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Robert Frost

1874 - 1963

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Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. Frequently honored during his lifetime, Frost is the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Frost is the 72nd most popular writer (up from 73rd in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from United States (down from 57th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Writer.

Robert Frost is most famous for his poetry. He is often called the "poet laureate of America."

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Among writers, Robert Frost ranks 73 out of 7,302. Before him are Heinrich Heine, Romain Rolland, Bertolt Brecht, Nikolai Gogol, Li Bai, Charles Perrault, and Milan Kundera. After him are Theodor Herzl, Jorge Luis Borges, Václav Havel, Arthur Rimbaud, and Maxim Gorky.

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Among people born in 1874, Robert Frost ranks 3. Before him are Winston Churchill, and Guglielmo Marconi. After him are W. Somerset Maugham, Arnold Schoenberg, Harry Houdini, Herbert Hoover, Howard Carter, Johannes Stark, Max Scheler, Ernst Cassirer, and Sunjong of Korea. Among people deceased in 1963, Robert Frost ranks 4. Before him are Pope John XXIII, Édith Piaf, and John F. Kennedy. After him are Jean Cocteau, Georges Braque, Aldous Huxley, Robert Schuman, W. E. B. Du Bois, Tristan Tzara, Lee Harvey Oswald, and C. S. Lewis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Frost ranks 59 out of 20,380. Before him are Janis Joplin (1943), Robert De Niro (1943), John Wilkes Booth (1838), Harry S. Truman (1884), Joan Baez (1941), and Howard Hughes (1905). After him are Wallis Simpson (1896), James Watson (1928), Andy Warhol (1928), Bill Clinton (1946), Marlon Brando (1924), and Toni Morrison (1931).

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Among writers born in United States, Robert Frost ranks 7. Before him are Edgar Allan Poe (1809), T. S. Eliot (1888), Emily Dickinson (1830), Ernest Hemingway (1899), F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896), and Mark Twain (1835). After him are Toni Morrison (1931), George R. R. Martin (1948), Kurt Vonnegut (1922), Louisa May Alcott (1832), Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), and Jack London (1876).

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