WRITER
William H. Gass
1924 - 2017

William H. Gass
William Howard Gass (July 30, 1924 – December 6, 2017) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, and philosophy professor. He wrote three novels, three collections of short stories, a collection of novellas, and seven volumes of essays, three of which won National Book Critics Circle Award prizes and one of which, A Temple of Texts (2006), won the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism. His 1995 novel The Tunnel received the American Book Award. His 2013 novel Middle C won the 2015 William Dean Howells Medal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William H. Gass is the 6,294th most popular writer (up from 6,307th in 2019), the 11,457th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,275th in 2019) and the 832nd most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, William H. Gass ranks 6,294 out of 7,302. Before him are Michal Šanda, Kathleen Raine, Joan Carreras i Goicoechea, Bayard Taylor, John Toll, and Chris Claremont. After him are Mah Laqa Bai, Gillian Flynn, Richard K. Morgan, Crane Wilbur, Polly Samson, and Peter Stamm.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichal Šanda
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 6,288
Kathleen Raine
1908 - 2003
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 6,289
Joan Carreras i Goicoechea
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 6,290
Bayard Taylor
1825 - 1878
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 6,291
John Toll
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 6,292
Chris Claremont
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 6,293
William H. Gass
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 6,294
Mah Laqa Bai
1768 - 1824
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 6,295
Gillian Flynn
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 6,296
Richard K. Morgan
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 6,297
Crane Wilbur
1886 - 1973
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 6,298
Polly Samson
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 6,299
Peter Stamm
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 6,300
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, William H. Gass ranks 475. Before him are Tapan Sinha, Georges Dransart, Wally Cox, Bill Smith, Carole Cook, and Patricia Roberts Harris. After him are George Amick, Ron Staniforth, Vicki Draves, Ivan Udodov, Ralph Miliband, and Terry Southern. Among people deceased in 2017, William H. Gass ranks 567. Before him are George Steele, Seija Simola, Thomas Starzl, Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, Maria Verónica Reina, and Erin Moran. After him are Carlos Gómez, Aleksandr Salnikov, Molly Peters, Lika Kavzharadze, Richard Wilbur, and Ricardo Vidal.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsTapan Sinha
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 469
Georges Dransart
ATHLETE
1924 - 2005
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 470
Wally Cox
ACTOR
1924 - 1973
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 471
Bill Smith
SWIMMER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 472
Carole Cook
ACTOR
1924 - 2023
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 473
Patricia Roberts Harris
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1985
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 474
William H. Gass
WRITER
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 475
George Amick
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 1959
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 476
Ron Staniforth
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1988
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 477
Vicki Draves
ATHLETE
1924 - 2010
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 478
Ivan Udodov
ATHLETE
1924 - 1981
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 479
Ralph Miliband
SOCIOLOGIST
1924 - 1994
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 480
Terry Southern
WRITER
1924 - 1995
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 481
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsGeorge Steele
WRESTLER
1937 - 2017
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 561
Seija Simola
SINGER
1944 - 2017
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 562
Thomas Starzl
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 563
Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2017
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 564
Maria Verónica Reina
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - 2017
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 565
Erin Moran
ACTOR
1960 - 2017
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 566
William H. Gass
WRITER
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 567
Carlos Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2017
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 568
Aleksandr Salnikov
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 569
Molly Peters
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 570
Lika Kavzharadze
ACTOR
1959 - 2017
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 571
Richard Wilbur
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 572
Ricardo Vidal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 573
In United States
Among people born in United States, William H. Gass ranks 11,459 out of 20,380. Before him are Luther Adler (1903), Dream (1999), Fairuza Balk (1974), Slim Summerville (1892), Amanda Blake (1929), and Libby Holman (1904). After him are Andrew Bryniarski (1969), Peter Travers (2000), Gus Williams (1953), Terry Farrell (1963), Johnny Moss (1907), and Christine Taylor (1971).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLuther Adler
ACTOR
1903 - 1984
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 11,453
Dream
YOUTUBER
1999 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 11,454
Fairuza Balk
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 11,455
Slim Summerville
ACTOR
1892 - 1946
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 11,456
Amanda Blake
ACTOR
1929 - 1989
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 11,457
Libby Holman
ACTOR
1904 - 1971
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 11,458
William H. Gass
WRITER
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 11,459
Andrew Bryniarski
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 11,460
Peter Travers
JOURNALIST
2000 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 11,461
Gus Williams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - 2025
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 11,462
Terry Farrell
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 11,463
Johnny Moss
POKER PLAYER
1907 - 1995
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 11,464
Christine Taylor
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 11,465
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, William H. Gass ranks 832. Before him are Stephen Glass (1972), Brené Brown (1965), Charles Eastman (1858), Jack McDevitt (1935), Bayard Taylor (1825), and John Toll (1952). After him are Gillian Flynn (1971), Crane Wilbur (1886), Meg Cabot (1967), N. Scott Momaday (1934), Abby Mann (1927), and Eric Van Lustbader (1946).
Stephen Glass
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 826
Brené Brown
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 827
Charles Eastman
1858 - 1939
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 828
Jack McDevitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 829
Bayard Taylor
1825 - 1878
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 830
John Toll
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 831
William H. Gass
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 832
Gillian Flynn
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 833
Crane Wilbur
1886 - 1973
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 834
Meg Cabot
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 835
N. Scott Momaday
1934 - 2024
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 836
Abby Mann
1927 - 2008
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 837
Eric Van Lustbader
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 838