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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 2,171,182 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Andy Weir is the 5,544th most popular writer (down from 5,179th in 2019), the 9,365th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,861st in 2019) and the 724th most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.2M

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  • 42.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Andy Weir ranks 5,544 out of 5,755Before him are Lyman Abbott, John Greenleaf Whittier, Dina Rubina, E. W. Hornung, Olivia Manning, and Edwin Arlington Robinson. After him are William Cobbett, Wendela Hebbe, Patricia Wrightson, Ben Shapiro, Terry Bisson, and Bess Meredyth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Andy Weir ranks 265Before him are Greg Berlanti, Fabian Picardo, Darren Hayes, Takashi Shimizu, Gabriel Mann, and Nikka Costa. After him are Jonas Björkman, Kiko, Shuntaro Furukawa, Concha Buika, Piotr Adamczyk, and Luis García.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andy Weir ranks 9,365 out of 18,182Before him are Percy Heath (1923), Lynn-Holly Johnson (1958), Edie Adams (1927), Chick Webb (1905), Yip Harburg (1896), and Penny Hardaway (1971). After him are Marco Rubio (1971), Jim Loscutoff (1930), Jay Harrington (1971), Ricky Steamboat (1953), Victor Schertzinger (1888), and Carl Knowles (1910).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Andy Weir ranks 724Before him are Thomas Berger (1924), Marianne Williamson (1952), P. C. Cast (1960), Lyman Abbott (1835), John Greenleaf Whittier (1807), and Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869). After him are Ben Shapiro (1984), Terry Bisson (1942), Bess Meredyth (1890), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), Peter Gould (1950), and Stephen R. Donaldson (1947).

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