Writer
Greil Marcus
American author, music journalist and cultural critic
1945 - today
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Greil Marcus
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Greil Marcus is the 6,494th most popular writer (up from 6,659th in 2024), the 12,244th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,259th in 2019) and the 883rd most popular American Writer.
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35k
Page Views
Past 12 months
50.30
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Page views of Greil Marcus by language
Among Writers
Among writers, Greil Marcus ranks 6,494 out of 7,302. Before him are Hugh MacDiarmid, Helen Bannerman, Rohinton Mistry, Sarah Josepha Hale, Alan Dundes, and Ruth Graham. After him are Ragnar Jónasson, Dan Abnett, Lynne Cox, J. P. Donleavy, Sally Rooney, and Alain LeRoy Locke.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Hugh MacDiarmid
1892 - 1978
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 6,488
Helen Bannerman
1862 - 1946
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 6,489
Rohinton Mistry
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 6,490
Sarah Josepha Hale
1788 - 1879
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,491
Alan Dundes
1934 - 2005
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,492
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,493
Greil Marcus
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 6,494
Ragnar Jónasson
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 6,495
Dan Abnett
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 6,496
Lynne Cox
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 6,497
J. P. Donleavy
1926 - 2017
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 6,498
Sally Rooney
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 6,499
Alain LeRoy Locke
1885 - 1954
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 6,500
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Greil Marcus ranks 647. Before him are Ronald J. Grabe, Susan Bassnett, Guillermo Páez, Fyodor Simashev, Mike Mullane, and Tariq Anwar. After him are Wilma Mankiller, Vani Jairam, Aparna Sen, Leonardo Véliz, Daniel Rudisha, and Tom Ridge.
Others Born in 1945
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Ronald J. Grabe
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 641
Susan Bassnett
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 642
Guillermo Páez
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 643
Fyodor Simashev
ATHLETE
1945 - 1997
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 644
Mike Mullane
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 645
Tariq Anwar
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 646
Greil Marcus
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 647
Wilma Mankiller
WRITER
1945 - 2010
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 648
Vani Jairam
SINGER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 649
Aparna Sen
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 650
Leonardo Véliz
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 651
Daniel Rudisha
ATHLETE
1945 - 2019
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 652
Tom Ridge
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 653
In United States
Among people born in United States, Greil Marcus ranks 12,244 out of NaN. Before him are Jason Earles (1977), Marie Wilson (1916), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Carl Levin (1934), Alan Dundes (1934), and Jim Bunning (1931). After him are Tracy Letts (1965), T.I. (1980), Ollan Cassell (1937), Maggie Siff (1974), Jack Harlow (1998), and Michael Clarke (1946).
Others born in United States
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Jason Earles
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 12,238
Marie Wilson
ACTOR
1916 - 1972
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 12,239
Sarah Josepha Hale
WRITER
1788 - 1879
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 12,240
Carl Levin
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2021
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 12,241
Alan Dundes
WRITER
1934 - 2005
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 12,242
Jim Bunning
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 12,243
Greil Marcus
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 12,244
Tracy Letts
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 12,245
T.I.
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 12,246
Ollan Cassell
ATHLETE
1937 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 12,247
Maggie Siff
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 12,248
Jack Harlow
SINGER
1998 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 12,249
Michael Clarke
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1993
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 12,250
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Greil Marcus ranks 883. Before him are Alice Sebold (1963), Terry Southern (1924), John Burroughs (1837), Bosley Crowther (1905), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), and Alan Dundes (1934). After him are Lynne Cox (1957), J. P. Donleavy (1926), Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Walter Lord (1917), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), and Ellen Willis (1941).
Alice Sebold
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 877
Terry Southern
1924 - 1995
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 878
John Burroughs
1837 - 1921
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 879
Bosley Crowther
1905 - 1981
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 880
Sarah Josepha Hale
1788 - 1879
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 881
Alan Dundes
1934 - 2005
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 882
Greil Marcus
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 883
Lynne Cox
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 884
J. P. Donleavy
1926 - 2017
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 885
Alain LeRoy Locke
1885 - 1954
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 886
Walter Lord
1917 - 2002
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 887
Shirley Ann Grau
1929 - 2020
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 888
Ellen Willis
1941 - 2006
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 889
