WRITER
Pearl S. Buck
1892 - 1973

Pearl S. Buck
Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973) was an American writer and humanitarian. She is best known for The Good Earth, the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932, which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, Buck became the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China" and for her "masterpieces", two memoir-biographies of her missionary parents. Buck was born in West Virginia, but in October 1892, her parents took their 4-month-old baby to China. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pearl S. Buck is the 214th most popular writer (up from 292nd in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from United States (up from 254th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Writer.
Pearl S. Buck was a prolific writer of novels, short stories, and essays. She is most famous for her novel The Good Earth.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Pearl S. Buck ranks 214 out of 7,302. Before her are Svetlana Alexievich, Terry Pratchett, Terence, Frédéric Mistral, Karel Čapek, and Carlo Goldoni. After her are George Sand, Roger Martin du Gard, Janusz Korczak, Constantine VII, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, and Torquato Tasso.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSvetlana Alexievich
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 208
Terry Pratchett
1948 - 2015
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 209
Terence
185 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 210
Frédéric Mistral
1830 - 1914
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 211
Karel Čapek
1890 - 1938
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 212
Carlo Goldoni
1707 - 1793
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 213
Pearl S. Buck
1892 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 214
George Sand
1804 - 1876
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 215
Roger Martin du Gard
1881 - 1958
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 216
Janusz Korczak
1878 - 1942
HPI: 77.74
Rank: 217
Constantine VII
905 - 959
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 218
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
1894 - 1961
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 219
Torquato Tasso
1544 - 1595
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 220
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Pearl S. Buck ranks 11. Before her are Edward Victor Appleton, Louis de Broglie, Mary Pickford, Ivo Andrić, Walter Benjamin, and Zita of Bourbon-Parma. After her are Manfred von Richthofen, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Alexander Alekhine, Amanullah Khan, and Sepp Dietrich. Among people deceased in 1973, Pearl S. Buck ranks 10. Before her are Pablo Neruda, David Ben-Gurion, Salvador Allende, Erich von Manstein, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, and Lyndon B. Johnson. After her are Fulgencio Batista, W. H. Auden, Walter Ulbricht, İsmet İnönü, J. Hans D. Jensen, and Ivan Konev.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsEdward Victor Appleton
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1965
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 5
Louis de Broglie
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1987
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 6
Mary Pickford
ACTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 7
Ivo Andrić
WRITER
1892 - 1975
HPI: 80.64
Rank: 8
Walter Benjamin
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1940
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 9
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
COMPANION
1892 - 1989
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 10
Pearl S. Buck
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 11
Manfred von Richthofen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1918
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 12
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1946
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 13
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
WRITER
1892 - 1927
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 14
Alexander Alekhine
CHESS PLAYER
1892 - 1946
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 15
Amanullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1960
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 16
Sepp Dietrich
COMPANION
1892 - 1966
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1973
Go to all RankingsPablo Neruda
WRITER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 4
David Ben-Gurion
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 5
Salvador Allende
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 6
Erich von Manstein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1973
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 7
Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 8
Lyndon B. Johnson
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 9
Pearl S. Buck
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 10
Fulgencio Batista
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1973
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 11
W. H. Auden
WRITER
1907 - 1973
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 12
Walter Ulbricht
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1973
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 13
İsmet İnönü
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1973
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 14
J. Hans D. Jensen
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1973
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 15
Ivan Konev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1973
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 16
In United States
Among people born in United States, Pearl S. Buck ranks 209 out of 20,380. Before her are Henry Fonda (1905), Noah Webster (1758), Denzel Washington (1954), Francis Ford Coppola (1939), James Monroe (1758), and Robert Redford (1936). After her are Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. (1915), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (1954), Mariah Carey (1969), Jon Voight (1938), David Hasselhoff (1952), and Kevin Costner (1955).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHenry Fonda
ACTOR
1905 - 1982
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 203
Noah Webster
LINGUIST
1758 - 1843
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 204
Denzel Washington
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 205
Francis Ford Coppola
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 206
James Monroe
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1831
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 207
Robert Redford
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 208
Pearl S. Buck
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 209
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr.
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2011
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 210
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 211
Mariah Carey
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 212
Jon Voight
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 213
David Hasselhoff
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 214
Kevin Costner
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 215
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Pearl S. Buck ranks 22. Before her are Dr. Seuss (1904), Henry David Thoreau (1817), H. P. Lovecraft (1890), William Faulkner (1897), John Steinbeck (1902), and David Woodard (1964). After her are Ray Bradbury (1920), J. D. Salinger (1919), Truman Capote (1924), Joseph Heller (1923), Dale Carnegie (1888), and Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803).
Dr. Seuss
1904 - 1991
HPI: 79.94
Rank: 16
Henry David Thoreau
1817 - 1862
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 17
H. P. Lovecraft
1890 - 1937
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 18
William Faulkner
1897 - 1962
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 19
John Steinbeck
1902 - 1968
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 20
David Woodard
1964 - Present
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 21
Pearl S. Buck
1892 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 22
Ray Bradbury
1920 - 2012
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 23
J. D. Salinger
1919 - 2010
HPI: 77.30
Rank: 24
Truman Capote
1924 - 1984
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 25
Joseph Heller
1923 - 1999
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 26
Dale Carnegie
1888 - 1955
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 27
Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803 - 1882
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 28