Writer

David Halberstam

American writer, journalist and historian

1934 - 2007

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David Halberstam

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). David Halberstam is the 5,788th most popular writer (up from 6,137th in 2024), the 9,512th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,386th in 2019) and the 694th most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, David Halberstam ranks 5,788 out of 7,302. Before him are Rói Patursson, José Rodrigues dos Santos, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Robert E. Sherwood, Roma Ryan, and Michael Shermer. After him are Joel Chandler Harris, Penelope Lively, Claude McKay, Jacob Abbott, Park Wan-suh, and Teréz Karacs.

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HPI: 53.55
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HPI: 53.54
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David Halberstam
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,788
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HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,789
Penelope Lively
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HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,790
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HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,791
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HPI: 53.52
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HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,793
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HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,794

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, David Halberstam ranks 478. Before him are Andrzej Kopiczyński, Tina Louise, Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Roy Kinnear, Charles Jenkins Sr., and Guillermo Sepúlveda. After him are Giuseppina Leone, Curtis Fuller, Evy Berggren, Stanton T. Friedman, Vladislav Illich-Svitych, and Jimmy Garrison. Among people deceased in 2007, David Halberstam ranks 350. Before him are Teoctist Arăpașu, R. B. Kitaj, Tammy Faye Messner, Madeleine L'Engle, Josep Pintat Solans, and Anne McLaren. After him are Fred Saberhagen, Muhammad Osman Said, Fenny Heemskerk, José Antonio Roca, Jurga Ivanauskaitė, and Carey Bell.

Others Born in 1934

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Andrzej Kopiczyński
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 472
Tina Louise
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 473
Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 474
Roy Kinnear
ACTOR
1934 - 1988
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 475
Charles Jenkins Sr.
ATHLETE
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 476
Guillermo Sepúlveda
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2021
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 477
David Halberstam
WRITER
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 478
Giuseppina Leone
ATHLETE
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 479
Curtis Fuller
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2021
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 480
Evy Berggren
GYMNAST
1934 - 2018
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 481
Stanton T. Friedman
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2019
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 482
Vladislav Illich-Svitych
LINGUIST
1934 - 1966
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 483
Jimmy Garrison
MUSICIAN
1934 - 1976
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 484