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Vachel Lindsay

1879 - 1931

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Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (; November 10, 1879 – December 5, 1931) was an American poet. He is considered a founder of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vachel Lindsay is the 6,595th most popular writer (down from 6,499th in 2019), the 13,188th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,354th in 2019) and the 934th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Vachel Lindsay ranks 6,595 out of 7,302. Before him are Catherine Cookson, Scott Westerfeld, Kaifi Azmi, William Collins, Leila Aboulela, and Sandro Veronesi. After him are David Diop, Rick Yancey, Adam Horowitz, Derek Taylor, Terence MacSwiney, and Nadav Lapid.

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Among people born in 1879, Vachel Lindsay ranks 262. Before him are Albert Ireton, Gerald Logan, Lucy Burns, James Branch Cabell, Wesley Coe, and Coenraad Hiebendaal. After him are Terence MacSwiney, Harry A. Pollard, King Baggot, Kathlyn Williams, C. H. Douglas, and Thomas Meighan. Among people deceased in 1931, Vachel Lindsay ranks 148. Before him are Charles Clary, Tom Roberts, Charles Hefferon, Robert Edeson, Frank Harris, and George Whitefield Chadwick. After him is Henrietta Edwards.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Vachel Lindsay ranks 13,192 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Blackmun (1908), Ayo Edebiri (1995), Mary Nolan (1902), Victoria Monét (1993), Dana Rohrabacher (1947), and Rachel Keller (1992). After him are Alex Hannum (1923), William Bartram (1739), John Sherman Cooper (1901), Roger Kingdom (1962), Rick Yancey (1962), and Jerry Doyle (1956).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Vachel Lindsay ranks 934. Before him are Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), Melissa Rosenberg (1962), Oliver La Farge (1901), Sarah J. Maas (1986), Lionel Trilling (1905), and Scott Westerfeld (1963). After him are Rick Yancey (1962), Adam Horowitz (1971), Virginia Hamilton (1936), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Justin Cronin (1962), and Michael Pollan (1955).

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