Writer

Clay Shirky

American technology writer

1964 - today

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Clay Shirky

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Clay Shirky is the 7,355th most popular writer (down from 7,143rd in 2024), the 17,324th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,056th in 2019) and the 1,167th most popular American Writer.

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17k

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Past 12 months

42.94

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Clay Shirky's biography spans 17 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 42.94.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Clay Shirky ranks 7,355 out of 7,707. Before him are Ramachandra Guha, Mika Brzezinski, Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria, Julie Powell, Nathacha Appanah, and Paula Vogel. After him are Al Roker, Nicola Griffith, Niloofar Rahmani, Rutger Bregman, Amanda Filipacchi, and Lucy Ayoub.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Ramachandra Guha
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 7,349
Mika Brzezinski
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 7,350
Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 7,351
Julie Powell
1973 - 2022
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 7,352
Nathacha Appanah
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 7,353
Paula Vogel
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 7,354
Clay Shirky
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 7,355
Al Roker
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 7,356
Nicola Griffith
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 7,357
Niloofar Rahmani
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 7,358
Rutger Bregman
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 7,359
Amanda Filipacchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 7,360
Lucy Ayoub
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 7,361

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Clay Shirky ranks 1,083. Before him are Eddy Hartono, Dave Boyes, Bruno Dreossi, Michael Boatman, Gary Wallis, and Stephen Frick. After him are Barry Larkin, Rahibai Soma Popere, Sushmita Banerjee, Csaba László, Barrington Levy, and Sylvie Bernier.

Others Born in 1964

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Eddy Hartono
BADMINTON PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 1,077
Dave Boyes
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 1,078
Bruno Dreossi
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 1,079
Michael Boatman
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 1,080
Gary Wallis
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 1,081
Stephen Frick
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 1,082
Clay Shirky
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 1,083
Barry Larkin
BASEBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 1,084
Rahibai Soma Popere
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 1,085
Sushmita Banerjee
WRITER
1964 - 2013
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 1,086
Csaba László
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 1,087
Barrington Levy
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 1,088
Sylvie Bernier
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 1,089