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Walt Whitman

1819 - 1892

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Walter Whitman Jr. (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature. Whitman incorporated both transcendentalism and realism in his writings and is often called the father of free verse. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walt Whitman is the 294th most popular writer (down from 270th in 2019), the 316th most popular biography from United States (down from 231st in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Writer.

Walt Whitman is most famous for his poetry, which was published in book form in 1855.

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Among writers, Walt Whitman ranks 294 out of 7,302. Before him are Eckhart Tolle, Patrick Modiano, Claude Simon, Luigi Pirandello, Jacob Grimm, and Bram Stoker. After him are Alfonso X of Castile, Paul Auster, Karen Blixen, Alphonse Daudet, François de La Rochefoucauld, and Frans Eemil Sillanpää.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, Walt Whitman ranks 8. Before him are Albert, Prince Consort, Jacques Offenbach, Gustave Courbet, Clara Schumann, Léon Foucault, and Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet. After him are Herman Melville, Báb, Hippolyte Fizeau, Maria II of Portugal, John Couch Adams, and John Ruskin. Among people deceased in 1892, Walt Whitman ranks 3. Before him are Bahá'u'lláh, and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. After him are Werner von Siemens, Ernest Renan, John Couch Adams, Alexander Mackenzie, Édouard Lalo, Richard Owen, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Rudolf von Jhering, and Annibale de Gasparis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walt Whitman ranks 316 out of 20,380. Before him are Orson Welles (1915), Tommy Lee Jones (1946), Billy the Kid (1859), Steve Bannon (1953), John R. Bolton (1948), and Jay-Z (1969). After him are Paul Auster (1947), Donald A. Glaser (1926), Paulette Goddard (1910), John Young (1930), Scatman John (1942), and Brian Wilson (1942).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Walt Whitman ranks 29. Before him are Ray Bradbury (1920), J. D. Salinger (1919), Truman Capote (1924), Joseph Heller (1923), Dale Carnegie (1888), and Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803). After him are Paul Auster (1947), Arthur Miller (1915), Herman Melville (1819), Philip K. Dick (1928), Mario Puzo (1920), and J. D. Vance (1984).

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