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Stanley Kunitz

1905 - 2006

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Stanley Jasspon Kunitz (; July 28, 1905 – May 14, 2006) was an American poet. He was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress twice, first in 1974 and then again in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Kunitz is the 6,607th most popular writer (down from 6,562nd in 2019), the 13,242nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,697th in 2019) and the 938th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Stanley Kunitz ranks 6,607 out of 7,302. Before him are Nadav Lapid, Vagif Sultanli, Alfred Austin, Virginia Hamilton, Kunzang Choden, and Nele Neuhaus. After him are Patrick Kavanagh, Chen Danqing, Dinah Craik, Justin Cronin, Swami Rama, and Michael Pollan.

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Among people born in 1905, Stanley Kunitz ranks 398. Before him are Eleanor Audley, Henry Green, Fernand Rigaux, Lionel Trilling, Thomas Gomez, and Frank Faylen. After him are Agnes de Mille, Natalie Kingston, Bob Wills, Fela Sowande, William Alwyn, and Oveta Culp Hobby. Among people deceased in 2006, Stanley Kunitz ranks 391. Before him are Shekhar Mehta, Walter Mantegazza, Valentín Elizalde, Gennadiy Tsygankov, Luki Botha, and Marian Marsh. After him are Brian Labone, Sybille Bedford, Irving Kaplansky, Tamara Dobson, Sandy West, and Nandini Satpathy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stanley Kunitz ranks 13,246 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Denton (1956), Carmelita Geraghty (1901), Charley Pride (1934), Steve Khan (1947), Sidney Dillon Ripley (1913), and James Buchli (1945). After him are Arthur Hohl (1889), Andrea Jaeger (1965), Patsy Kelly (1910), D'Arcy Carden (1980), J. Richard Gott (1947), and Marie Windsor (1919).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Stanley Kunitz ranks 938. Before him are Lionel Trilling (1905), Scott Westerfeld (1963), Vachel Lindsay (1879), Rick Yancey (1962), Adam Horowitz (1971), and Virginia Hamilton (1936). After him are Justin Cronin (1962), Michael Pollan (1955), Tana French (1973), Horton Foote (1916), James Truslow Adams (1878), and Richelle Mead (1976).

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