WRITER
Zoe Akins
1886 - 1958

Zoe Akins
Zoe Byrd Akins (October 30, 1886 – October 29, 1958) was an American playwright, poet, and author. She won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for drama for The Old Maid. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zoe Akins is the 3,826th most popular writer (up from 6,748th in 2019), the 5,540th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,759th in 2019) and the 439th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Zoe Akins ranks 3,826 out of 7,302. Before her are Nikolay Mikhaylovsky, Charles Blanc, Ryhor Baradulin, Nancy Mitford, Halina Konopacka, and Jean Echenoz. After her are Ruben Sevak, Sara Teasdale, Luis Vélez de Guevara, Elias Khoury, Justinas Marcinkevičius, and Milán Füst.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNikolay Mikhaylovsky
1842 - 1904
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 3,820
Charles Blanc
1813 - 1882
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 3,821
Ryhor Baradulin
1935 - 2014
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 3,822
Nancy Mitford
1904 - 1973
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 3,823
Halina Konopacka
1900 - 1989
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 3,824
Jean Echenoz
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 3,825
Zoe Akins
1886 - 1958
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 3,826
Ruben Sevak
1885 - 1915
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 3,827
Sara Teasdale
1884 - 1933
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 3,828
Luis Vélez de Guevara
1579 - 1644
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 3,829
Elias Khoury
1948 - 2024
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 3,830
Justinas Marcinkevičius
1930 - 2011
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 3,831
Milán Füst
1888 - 1967
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 3,832
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1886, Zoe Akins ranks 186. Before her are Jun'ichi Kōuchi, Rose Wilder Lane, Kurt Hahn, Felix Timmermans, Ernest Burgess, and Johnny Hayes. After her are Boris Eikhenbaum, Hella Wuolijoki, Kid Ory, Robert Andersson, Ludwig Bieberbach, and Frank Irons. Among people deceased in 1958, Zoe Akins ranks 107. Before her are Evgeny Schwartz, Max Jakob Friedländer, Vittorio Ambrosio, Mike Todd, Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, and Karl Arnold. After her are Douglas Hartree, Lydia Lipkowska, Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, Artur Rodziński, Marcel Cachin, and Bart van der Leck.
Others Born in 1886
Go to all RankingsJun'ichi Kōuchi
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1970
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 180
Rose Wilder Lane
WRITER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 181
Kurt Hahn
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1974
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 182
Felix Timmermans
WRITER
1886 - 1947
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 183
Ernest Burgess
SOCIOLOGIST
1886 - 1966
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 184
Johnny Hayes
ATHLETE
1886 - 1965
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 185
Zoe Akins
WRITER
1886 - 1958
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 186
Boris Eikhenbaum
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1959
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 187
Hella Wuolijoki
WRITER
1886 - 1954
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 188
Kid Ory
MUSICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 189
Robert Andersson
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1972
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 190
Ludwig Bieberbach
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1982
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 191
Frank Irons
ATHLETE
1886 - 1942
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 192
Others Deceased in 1958
Go to all RankingsEvgeny Schwartz
WRITER
1896 - 1958
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 101
Max Jakob Friedländer
HISTORIAN
1867 - 1958
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 102
Vittorio Ambrosio
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1958
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 103
Mike Todd
PRODUCER
1909 - 1958
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 104
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1884 - 1958
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 105
Karl Arnold
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1958
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 106
Zoe Akins
WRITER
1886 - 1958
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 107
Douglas Hartree
MATHEMATICIAN
1897 - 1958
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 108
Lydia Lipkowska
SINGER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 109
Jens Ferdinand Willumsen
PAINTER
1864 - 1958
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 110
Artur Rodziński
CONDUCTOR
1892 - 1958
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 111
Marcel Cachin
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1958
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 112
Bart van der Leck
PAINTER
1876 - 1958
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 113
In United States
Among people born in United States, Zoe Akins ranks 5,540 out of 20,380. Before her are Dorothy Lamour (1914), Dennis Franz (1944), Lindsey Vonn (1984), Vince Neil (1961), Harry Edison (1915), and Sam Francis (1923). After her are Harry Langdon (1884), John Kuck (1905), E-40 (1967), Tony Visconti (1944), Nate Thurmond (1941), and Charles Demuth (1883).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDorothy Lamour
ACTOR
1914 - 1996
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 5,534
Dennis Franz
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 5,535
Lindsey Vonn
SKIER
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 5,536
Vince Neil
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 5,537
Harry Edison
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1999
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5,538
Sam Francis
PAINTER
1923 - 1994
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5,539
Zoe Akins
WRITER
1886 - 1958
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5,540
Harry Langdon
ACTOR
1884 - 1944
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5,541
John Kuck
ATHLETE
1905 - 1986
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5,542
E-40
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5,543
Tony Visconti
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5,544
Nate Thurmond
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1941 - 2016
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5,545
Charles Demuth
PAINTER
1883 - 1935
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5,546
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Zoe Akins ranks 439. Before her are V. C. Andrews (1923), Anna Katharine Green (1846), Murray Leinster (1896), Donald Barthelme (1931), Marianne Moore (1887), and Bill Bryson (1951). After her are Sara Teasdale (1884), Delia Owens (1949), Greg Bear (1951), David Brin (1950), Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), and Charles Grandison Finney (1792).
V. C. Andrews
1923 - 1986
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 433
Anna Katharine Green
1846 - 1935
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 434
Murray Leinster
1896 - 1975
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 435
Donald Barthelme
1931 - 1989
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 436
Marianne Moore
1887 - 1972
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 437
Bill Bryson
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 438
Zoe Akins
1886 - 1958
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 439
Sara Teasdale
1884 - 1933
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 440
Delia Owens
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 441
Greg Bear
1951 - 2022
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 442
David Brin
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 443
Voltairine de Cleyre
1866 - 1912
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 444
Charles Grandison Finney
1792 - 1875
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 445