio, Eddie Albert, Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward Ochab, José Della Torre, and Vitaly Abalakov. After him are Jim Bausch, Artur Lundkvist, Andrei Kirilenko, Betti Alver, Francisco Ayala, and Sait Faik Abasıyanık. Among people deceased in 1977, Jim Thompson ranks 106. Before him are Pan Yuliang, Ronnie Van Zant, Marie-Thérèse Walter, Isaac Boleslavsky, Kinuyo Tanaka, and Fawzi al-Qawuqji. After him are Sergei Kruglov, Richard Carlson, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Son Ngoc Thanh, Delmer Daves, and Dietrich von Hildebrand.
Others Born in 1906
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Eraldo Monzeglio
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1981
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 137
Eddie Albert
ACTOR
1906 - 2005
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 138
Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1972
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 139
Edward Ochab
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1989
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 140
José Della Torre
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1979
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 141
Vitaly Abalakov
ENGINEER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 142
Jim Thompson
WRITER
1906 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 143
Jim Bausch
ATHLETE
1906 - 1974
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 144
Artur Lundkvist
WRITER
1906 - 1991
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 145
Andrei Kirilenko
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 146
Betti Alver
WRITER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 147
Francisco Ayala
WRITER
1906 - 2009
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 148
Sait Faik Abasıyanık
WRITER
1906 - 1954
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 149
Others Deceased in 1977
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Pan Yuliang
PAINTER
1895 - 1977
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 100
Ronnie Van Zant
SINGER
1948 - 1977
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 101
Marie-Thérèse Walter
COMPANION
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 102
Isaac Boleslavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 103
Kinuyo Tanaka
ACTOR
1909 - 1977
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 104
Fawzi al-Qawuqji
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 105
Jim Thompson
WRITER
1906 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 106
Sergei Kruglov
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1977
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 107
Richard Carlson
ACTOR
1912 - 1977
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 108
Hanns Martin Schleyer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1977
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 109
Son Ngoc Thanh
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1977
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 110
Delmer Daves
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1977
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 111
Dietrich von Hildebrand
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1977
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 112
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jim Thompson ranks 3,783 out of NaN. Before him are Tracey Adams (1958), Richard Bull (1924), Paul Douglas (1892), Gil Birmingham (1953), Jack Klugman (1922), and Alvin E. Roth (1951). After him are Gina Gershon (1962), Richard Roundtree (1942), William Baldwin (1963), Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961), Mel Blanc (1908), and Carmine Coppola (1910).
Others born in United States
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Tracey Adams
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 3,777
Richard Bull
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 3,778
Paul Douglas
ECONOMIST
1892 - 1976
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 3,779
Gil Birmingham
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 3,780
Jack Klugman
ACTOR
1922 - 2012
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 3,781
Alvin E. Roth
ECONOMIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 3,782
Jim Thompson
WRITER
1906 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 3,783
Gina Gershon
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 3,784
Richard Roundtree
ACTOR
1942 - 2023
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 3,785
William Baldwin
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 3,786
Reggie Fils-Aimé
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 3,787
Mel Blanc
ACTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 3,788
Carmine Coppola
COMPOSER
1910 - 1991
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 3,789
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Jim Thompson ranks 299. Before him are Archibald Gracie IV (1858), Tom Peters (1942), William Peter Blatty (1928), Wayne Dyer (1940), Alice B. Toklas (1877), and D. B. Weiss (1971). After him are Seymour Hersh (1937), Andy Weir (1972), S. S. Van Dine (1888), Terry Brooks (1944), Margaret Fuller (1810), and Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852).
Archibald Gracie IV
1858 - 1912
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 293
Tom Peters
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 294
William Peter Blatty
1928 - 2017
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 295
Wayne Dyer
1940 - 2015
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 296
Alice B. Toklas
1877 - 1967
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 297
D. B. Weiss
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 298
Jim Thompson
1906 - 1977
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 299
Seymour Hersh
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 300
Andy Weir
1972 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 301
S. S. Van Dine
1888 - 1939
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 302
Terry Brooks
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 303
Margaret Fuller
1810 - 1850
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 304
Henry van Dyke Jr.
1852 - 1933
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 305
