Writer
Robert Pinsky
American poet, editor, literary critic, academic (born 1940)
1940 - today
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Robert Pinsky
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Pinsky is the 7,069th most popular writer (down from 6,848th in 2024), the 15,296th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,395th in 2019) and the 1,084th most popular American Writer.
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19k
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46.38
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Oct 20
Robert Pinsky shares a October 20 birthday with Arthur Rimbaud, John Dewey, and James Chadwick.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Robert Pinsky ranks 7,069 out of 7,302. Before him are Mona Eltahawy, Emily St. John Mandel, J. Hillis Miller, William Joyce, Jacek Dukaj, and Deborah Feldman. After him are Peter V. Brett, Javier Sicilia, Mavis Gallant, Attila Bartis, Mabel Strickland, and Elizabeth Kostova.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Mona Eltahawy
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 7,063
Emily St. John Mandel
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 7,064
J. Hillis Miller
1928 - 2021
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 7,065
William Joyce
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 7,066
Jacek Dukaj
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 7,067
Deborah Feldman
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 7,068
Robert Pinsky
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 7,069
Peter V. Brett
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 7,070
Javier Sicilia
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 7,071
Mavis Gallant
1922 - 2014
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 7,072
Attila Bartis
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 7,073
Mabel Strickland
1899 - 1988
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 7,074
Elizabeth Kostova
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 7,075
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Robert Pinsky ranks 624. Before him are Harry Jerome, James Burrows, Adam Faith, Cynthia Weil, Savitri Jindal, and Barney Frank. After him are Jim Clyburn, Ali Eid, David Broome, Bharati Mukherjee, Roger K. Crouch, and Connie Mack III.
Others Born in 1940
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Harry Jerome
ATHLETE
1940 - 1982
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 618
James Burrows
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2026
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 619
Adam Faith
ACTOR
1940 - 2003
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 620
Cynthia Weil
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2023
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 621
Savitri Jindal
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 622
Barney Frank
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2026
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 623
Robert Pinsky
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 624
Jim Clyburn
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 625
Ali Eid
ATHLETE
1940 - 2015
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 626
David Broome
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 627
Bharati Mukherjee
WRITER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 628
Roger K. Crouch
ASTRONAUT
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 629
Connie Mack III
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 630
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Pinsky ranks 15,296 out of 20,380. Before him are Grayson Hall (1922), Daniel C. Burbank (1961), Kyle Secor (1957), Deborah Feldman (1986), Sharon Walsh (1952), and Cindy Parlow Cone (1978). After him are Frances Bavier (1902), Potter Stewart (1915), Jeffrey Lynn (1909), Brandy Ledford (1969), Marion Byron (1911), and Shannon Johnson (1974).
Others born in United States
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Grayson Hall
ACTOR
1922 - 1985
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 15,290
Daniel C. Burbank
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 15,291
Kyle Secor
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 15,292
Deborah Feldman
WRITER
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 15,293
Sharon Walsh
TENNIS PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 15,294
Cindy Parlow Cone
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 15,295
Robert Pinsky
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 15,296
Frances Bavier
ACTOR
1902 - 1989
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 15,297
Potter Stewart
JUDGE
1915 - 1985
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 15,298
Jeffrey Lynn
ACTOR
1909 - 1995
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 15,299
Brandy Ledford
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 15,300
Marion Byron
ACTOR
1911 - 1985
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 15,301
Shannon Johnson
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 15,302
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Robert Pinsky ranks 1,084. Before him are Adam Curry (1964), Charles Frazier (1950), Faye Kellerman (1952), J. Hillis Miller (1928), William Joyce (1959), and Deborah Feldman (1986). After him are Peter V. Brett (1973), Elizabeth Kostova (1964), Marc Laidlaw (1960), Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875), Edwin O'Connor (1918), and Alfred Gough (1967).
Adam Curry
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 1,078
Charles Frazier
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 1,079
Faye Kellerman
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 1,080
J. Hillis Miller
1928 - 2021
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 1,081
William Joyce
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 1,082
Deborah Feldman
1986 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 1,083
Robert Pinsky
1940 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 1,084
Peter V. Brett
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 1,085
Elizabeth Kostova
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 1,086
Marc Laidlaw
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 1,087
Alice Dunbar Nelson
1875 - 1935
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 1,088
Edwin O'Connor
1918 - 1968
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 1,089
Alfred Gough
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 1,090
