Writer
Amy Tan
American novelist
1952 - today
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Amy Tan
Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Amy Tan is the 6,101st most popular writer (down from 5,491st in 2024), the 10,405th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,168th in 2019) and the 758th most popular American Writer.
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130k
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52.50
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
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Amy Tan's biography appears in 39 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 84% of all Writers.
Feb 19
Amy Tan shares a February 19 birthday with Nicolaus Copernicus, Saparmurat Niyazov, and Svante Arrhenius.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Amy Tan ranks 6,101 out of 7,302. Before her are Vladimir Tendryakov, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Francis Marion Crawford, Ferreira de Castro, Bianca Pitzorno, and Ali Smith. After her are Can Dündar, Yury Kazakov, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Nedim Gürsel, Nicholas Meyer, and Farley Mowat.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Vladimir Tendryakov
1923 - 1984
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 6,095
Ingvar Ambjørnsen
1956 - 2025
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 6,096
Francis Marion Crawford
1854 - 1909
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 6,097
Ferreira de Castro
1898 - 1974
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 6,098
Bianca Pitzorno
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 6,099
Ali Smith
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 6,100
Amy Tan
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 6,101
Can Dündar
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 6,102
Yury Kazakov
1927 - 1982
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 6,103
Rufus Wilmot Griswold
1815 - 1857
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 6,104
Nedim Gürsel
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 6,105
Nicholas Meyer
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 6,106
Farley Mowat
1921 - 2014
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 6,107
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Amy Tan ranks 567. Before her are John Kasich, Carsten Jensen, Marcia Fudge, René Simões, Jean Rouaud, and Bill Belichick. After her are Klaus-Dietrich Flade, Reinhard Häfner, Narada Michael Walden, Ole Rasmussen, Frans Thijssen, and Cleopas Dlamini.
Others Born in 1952
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John Kasich
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 561
Carsten Jensen
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 562
Marcia Fudge
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 563
René Simões
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 564
Jean Rouaud
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 565
Bill Belichick
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 566
Amy Tan
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 567
Klaus-Dietrich Flade
ASTRONAUT
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 568
Reinhard Häfner
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2016
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 569
Narada Michael Walden
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 570
Ole Rasmussen
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 571
Frans Thijssen
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 572
Cleopas Dlamini
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 573
In United States
Among people born in United States, Amy Tan ranks 10,405 out of 20,380. Before her are Cornel West (1953), Thomas Bopp (1949), Esther Phillips (1935), Charles F. Hockett (1916), John Heysham Gibbon (1903), and Red Mitchell (1927). After her are Tommy Kono (1930), Carmine Caridi (1934), Norman Alden (1924), Chris Hillman (1944), Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), and Jon Tenney (1961).
Others born in United States
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Cornel West
PHILOSOPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,399
Thomas Bopp
ASTRONOMER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,400
Esther Phillips
SINGER
1935 - 1984
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,401
Charles F. Hockett
LINGUIST
1916 - 2000
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,402
John Heysham Gibbon
PHYSICIAN
1903 - 1973
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,403
Red Mitchell
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1992
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 10,404
Amy Tan
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 10,405
Tommy Kono
ATHLETE
1930 - 2016
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 10,406
Carmine Caridi
ACTOR
1934 - 2019
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 10,407
Norman Alden
ACTOR
1924 - 2012
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 10,408
Chris Hillman
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 10,409
Rufus Wilmot Griswold
WRITER
1815 - 1857
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 10,410
Jon Tenney
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 10,411
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Amy Tan ranks 758. Before her are Steven Saylor (1956), Tara Westover (1986), Tom Brokaw (1940), Henry Jenkins (1958), Charles Brackett (1892), and Tim O'Brien (1946). After her are Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), Nicholas Meyer (1945), Lin Carter (1930), Mike Godwin (1956), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), and Philip Yancey (1949).
Steven Saylor
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 752
Tara Westover
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 753
Tom Brokaw
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 754
Henry Jenkins
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 755
Charles Brackett
1892 - 1969
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 756
Tim O'Brien
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 757
Amy Tan
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 758
Rufus Wilmot Griswold
1815 - 1857
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 759
Nicholas Meyer
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 760
Lin Carter
1930 - 1988
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 761
Mike Godwin
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 762
Jonathan Safran Foer
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 763
Philip Yancey
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 764
