Writer
Michael Shermer
American science writer (born 1954)
1954 - today
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Michael Shermer
His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Michael Shermer is the 5,781st most popular writer (down from 5,659th in 2024), the 9,500th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,612th in 2019) and the 693rd most popular American Writer.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Michael Shermer ranks 5,781 out of 7,302. Before him are Martín Luis Guzmán, Rói Patursson, José Rodrigues dos Santos, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Robert E. Sherwood, and Roma Ryan. After him are David Halberstam, Joel Chandler Harris, Penelope Lively, Claude McKay, Jacob Abbott, and Park Wan-suh.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Martín Luis Guzmán
1887 - 1976
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 5,775
Rói Patursson
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 5,776
José Rodrigues dos Santos
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,777
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
1884 - 1974
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,778
Robert E. Sherwood
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,779
Roma Ryan
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,780
Michael Shermer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,781
David Halberstam
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,782
Joel Chandler Harris
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,783
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,784
Claude McKay
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,785
Jacob Abbott
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,786
Park Wan-suh
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,787
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Michael Shermer ranks 468. Before him are Sumi Shimamoto, Martin Strel, Jean Fernandez, Leon de Winter, Dmitry Kiselyov, and Ines Pellegrini. After him are Isiah Whitlock Jr., Tim O'Reilly, Ziad Fazah, Christie Brinkley, Michael Anthony, and Vincent Lukáč.
Others Born in 1954
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Sumi Shimamoto
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 462
Martin Strel
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 463
Jean Fernandez
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 464
Leon de Winter
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 465
Dmitry Kiselyov
JOURNALIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 466
Ines Pellegrini
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 467
Michael Shermer
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 468
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
ACTOR
1954 - 2025
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 469
Tim O'Reilly
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 470
Ziad Fazah
LINGUIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 471
Christie Brinkley
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 472
Michael Anthony
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 473
Vincent Lukáč
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 474
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Shermer ranks 9,500 out of NaN. Before him are Iva Toguri D'Aquino (1916), Robert Stangland (1881), David Koepp (1963), Robert E. Sherwood (1896), Nestor Serrano (1955), and Charley Grapewin (1869). After him are Larry Linville (1939), Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Kent Beck (1961), Marsden Hartley (1877), Martha Rosler (1943), and Elizabeth Cotten (1893).
Others born in United States
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Iva Toguri D'Aquino
MAFIOSO
1916 - 2006
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,494
Robert Stangland
ATHLETE
1881 - 1953
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,495
David Koepp
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,496
Robert E. Sherwood
WRITER
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,497
Nestor Serrano
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,498
Charley Grapewin
ACTOR
1869 - 1956
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,499
Michael Shermer
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,500
Larry Linville
ACTOR
1939 - 2000
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,501
Edward Goodrich Acheson
CHEMIST
1856 - 1931
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,502
Kent Beck
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,503
Marsden Hartley
PAINTER
1877 - 1943
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,504
Martha Rosler
ARTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,505
Elizabeth Cotten
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,506
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Michael Shermer ranks 693. Before him are Bill O'Reilly (1949), William Cullen Bryant (1794), Norah Vincent (1968), Hanya Yanagihara (1974), Michael Parenti (1933), and Robert E. Sherwood (1896). After him are David Halberstam (1934), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Jacob Abbott (1803), William Blum (1933), James Dashner (1972), and Elizabeth Gilbert (1969).
Bill O'Reilly
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 687
William Cullen Bryant
1794 - 1878
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 688
Norah Vincent
1968 - 2022
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 689
Hanya Yanagihara
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 690
Michael Parenti
1933 - 2026
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 691
Robert E. Sherwood
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 692
Michael Shermer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 693
David Halberstam
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 694
Joel Chandler Harris
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 695
Jacob Abbott
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 696
William Blum
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 697
James Dashner
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 698
Elizabeth Gilbert
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 699
