Writer
Michael Pollan
American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism
1955 - today
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Michael Pollan
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Michael Pollan is the 6,710th most popular writer (down from 6,561st in 2024), the 13,387th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,706th in 2019) and the 947th most popular American Writer.
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280k
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49.00
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Michael Pollan ranks 6,710 out of 7,302. Before him are Stanley Kunitz, Patrick Kavanagh, Dinah Craik, Kang Chol-hwan, Justin Cronin, and Swami Rama. After him are Alice Meynell, David Malouf, Olga Slavnikova, Rebecca Yarros, Tana French, and Lualhati Bautista.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Stanley Kunitz
1905 - 2006
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 6,704
Patrick Kavanagh
1904 - 1967
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 6,705
Dinah Craik
1826 - 1887
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 6,706
Kang Chol-hwan
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,707
Justin Cronin
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,708
Swami Rama
1925 - 1996
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 6,709
Michael Pollan
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 6,710
Alice Meynell
1847 - 1922
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,711
David Malouf
1934 - 2026
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,712
Olga Slavnikova
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,713
Rebecca Yarros
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 6,714
Tana French
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 6,715
Lualhati Bautista
1945 - 2023
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 6,716
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Michael Pollan ranks 626. Before him are Izabela Trojanowska, Ray Ozzie, Gustavo Moscoso, Steve Lillywhite, Bernd Riexinger, and Philippe Lafontaine. After him are Stephen Robinson, Geoffrey A. Landis, Momir Rnić, Steven M. Greer, Maud Olofsson, and Ruben Buriani.
Others Born in 1955
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Izabela Trojanowska
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 620
Ray Ozzie
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 621
Gustavo Moscoso
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 622
Steve Lillywhite
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 623
Bernd Riexinger
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 624
Philippe Lafontaine
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 625
Michael Pollan
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 626
Stephen Robinson
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 627
Geoffrey A. Landis
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 628
Momir Rnić
HANDBALL PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 629
Steven M. Greer
PHYSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 630
Maud Olofsson
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 631
Ruben Buriani
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 632
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Pollan ranks 13,387 out of NaN. Before him are Audrey Patterson (1926), Barrett Strong (1941), Justin Cronin (1962), William Grant Still (1895), Margaret Whiting (1924), and Mark Warner (1954). After him are Willye White (1939), Hayley Williams (1988), Michelle Borth (1978), Jason Everman (1967), Kristine DeBell (1954), and Aimee Mann (1960).
Others born in United States
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Audrey Patterson
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 13,381
Barrett Strong
SINGER
1941 - 2023
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 13,382
Justin Cronin
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 13,383
William Grant Still
COMPOSER
1895 - 1978
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 13,384
Margaret Whiting
SINGER
1924 - 2011
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 13,385
Mark Warner
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 13,386
Michael Pollan
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 13,387
Willye White
ATHLETE
1939 - 2007
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 13,388
Hayley Williams
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 13,389
Michelle Borth
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 13,390
Jason Everman
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 13,391
Kristine DeBell
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 13,392
Aimee Mann
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 13,393
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Michael Pollan ranks 947. Before him are Vachel Lindsay (1879), Rick Yancey (1962), Adam Horowitz (1971), Virginia Hamilton (1936), Stanley Kunitz (1905), and Justin Cronin (1962). After him are Rebecca Yarros (1981), Tana French (1973), Horton Foote (1916), James Truslow Adams (1878), Richelle Mead (1976), and Nat Hentoff (1925).
Vachel Lindsay
1879 - 1931
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 941
Rick Yancey
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 942
Adam Horowitz
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 943
Virginia Hamilton
1936 - 2002
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 944
Stanley Kunitz
1905 - 2006
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 945
Justin Cronin
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 946
Michael Pollan
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 947
Rebecca Yarros
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 948
Tana French
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 949
Horton Foote
1916 - 2009
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 950
James Truslow Adams
1878 - 1949
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 951
Richelle Mead
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 952
Nat Hentoff
1925 - 2017
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 953
