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William Cullen Bryant

1794 - 1878

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William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Born in Massachusetts, he started his career as a lawyer but showed an interest in poetry early in his life. In 1825, Bryant relocated to New York City, where he became an editor of two major newspapers. He also emerged as one of the most significant poets in early literary America and has been grouped among the fireside poets for his accessible and popular poetry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Cullen Bryant is the 5,733rd most popular writer (down from 5,248th in 2019), the 9,417th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,592nd in 2019) and the 689th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, William Cullen Bryant ranks 5,733 out of 7,302. Before him are George Mikes, Rıfat Ilgaz, Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau, Trudi Canavan, Vasily Belov, and Dragojla Jarnević. After him are David Garnett, Peter Seeberg, Hanya Yanagihara, Wilhelm Genazino, Humphrey Carpenter, and Timur Vermes.

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Among people born in 1794, William Cullen Bryant ranks 68. Before him are Valentín Canalizo, Mizuno Tadakuni, José Justo Corro, Umihana Čuvidina, Sylvester Graham, and Miklós Jósika. After him are Dwarkanath Tagore, George Grote, Feargus O'Connor, Thomas Corwin, Arthur P. Bagby, and George Cathcart. Among people deceased in 1878, William Cullen Bryant ranks 68. Before him are Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, William M. Tweed, Andreas von Ettingshausen, Manuel Pardo, Palladius, and George Back. After him are José Amador de los Ríos, Francisco Linares Alcántara, George Henry Lewes, Bayard Taylor, Charles Magill Conrad, and Benjamin Bonneville.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Cullen Bryant ranks 9,419 out of 20,380. Before him are James Joseph Dresnok (1941), Chuck Mangione (1940), Ray Allen (1975), Edith M. Flanigen (1929), C. I. Scofield (1843), and Clarke Peters (1952). After him are Regina Resnik (1922), Sheryl Sandberg (1969), Desmond Harrington (1976), Shawnee Smith (1969), Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909), and David Selby (1941).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Cullen Bryant ranks 689. Before him are Madeleine L'Engle (1918), Christopher Paolini (1983), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), Alexei Panshin (1940), and Bill O'Reilly (1949). After him are Hanya Yanagihara (1974), Michael Parenti (1933), Robert E. Sherwood (1896), Michael Shermer (1954), David Halberstam (1934), and Joel Chandler Harris (1848).

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