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Sinclair Lewis

1885 - 1951

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Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. In 1930, he became the first author from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was awarded "for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." Lewis wrote six popular novels: Main Street (1920), Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), Elmer Gantry (1927), Dodsworth (1929), and It Can't Happen Here (1935). Several of his notable works were critical of American capitalism and materialism during the interwar period. Lewis is respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sinclair Lewis is the 742nd most popular writer (up from 779th in 2019), the 985th most popular biography from United States (down from 870th in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Writer.

Sinclair Lewis is most famous for his novel, Main Street, which satirizes the American small town.

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Among writers, Sinclair Lewis ranks 742 out of 7,302. Before him are Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, Aristarchus of Samothrace, Louise Hay, Emilio Salgari, Iris Murdoch, and John le Carré. After him are Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Eduardo Galeano, Edmond Rostand, Jean Froissart, Antoine Galland, and Elisabeth of Wied.

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Among people born in 1885, Sinclair Lewis ranks 35. Before him are Sonia Delaunay, Yakov Sverdlov, George Minot, Sabina Spielrein, Tomoyuki Yamashita, and Karl Radek. After him are Hermann Weyl, Alexander Löhr, Hugo Sperrle, Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, Erich von Stroheim, and Tamara Karsavina. Among people deceased in 1951, Sinclair Lewis ranks 14. Before him are Arnold Sommerfeld, Abdullah I of Jordan, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, René Guénon, Hermann Broch, and August Horch. After him are Maxim Litvinov, Otto Ohlendorf, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, Alfred Hugenberg, Zaifeng, Prince Chun, and Amélie of Orléans.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sinclair Lewis ranks 985 out of 20,380. Before him are Vanessa Williams (1963), Louise Fletcher (1934), Glenn Miller (1904), DMX (1970), Theodore Schultz (1902), and Ruth Handler (1916). After him are Chet Baker (1929), Renée Zellweger (1969), Stanley B. Prusiner (1942), Russell Alan Hulse (1950), Woody Guthrie (1912), and Benny Goodman (1909).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Sinclair Lewis ranks 78. Before him are Alvin Toffler (1928), Thomas Friedman (1953), William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), John Irving (1942), Ed McBain (1926), and Louise Hay (1926). After him are Neal Cassady (1926), H. L. Mencken (1880), Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Dashiell Hammett (1894), L. Frank Baum (1856), and Robert Ludlum (1927).

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