Writer
Nat Hentoff
American music critic, born 1925
1925 - 2017
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Nat Hentoff
Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Nat Hentoff is the 6,725th most popular writer (down from 6,608th in 2024), the 13,446th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,945th in 2019) and the 952nd most popular American Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Nat Hentoff ranks 6,725 out of 7,302. Before her are Horton Foote, Phyllis A. Whitney, Maja Haderlap, James Truslow Adams, Sybille Bedford, and Richelle Mead. After her are Stanley Middleton, Lionel Shriver, Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Conn Iggulden, Geoffrey A. Landis, and Kim Thúy.
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Horton Foote
1916 - 2009
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,719
Phyllis A. Whitney
1903 - 2008
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 6,720
Maja Haderlap
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 6,721
James Truslow Adams
1878 - 1949
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 6,722
Sybille Bedford
1911 - 2006
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 6,723
Richelle Mead
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 6,724
Nat Hentoff
1925 - 2017
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 6,725
Stanley Middleton
1919 - 2009
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 6,726
Lionel Shriver
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 6,727
Sibylle Lewitscharoff
1954 - 2023
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 6,728
Conn Iggulden
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 6,729
Geoffrey A. Landis
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 6,730
Kim Thúy
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 6,731
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Nat Hentoff ranks 534. Before her are John Compton, Nina Bawden, Roy Brown, Raja Ramanna, Swami Rama, and Philip Carey. After her are Ebrahim Alkazi, Keshav Dutt, Nicholas Brathwaite, Alastair McCorquodale, Virginia Capers, and Eddie Baily. Among people deceased in 2017, Nat Hentoff ranks 623. Before her are Kaci Kullmann Five, Tim Parnell, Stephen Furst, Josip Weber, Milt Schmidt, and Denis Johnson. After her are Leo Peelen, George Avakian, Muhal Richard Abrams, Geri Allen, Janusz Wójcik, and Keely Smith.
Others Born in 1925
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John Compton
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2007
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 528
Nina Bawden
WRITER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 529
Roy Brown
SINGER
1925 - 1981
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 530
Raja Ramanna
PHYSICIST
1925 - 2004
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 531
Swami Rama
WRITER
1925 - 1996
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 532
Philip Carey
ACTOR
1925 - 2009
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 533
Nat Hentoff
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 534
Ebrahim Alkazi
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 535
Keshav Dutt
HOCKEY PLAYER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 536
Nicholas Brathwaite
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2016
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 537
Alastair McCorquodale
ATHLETE
1925 - 2009
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 538
Virginia Capers
ACTOR
1925 - 2004
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 539
Eddie Baily
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 540
Others Deceased in 2017
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Kaci Kullmann Five
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2017
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 617
Tim Parnell
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 618
Stephen Furst
ACTOR
1954 - 2017
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 619
Josip Weber
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - 2017
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 620
Milt Schmidt
HOCKEY PLAYER
1918 - 2017
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 621
Denis Johnson
WRITER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 622
Nat Hentoff
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 623
Leo Peelen
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2017
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 624
George Avakian
PRODUCER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 625
Muhal Richard Abrams
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 626
Geri Allen
MUSICIAN
1957 - 2017
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 627
Janusz Wójcik
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2017
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 628
Keely Smith
SINGER
1928 - 2017
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 629
In United States
Among people born in United States, Nat Hentoff ranks 13,446 out of NaN. Before her are Don Mancini (1963), Rob Rock (1959), Jamie Clayton (1978), Scott Mechlowicz (1981), Agnes de Mille (1905), and Allen Johnson (1971). After her are Timmy Mayer (1938), Tyler Hamilton (1971), Jim Gilmore (1949), Laurie Bird (1952), Abel Kiviat (1892), and Oliver Wolcott (1726).
Others born in United States
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Don Mancini
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 13,440
Rob Rock
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 13,441
Jamie Clayton
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 13,442
Scott Mechlowicz
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 13,443
Agnes de Mille
DANCER
1905 - 1993
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 13,444
Allen Johnson
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 13,445
Nat Hentoff
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 13,446
Timmy Mayer
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 1964
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 13,447
Tyler Hamilton
CYCLIST
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 13,448
Jim Gilmore
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 13,449
Laurie Bird
ACTOR
1952 - 1979
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 13,450
Abel Kiviat
ATHLETE
1892 - 1991
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 13,451
Oliver Wolcott
POLITICIAN
1726 - 1797
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 13,452
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Nat Hentoff ranks 952. Before her are Michael Pollan (1955), Rebecca Yarros (1981), Tana French (1973), Horton Foote (1916), James Truslow Adams (1878), and Richelle Mead (1976). After her are Lionel Shriver (1957), Geoffrey A. Landis (1955), Joe Medicine Crow (1913), Wayne C. Booth (1921), James Weldon Johnson (1871), and N. K. Jemisin (1972).
Michael Pollan
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 946
Rebecca Yarros
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 947
Tana French
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 948
Horton Foote
1916 - 2009
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 949
James Truslow Adams
1878 - 1949
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 950
Richelle Mead
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 951
Nat Hentoff
1925 - 2017
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 952
Lionel Shriver
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 953
Geoffrey A. Landis
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 954
Joe Medicine Crow
1913 - 2016
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 955
Wayne C. Booth
1921 - 2005
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 956
James Weldon Johnson
1871 - 1938
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 957
N. K. Jemisin
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 958
