Writer
Robert Christgau
American music journalist (born 1942)
1942 - today
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Robert Christgau
His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Christgau is the 5,482nd most popular writer (up from 5,716th in 2024), the 8,603rd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,782nd in 2019) and the 634th most popular American Writer.
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180k
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Past 12 months
54.51
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
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Robert Christgau's biography spans 36 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 54.51.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Robert Christgau ranks 5,482 out of 7,707. Before him are Álvares de Azevedo, Lucius Shepard, Zośka Vieras, Chaim Potok, Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov, and William Cobbett. After him are Rafael Cadenas, Jeanne Dumée, Francis Carco, Cynthia McLeod, Alison Lurie, and Nikolai Pogodin.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Álvares de Azevedo
1831 - 1852
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 5,476
Lucius Shepard
1943 - 2014
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 5,477
Zośka Vieras
1892 - 1991
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 5,478
Chaim Potok
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 5,479
Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov
1890 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 5,480
William Cobbett
1763 - 1835
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 5,481
Robert Christgau
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 5,482
Rafael Cadenas
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 5,483
Jeanne Dumée
1660 - 1706
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,484
Francis Carco
1886 - 1958
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,485
Cynthia McLeod
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,486
Alison Lurie
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,487
Nikolai Pogodin
1900 - 1962
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,488
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Robert Christgau ranks 542. Before him are Michael Nesmith, Teddy Pilette, Imran N. Hosein, Rudolf Belin, Han Pil-hwa, and Gideon Toury. After him are Raymond Depardon, Javier Fragoso, Frankie Lymon, Michael Giles, Sila María Calderón, and Antonio Martino.
Others Born in 1942
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Michael Nesmith
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 536
Teddy Pilette
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 537
Imran N. Hosein
PHILOSOPHER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 538
Rudolf Belin
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2025
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 539
Han Pil-hwa
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 540
Gideon Toury
LINGUIST
1942 - 2016
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 541
Robert Christgau
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 542
Raymond Depardon
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 543
Javier Fragoso
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2014
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 544
Frankie Lymon
SINGER
1942 - 1968
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 545
Michael Giles
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 546
Sila María Calderón
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 547
Antonio Martino
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2022
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 548
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Christgau ranks 8,603 out of 23,232. Before him are William Mapother (1965), Chaim Potok (1929), Alfred Francis Russell (1817), Robert Rubin (1938), Warren Jeffs (1955), and Jackson Scholz (1897). After him are Virgil Thomson (1896), Oliver Nelson (1932), Norman Joseph Woodland (1921), Katherine Dunham (1909), Saoirse Ronan (1994), and Priscilla Cooper Tyler (1816).
Others born in United States
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William Mapother
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 8,597
Chaim Potok
WRITER
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 8,598
Alfred Francis Russell
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1884
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 8,599
Robert Rubin
ECONOMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,600
Warren Jeffs
EXTREMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,601
Jackson Scholz
ATHLETE
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,602
Robert Christgau
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,603
Virgil Thomson
COMPOSER
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,604
Oliver Nelson
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1975
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,605
Norman Joseph Woodland
INVENTOR
1921 - 2012
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,606
Katherine Dunham
DANCER
1909 - 2006
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,607
Saoirse Ronan
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,608
Priscilla Cooper Tyler
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1889
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 8,609
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Robert Christgau ranks 634. Before him are John Greenleaf Whittier (1807), Eve Ensler (1953), John Holt (1923), Robert Coover (1932), Fran Lebowitz (1950), and Chaim Potok (1929). After him are Alison Lurie (1926), Walter J. Ong (1912), Robert Bly (1926), Holly Black (1971), Max Eastman (1883), and Dorothy Allison (1949).
John Greenleaf Whittier
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 628
Eve Ensler
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 629
John Holt
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 630
Robert Coover
1932 - 2024
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 631
Fran Lebowitz
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 632
Chaim Potok
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 633
Robert Christgau
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 634
Alison Lurie
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 635
Walter J. Ong
1912 - 2003
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 636
Robert Bly
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 637
Holly Black
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 638
Max Eastman
1883 - 1969
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 639
Dorothy Allison
1949 - 2024
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 640
