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Ta-Nehisi Coates

American writer, journalist, and educator

1975 - today

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His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Ta-Nehisi Coates is the 7,526th most popular writer (down from 7,157th in 2024), the 18,851st most popular biography from United States (down from 17,285th in 2019) and the 1,233rd most popular American Writer.

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350k

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Past 12 months

39.71

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2.8×

Ta-Nehisi Coates's Wikipedia page drew 350k views over the past year, 2.8× the average among Writers.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 7,526 out of 7,707. Before him are Roxane Gay, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Zeina Abirached, Gwen Ifill, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, and Benedict Wells. After him are Becky Chambers, Christine Blasey Ford, Douglas Stuart, Stanley Donwood, Stanislav Aseyev, and Jacqueline Woodson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 1,161. Before him are Luis Cuartero, Salvatore Amitrano, Makoto Okubo, Kristian Vigenin, Jang Dae-il, and Noel Clarke. After him are Nicole Herschmann, Feryal Özel, Aleksey Alipov, Bastian Reinhardt, Omi Sato, and Jason Turner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 18,851 out of 23,232. Before him are Jenna Johnson (1967), Julianne McNamara (1965), Emily Alyn Lind (2002), Justin Turner (1984), Rod Strickland (1966), and Kenny Wayne Shepherd (1977). After him are Kimberly Po (1971), Max Hess (null), Victoria Mboko (2006), CJ Adams (2000), Chris Marquette (1984), and Mikaela Hoover (1984).

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Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 1,233. Before him are Ann Brashares (1967), Sanjay Gupta (1969), Roxane Gay (1974), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (1973), Gwen Ifill (1955), and Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973). After him are Becky Chambers (1985), Jacqueline Woodson (1963), Matthew Quick (1973), Teju Cole (1975), Megan Abbott (1971), and Michael Azerrad (1961).

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