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Walter Lord

1917 - 2002

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John Walter Lord Jr. (October 8, 1917 – May 19, 2002) was an American author, lawyer, copywriter and popular historian known for his 1955 account of the sinking of the Titanic, A Night to Remember. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Lord is the 6,452nd most popular writer (down from 5,969th in 2024), the 12,249th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,618th in 2019) and the 885th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Walter Lord ranks 6,452 out of 7,302. Before him are Lynne Cox, J. P. Donleavy, Sally Rooney, Alain LeRoy Locke, Raif Badawi, and Rick Falkvinge. After him are Shirley Ann Grau, Mieko Kawakami, Ellen Willis, Sahir Ludhianvi, Masha Gessen, and Brian Friel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Walter Lord ranks 331. Before him are Brenda Joyce, W. T. Tutte, Elyse Knox, Leonard Chess, Merle Travis, and Adele Jergens. After him are Fannie Lou Hamer, Arthur Laurents, Laurie Scott, Margo, Audrey Totter, and Ramanand Sagar. Among people deceased in 2002, Walter Lord ranks 331. Before him are Ward Kimball, Jack Fairman, Pratima Barua Pandey, Adele Jergens, Kees Mijnders, and Dave Williams. After him are Ted Demme, Harry Hay, Tom Dowd, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Jerry Heidenreich, and Jam Master Jay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Lord ranks 12,252 out of 20,380. Before him are Twyla Tharp (1941), William Alland (1916), Hope Emerson (1897), Brandon Call (1976), Ana Ortiz (1971), and Renée Richards (1934). After him are Ted Demme (1963), Dana Vollmer (1987), Lydia Lunch (1959), Hugh Marlowe (1911), Fannie Lou Hamer (1917), and Chris Frantz (1951).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Walter Lord ranks 885. Before him are Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Alan Dundes (1934), Greil Marcus (1945), Lynne Cox (1957), J. P. Donleavy (1926), and Alain LeRoy Locke (1885). After him are Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Ellen Willis (1941), Paul Klebnikov (1963), Janet Evanovich (1943), Michael Chabon (1963), and Wilma Mankiller (1945).

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