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Philip Levine

1928 - 2015

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Philip Levine (January 10, 1928 – February 14, 2015) was an American poet best known for his poems about working-class Detroit. He taught for more than thirty years in the English department of California State University, Fresno and held teaching positions at other universities as well. He served on the Board of Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets from 2000 to 2006, and was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States for 2011–2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Philip Levine is the 6,679th most popular writer (up from 6,793rd in 2024), the 13,582nd most popular biography from United States (up from 14,012th in 2019) and the 961st most popular American Writer.

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Among people born in 1928, Philip Levine ranks 579. Before him are Jerry Bock, June Maston, William Kennedy, Jimmy Dean, Joseph Bernardin, and Gerhard Weinberg. After him are Keely Smith, Barbara Nichols, Vince Edwards, Malachi Throne, Jackie Mason, and Reubin Askew. Among people deceased in 2015, Philip Levine ranks 518. Before him are Charles Correa, Raúl Héctor Castro, Amelia Boynton Robinson, Gene Fullmer, Chris Welp, and Jayne Meadows. After him are George Clayton Johnson, Maria Radner, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Alberto Nisman, Lucjan Lis, and Leon Brittan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Philip Levine ranks 13,586 out of 20,380. Before him are Georgia Engel (1948), Betty Ong (1956), Mitch Richmond (1965), Dennis Burkley (1945), Salli Richardson (1967), and Daya (1998). After him are Patrick Volkerding (1966), Mason Adams (1919), Don Edmunds (1930), Lyndsy Fonseca (1987), Ellen Drew (1914), and Aaron Burckhard (1963).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Philip Levine ranks 961. Before him are James Patrick Kelly (1951), William Monahan (1960), Jeff Davis (1975), Terence Winter (1960), Jill Abramson (1954), and Sarah Orne Jewett (1849). After him are Tim Kring (1957), Jon Lee Anderson (1957), Sue Monk Kidd (1948), Arthur Kopit (1937), John Stossel (1947), and Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978).

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