Writer
Richard Powers
American novelist (born 1957)
1957 - today
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Richard Powers
His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Richard Powers is the 4,327th most popular writer (up from 5,163rd in 2024), the 6,435th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,383rd in 2019) and the 488th most popular American Writer.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Richard Powers ranks 4,327 out of 7,302. Before him are Zhang Jie, Margita Figuli, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Zabel Sibil Asadour, James Blish, and Johan Sebastian Welhaven. After him are Emma Andijewska, Anna Maria Lenngren, Kamini Roy, Vladimir Odoyevsky, Vladimir Oravsky, and Alexander of Abonoteichus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Zhang Jie
1937 - 2022
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4,321
Margita Figuli
1909 - 1995
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 4,322
Gerard Manley Hopkins
1844 - 1889
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 4,323
Zabel Sibil Asadour
1863 - 1934
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 4,324
James Blish
1921 - 1975
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 4,325
Johan Sebastian Welhaven
1807 - 1873
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 4,326
Richard Powers
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 4,327
Emma Andijewska
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 4,328
Anna Maria Lenngren
1754 - 1817
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 4,329
Kamini Roy
1864 - 1933
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4,330
Vladimir Odoyevsky
1803 - 1869
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4,331
Vladimir Oravsky
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4,332
Alexander of Abonoteichus
105 - 170
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4,333
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Richard Powers ranks 244. Before him are Andris Piebalgs, Bruce Grobbelaar, Tomoko Ohara, Gérald Lacroix, Marie Myriam, and Sima Samar. After him are Brutus Beefcake, Filippo Grandi, Dubravka Šuica, Koji Suzuki, Tony Abbott, and Claude Criquielion.
Others Born in 1957
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Andris Piebalgs
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 238
Bruce Grobbelaar
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 239
Tomoko Ohara
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 240
Gérald Lacroix
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 241
Marie Myriam
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 242
Sima Samar
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 243
Richard Powers
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 244
Brutus Beefcake
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 245
Filippo Grandi
DIPLOMAT
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 246
Dubravka Šuica
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 247
Koji Suzuki
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 248
Tony Abbott
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 249
Claude Criquielion
CYCLIST
1957 - 2015
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 250
In United States
Among people born in United States, Richard Powers ranks 6,435 out of NaN. Before him are James Blish (1921), Lynn Conway (1938), Paula Patton (1975), Wes Bentley (1978), Don McNeill (1918), and Al Ernest Garcia (1887). After him are Chief Joseph (1840), Eva Cassidy (1963), Horace W. Babcock (1912), Mary McLeod Bethune (1875), Louis Brandeis (1856), and Eric Heiden (1958).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJames Blish
WRITER
1921 - 1975
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 6,429
Lynn Conway
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1938 - 2024
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 6,430
Paula Patton
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 6,431
Wes Bentley
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 6,432
Don McNeill
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 1996
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 6,433
Al Ernest Garcia
ACTOR
1887 - 1938
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 6,434
Richard Powers
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 6,435
Chief Joseph
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1904
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 6,436
Eva Cassidy
SINGER
1963 - 1996
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 6,437
Horace W. Babcock
ASTRONOMER
1912 - 2003
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 6,438
Mary McLeod Bethune
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1875 - 1955
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 6,439
Louis Brandeis
LAWYER
1856 - 1941
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 6,440
Eric Heiden
SKATER
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 6,441
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Richard Powers ranks 488. Before him are Philip Arthur Fisher (1907), Art Buchwald (1925), E. B. White (1899), Julia Quinn (1970), Camille Paglia (1947), and James Blish (1921). After him are Joss Whedon (1964), Eudora Welty (1909), Betty Mahmoody (1945), Irving Wallace (1916), Diane Ackerman (1948), and James Salter (1925).
Philip Arthur Fisher
1907 - 2004
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 482
Art Buchwald
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 483
E. B. White
1899 - 1985
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 484
Julia Quinn
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 485
Camille Paglia
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 486
James Blish
1921 - 1975
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 487
Richard Powers
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 488
Joss Whedon
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 489
Eudora Welty
1909 - 2001
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 490
Betty Mahmoody
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 491
Irving Wallace
1916 - 1990
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 492
Diane Ackerman
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 493
James Salter
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 494
