WRITER
Sidney Howard
1891 - 1939

Sidney Howard
Sidney Coe Howard (June 26, 1891 – August 23, 1939) was an American playwright, dramatist and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1925 and a posthumous Academy Award in 1940 for the screenplay for Gone with the Wind. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Howard is the 4,831st most popular writer (up from 5,010th in 2019), the 7,267th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,035th in 2019) and the 552nd most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Sidney Howard ranks 4,831 out of 7,302. Before him are Valentin Conrart, Mamoni Raisom Goswami, Göran Tunström, Taylor Caldwell, Paula Fox, and C. L. Moore. After him are Horst Bienek, Roger Ascham, C. A. Rosetti, Rosa Liksom, I. A. L. Diamond, and Helen Fielding.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsValentin Conrart
1603 - 1675
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,825
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
1942 - 2011
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,826
Göran Tunström
1937 - 2000
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,827
Taylor Caldwell
1900 - 1985
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 4,828
Paula Fox
1923 - 2017
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 4,829
C. L. Moore
1911 - 1987
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 4,830
Sidney Howard
1891 - 1939
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 4,831
Horst Bienek
1930 - 1990
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 4,832
Roger Ascham
1515 - 1568
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 4,833
C. A. Rosetti
1816 - 1885
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 4,834
Rosa Liksom
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 4,835
I. A. L. Diamond
1920 - 1988
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 4,836
Helen Fielding
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 4,837
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, Sidney Howard ranks 225. Before him are Audrey Munson, Arthur Bliss, Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Jan Wils, Fritz Rasp, and Tullio Bozza. After him are Camille Mandrillon, Charley Toorop, Birbal Sahni, Dmitry Furmanov, Karel Petrů, and Paolo Salvi. Among people deceased in 1939, Sidney Howard ranks 128. Before him are Alexander Kanoldt, Frank Wild, Bautista Saavedra, Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, Zane Grey, and Boris Grigoriev. After him are Kullervo Manner, Ford Sterling, Georges Pitoëff, Charles P. Dixon, Robert Farnan, and Hugo Jahnke.
Others Born in 1891
Go to all RankingsAudrey Munson
SCULPTOR
1891 - 1996
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 219
Arthur Bliss
COMPOSER
1891 - 1975
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 220
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska
WRITER
1891 - 1945
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 221
Jan Wils
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1972
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 222
Fritz Rasp
ACTOR
1891 - 1976
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 223
Tullio Bozza
ATHLETE
1891 - 1922
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 224
Sidney Howard
WRITER
1891 - 1939
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 225
Camille Mandrillon
ATHLETE
1891 - 1969
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 226
Charley Toorop
PAINTER
1891 - 1955
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 227
Birbal Sahni
BIOLOGIST
1891 - 1949
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 228
Dmitry Furmanov
WRITER
1891 - 1926
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 229
Karel Petrů
COACH
1891 - 1949
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 230
Paolo Salvi
GYMNAST
1891 - 1945
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 231
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsAlexander Kanoldt
PAINTER
1881 - 1939
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 122
Frank Wild
EXPLORER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 123
Bautista Saavedra
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1939
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 124
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
ASTRONOMER
1865 - 1939
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 125
Zane Grey
WRITER
1872 - 1939
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 126
Boris Grigoriev
PAINTER
1886 - 1939
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 127
Sidney Howard
WRITER
1891 - 1939
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 128
Kullervo Manner
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1939
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 129
Ford Sterling
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 130
Georges Pitoëff
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1939
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 131
Charles P. Dixon
TENNIS PLAYER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 132
Robert Farnan
ATHLETE
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 133
Hugo Jahnke
GYMNAST
1886 - 1939
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 134
In United States
Among people born in United States, Sidney Howard ranks 7,269 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Fleischer (1950), Paula Fox (1923), Frank Thomas (1912), C. L. Moore (1911), Chi McBride (1961), and Sandra Bem (1944). After him are Steve Aoki (1977), Earl Holliman (1928), Armen Alchian (1914), Beverly Sills (1929), Brian Greene (1963), and Roscoe Lockwood (1875).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCharles Fleischer
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 7,263
Paula Fox
WRITER
1923 - 2017
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7,264
Frank Thomas
MUSICIAN
1912 - 2004
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7,265
C. L. Moore
WRITER
1911 - 1987
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7,266
Chi McBride
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7,267
Sandra Bem
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - 2014
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7,268
Sidney Howard
WRITER
1891 - 1939
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7,269
Steve Aoki
MUSICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7,270
Earl Holliman
ACTOR
1928 - 2024
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 7,271
Armen Alchian
ECONOMIST
1914 - 2013
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 7,272
Beverly Sills
SINGER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 7,273
Brian Greene
PHYSICIST
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 7,274
Roscoe Lockwood
ATHLETE
1875 - 1960
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 7,275
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Sidney Howard ranks 552. Before him are Marc Okrand (1948), Rube Goldberg (1883), David E. Kelley (1956), Jonathan Carroll (1949), Paula Fox (1923), and C. L. Moore (1911). After him are Robert Leckie (1920), Jim Harrison (1937), Paul Theroux (1941), Steven Millhauser (1943), Mary Oliver (1935), and Norman Spinrad (1940).
Marc Okrand
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 546
Rube Goldberg
1883 - 1970
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 547
David E. Kelley
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 548
Jonathan Carroll
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 549
Paula Fox
1923 - 2017
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 550
C. L. Moore
1911 - 1987
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 551
Sidney Howard
1891 - 1939
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 552
Robert Leckie
1920 - 2001
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 553
Jim Harrison
1937 - 2016
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 554
Paul Theroux
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 555
Steven Millhauser
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 556
Mary Oliver
1935 - 2019
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 557
Norman Spinrad
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 558