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Richard Wright

1908 - 1960

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Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries suffering discrimination and violence. His best known works include the novella collection Uncle Tom's Children (1938), the novel Native Son (1940), and the memoir Black Boy (1945). Literary critics believe his work helped change race relations in the United States in the mid-20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Wright is the 2,921st most popular writer (down from 2,478th in 2019), the 4,187th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,133rd in 2019) and the 336th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Richard Wright ranks 2,921 out of 7,302. Before him are Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Paula von Preradović, Ales Adamovich, George Mosse, Leah Goldberg, and Joan Alcover. After him are Louise Weiss, Acusilaus, Julius Pomponius Laetus, Zofia Posmysz, Kató Lomb, and Bernardo Guimarães.

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Among people born in 1908, Richard Wright ranks 159. Before him are Elio Vittorini, Sam Giancana, Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, John Tuzo Wilson, and Nicholas Kaldor. After him are William Hartnell, Henryk Zygalski, Leo Sternbach, Štefan Čambal, Paul Henreid, and Baby Face Nelson. Among people deceased in 1960, Richard Wright ranks 96. Before him are Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Massimo Bontempelli, Harold Spencer Jones, Alan Stacey, Józef Haller, and Cedric Gibbons. After him are Sigurd Hoel, H. C. Hansen, Leo Spitzer, Otto Ender, Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and Sylvia Pankhurst.

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Among people born in United States, Richard Wright ranks 4,187 out of 20,380. Before him are Rob Cohen (1949), Patrick Henry (1736), Tracy Pollan (1960), Sam Webb (1945), Carl Andre (1935), and Black Hawk (1767). After him are Douglas G. Hurley (1966), Ralph Nader (1934), Conan O'Brien (1963), Richard Chase (1950), Nancy Spungen (1958), and Chris O'Donnell (1970).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Richard Wright ranks 336. Before him are Judith Miller (1948), Eric Roth (1945), John Ashbery (1927), Edward Bunker (1933), Eric Carle (1929), and Carl Bernstein (1944). After him are Joe Hill (1972), K. A. Applegate (1956), Willa Cather (1873), Mickey Spillane (1918), Edgar Lee Masters (1868), and L. Sprague de Camp (1907).

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