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Langston Hughes

1902 - 1967

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James Mercer Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. An early innovator of jazz poetry, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. Growing up in the Midwest, Hughes became a prolific writer at an early age. He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Langston Hughes is the 2,002nd most popular writer (down from 1,580th in 2019), the 2,939th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,949th in 2019) and the 238th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Langston Hughes ranks 2,002 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul Morand, Ahad Ha'am, Péter Esterházy, Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Elizabeth of the Trinity, and Vasyl Stus. After him are Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas, Bálint Balassi, Konstantin Ushinsky, Bion of Smyrna, Joachim Neander, and Anne Golon.

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Among people born in 1902, Langston Hughes ranks 100. Before him are Jean Rey, Bruno Streckenbach, Samuel Goudsmit, Hans Bellmer, Elsa Lanchester, and Jean Bruller. After him are Leon Ames, Peregrino Anselmo, Santos Iriarte, Albert Anastasia, Albert Bormann, and Fuad Chehab. Among people deceased in 1967, Langston Hughes ranks 87. Before him are Jane Darwell, Basil Rathbone, Hans Ledwinka, Walter A. Shewhart, David Burliuk, and H. H. Kung. After him are Joseph Boxhall, Ernst Niekisch, Harold Holt, Carl Sandburg, Eddie Eagan, and Miklós Kállay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Langston Hughes ranks 2,939 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Tevis (1928), Carol W. Greider (1961), Matt Cameron (1962), Johns Hopkins (1795), C. I. Lewis (1883), and Richard Brooks (1912). After him are George Reeves (1914), Alan King (1927), Irvin Kershner (1923), Heather Locklear (1961), Charles M. Rice (1952), and Michael P. Anderson (1959).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Langston Hughes ranks 238. Before him are Clark Ashton Smith (1893), Nicholas Sparks (1965), William Moulton Marston (1893), Virginia Henderson (1897), Frances Harper (1825), and Walter Tevis (1928). After him are Audre Lorde (1934), Jane Jacobs (1916), Bernard Malamud (1914), Eugene Nida (1914), Tom Wolfe (1930), and James E. Gunn (1923).

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