Ernest Hemingway
American author and journalist (1899–1961).
The record
Ernest Hemingway was an American author and journalist. Born on 21 July 1899 in Oak Park, Hemingway died on 2 July 1961 in Ketchum at the age of 61.
Notable works include Hills Like White Elephants, The Snows of Kilimanjaro and The Old Man and the Sea. Hemingway studied at Oak Park and River Forest High School and James F. Byrnes High School. Honours include Medal of Military Valour, Bronze Star Medal and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, among 8 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 208 languages, Ernest Hemingway is No. 120 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 21 July 1899, Oak Park
- Died
- 2 July 1961, Ketchum (aged 61)
- Country
- United States
- Known as
- War correspondent, screenwriter, novelist
- Nickname
- Papa
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- Oak Park and River Forest High School, James F. Byrnes High School
- Genres
- Prose, opinion journalism, memoir
- Languages
- English, French, Spanish
- Children
- 3
- Wikipedia editions
- 208
Did you know
Lived to 61.
Shares a birthday with Robin Williams and Erling Haaland.
One of 23 people in the Index born in Oak Park, with Betty White.
Has a Wikipedia article in 208 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
- FatherClarence Hemingway
- MotherGrace Hall Hemingway
- SpouseHadley Richardson
- SpousePauline Pfeiffer
- SpouseMartha Gellhorn
- SpouseMary Welsh Hemingway
- SiblingLeicester Hemingway
- SiblingMarcelline Hemingway Sanford
- SiblingMadelaine Hemingway Miller
- SiblingCarol Hemingway
- SiblingUrsula Hemingway
- ChildJack Hemingway
3 have a profile here.
Honours and works
Awards
- Medal of Military Valour1917
- Bronze Star Medal1947
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction1953
- Bancarella Literary Prize1953
- Nobel Prize in Literature1954
- National Order of Merit Carlos Manuel de Céspedes1954
- Florida Artists Hall of Fame1987
- Commemorative Medal for the Italo-Austrian War 1915-1918
Notable works
- Hills Like White Elephants
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro
- The Old Man and the Sea
- The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
- A Farewell to Arms
- The Sun Also Rises
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- Wikidata Q23434 (facts, CC0)
- Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)