Writer

Ishmael Reed

American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, and playwright

1938 - today

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Ishmael Reed

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ishmael Reed is the 7,197th most popular writer (down from 6,900th in 2024), the 16,013th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,789th in 2019) and the 1,122nd most popular American Writer.

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38k

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Past 12 months

45.23

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

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Ishmael Reed's biography spans 18 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 45.23.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Ishmael Reed ranks 7,197 out of 7,707. Before him are Lena Andersson, Dea Loher, Matt Haig, Léonora Miano, Simon Sinek, and Javier Sierra. After him are Bi Feiyu, Geoff Ryman, Tetiana Chornovol, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Eva García Sáenz de Urturi, and Ruta Sepetys.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Lena Andersson
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 7,191
Dea Loher
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 7,192
Matt Haig
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 7,193
Léonora Miano
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 7,194
Simon Sinek
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 7,195
Javier Sierra
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 7,196
Ishmael Reed
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 7,197
Bi Feiyu
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 7,198
Geoff Ryman
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 7,199
Tetiana Chornovol
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 7,200
Viet Thanh Nguyen
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 7,201
Eva García Sáenz de Urturi
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 7,202
Ruta Sepetys
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 7,203

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Ishmael Reed ranks 639. Before him are Gus Johnson, Jay Arnette, Bruce Babbitt, Bertie Auld, Michael Bell, and Anne Helm. After him are Patrick John, Derek Dougan, Sai Paranjpye, Shashi Deshpande, Bill Christian, and Paul G. Kirk.

Others Born in 1938

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Gus Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - 1987
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 633
Jay Arnette
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 634
Bruce Babbitt
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 635
Bertie Auld
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 636
Michael Bell
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 637
Anne Helm
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 638
Ishmael Reed
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 639
Patrick John
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 640
Derek Dougan
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2007
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 641
Sai Paranjpye
FILM DIRECTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 642
Shashi Deshpande
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 643
Bill Christian
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 644
Paul G. Kirk
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 645

In United States

Among people born in United States, Ishmael Reed ranks 16,013 out of 23,232. Before him are Amber Liu (1992), Melissa Manchester (1951), Vicki Lewis (1960), Chris Stapleton (1978), Master P (1970), and Jodie Sweetin (1982). After him are Gaby Hoffmann (1982), Deion Sanders (1967), Sendhil Ramamurthy (1974), Julie Bennett (1932), Kellyanne Conway (1967), and Jason Ritter (1980).

Others born in United States

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Amber Liu
SINGER
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 16,007
Melissa Manchester
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 16,008
Vicki Lewis
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 16,009
Chris Stapleton
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 16,010
Master P
PRESENTER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 16,011
Jodie Sweetin
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 16,012
Ishmael Reed
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 16,013
Gaby Hoffmann
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 16,014
Deion Sanders
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 16,015
Sendhil Ramamurthy
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 16,016
Julie Bennett
ACTOR
1932 - 2020
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 16,017
Kellyanne Conway
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 16,018
Jason Ritter
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 16,019