WRITER
Louella Parsons
1881 - 1972

Louella Parsons
Louella Rose Oettinger, (August 6, 1881 – December 9, 1972) known by the pen name Louella Parsons, was an American gossip columnist and a screenwriter. At her peak, her columns were read by 20 million people in 700 newspapers worldwide. She was the first writer of a dedicated column on motion pictures in the United States, writing one in 1914 for the Chicago Record-Herald. She later started a similar column for the New York Morning Telegraph, being lured away by William Randolph Hearst's New York American in 1924 because she had championed Hearst's mistress Marion Davies. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louella Parsons is the 5,022nd most popular writer (up from 5,134th in 2019), the 7,620th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,323rd in 2019) and the 573rd most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Louella Parsons ranks 5,022 out of 7,302. Before her are Jean Cayrol, Jean Aicard, Edmund Wilson, Manuel Bandeira, Albert Samain, and Thaddeus Bulgarin. After her are Frank Norris, Joseph Meyer, Theodor Plievier, Dante Spinotti, Margaret Mazzantini, and Henry of Huntingdon.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Cayrol
1911 - 2005
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 5,016
Jean Aicard
1848 - 1921
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 5,017
Edmund Wilson
1895 - 1972
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 5,018
Manuel Bandeira
1886 - 1968
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 5,019
Albert Samain
1858 - 1900
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 5,020
Thaddeus Bulgarin
1789 - 1859
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 5,021
Louella Parsons
1881 - 1972
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 5,022
Frank Norris
1870 - 1902
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 5,023
Joseph Meyer
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 5,024
Theodor Plievier
1892 - 1955
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 5,025
Dante Spinotti
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 5,026
Margaret Mazzantini
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 5,027
Henry of Huntingdon
1080 - 1160
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 5,028
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1881, Louella Parsons ranks 185. Before her are Jim Bellamy, Smedley Butler, Abram Deborin, Eetje Sol, Henri Grégoire, and Mordecai Kaplan. After her are Ludwik Rajchman, George Finnegan, Ricardo Samper, Walter Krueger, Polydore Veirman, and Gösta Åsbrink. Among people deceased in 1972, Louella Parsons ranks 198. Before her are Juan Manuel Gálvez, Alexander Vampilov, Jamini Roy, Kenny Dorham, Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer, and Edmund Wilson. After her are Sven Markelius, Mitchell Leisen, Xie Fuzhi, Julian Steward, Yuri Linnik, and Tevfik Rüştü Aras.
Others Born in 1881
Go to all RankingsJim Bellamy
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1969
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 179
Smedley Butler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1940
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 180
Abram Deborin
PHILOSOPHER
1881 - 1963
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 181
Eetje Sol
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1965
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 182
Henri Grégoire
HISTORIAN
1881 - 1964
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 183
Mordecai Kaplan
WRITER
1881 - 1983
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 184
Louella Parsons
WRITER
1881 - 1972
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 185
Ludwik Rajchman
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1965
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 186
George Finnegan
ATHLETE
1881 - 1913
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 187
Ricardo Samper
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 188
Walter Krueger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1967
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 189
Polydore Veirman
ATHLETE
1881 - 1951
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 190
Gösta Åsbrink
GYMNAST
1881 - 1966
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 191
Others Deceased in 1972
Go to all RankingsJuan Manuel Gálvez
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1972
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 192
Alexander Vampilov
WRITER
1937 - 1972
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 193
Jamini Roy
PAINTER
1887 - 1972
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 194
Kenny Dorham
SINGER
1924 - 1972
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 195
Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer
NOBLEMAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 196
Edmund Wilson
WRITER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 197
Louella Parsons
WRITER
1881 - 1972
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 198
Sven Markelius
ARCHITECT
1889 - 1972
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 199
Mitchell Leisen
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1972
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 200
Xie Fuzhi
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1972
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 201
Julian Steward
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1902 - 1972
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 202
Yuri Linnik
MATHEMATICIAN
1914 - 1972
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 203
Tevfik Rüştü Aras
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1972
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 204
In United States
Among people born in United States, Louella Parsons ranks 7,622 out of 20,380. Before her are Leighton Meester (1986), Carol Ann Susi (1952), Roxanne Hart (1952), Clarence Williams III (1939), Peter Hermann (1967), and Agnes Ayres (1898). After her are Frank Norris (1870), Charles Francis Hall (1821), Stith Thompson (1885), Alan Hovhaness (1911), Martin Klebba (1969), and Alvin M. Weinberg (1915).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLeighton Meester
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 7,616
Carol Ann Susi
ACTOR
1952 - 2014
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 7,617
Roxanne Hart
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7,618
Clarence Williams III
ACTOR
1939 - 2021
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7,619
Peter Hermann
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7,620
Agnes Ayres
ACTOR
1898 - 1940
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7,621
Louella Parsons
WRITER
1881 - 1972
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7,622
Frank Norris
WRITER
1870 - 1902
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7,623
Charles Francis Hall
EXPLORER
1821 - 1871
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7,624
Stith Thompson
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1885 - 1976
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7,625
Alan Hovhaness
COMPOSER
1911 - 2000
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7,626
Martin Klebba
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 7,627
Alvin M. Weinberg
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2006
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 7,628
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Louella Parsons ranks 573. Before her are Robert B. Parker (1932), William Dean Howells (1837), John O'Hara (1905), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), Rod Serling (1924), and Edmund Wilson (1895). After her are Frank Norris (1870), George Washington Williams (1849), Rita Mae Brown (1944), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), and John Gardner (1933).
Robert B. Parker
1932 - 2010
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 567
William Dean Howells
1837 - 1920
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 568
John O'Hara
1905 - 1970
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 569
Isabel Briggs Myers
1897 - 1980
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 570
Rod Serling
1924 - 1975
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 571
Edmund Wilson
1895 - 1972
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 572
Louella Parsons
1881 - 1972
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 573
Frank Norris
1870 - 1902
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 574
George Washington Williams
1849 - 1891
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 575
Rita Mae Brown
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 576
Stanley G. Weinbaum
1902 - 1935
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 577
Jeffrey Eugenides
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 578
John Gardner
1933 - 1982
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 579