WRITER

Andy Weir

1972 - Today

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Andrew Taylor Weir ( ; born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist. His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy Weir has received more than 2,512,918 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Andy Weir is the 6,024th most popular writer (down from 5,525th in 2019), the 9,873rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,344th in 2019) and the 746th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Andy Weir ranks 6,024 out of 7,302. Before him are Leïla Slimani, Chingiz Abdullayev, Nella Larsen, Šatrijos Ragana, Anna J. Cooper, and Dick Cavett. After him are Charles Le Goffic, Sarah Trimmer, Penelope Lively, Karin Alvtegen, Agustín Durán, and Maria Janion.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Andy Weir ranks 284. Before him are Pat Rafter, Aksel V. Johannesen, Angie Harmon, Thomas Alsgaard, Radek Bejbl, and Christian Wörns. After him are Derartu Tulu, Claudia Pechstein, Oleh Lyashko, Zeljko Kalac, Pierre Amine Gemayel, and Jesper Kyd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andy Weir ranks 9,873 out of 20,380. Before him are Anna J. Harrison (1912), Alison Brie (1982), Elihu B. Washburne (1816), Dick Cavett (1936), Sylvia Robinson (1935), and Bud Luckey (1934). After him are George Lynch (1954), John Debney (1956), Kawhi Leonard (1991), Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967), Patricia Canning Todd (1922), and Marjorie Gestring (1922).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Andy Weir ranks 746. Before him are Robert Coover (1932), Jacob Abbott (1803), Rebecca Solnit (1961), Nella Larsen (1891), Anna J. Cooper (1858), and Dick Cavett (1936). After him are Scott Turow (1949), Kenneth Rexroth (1905), Crane Wilbur (1886), Armistead Maupin (1944), Tony Kushner (1956), and Gustav Hasford (1947).

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