Writer
Anthony Bourdain
1956 - 2018
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Anthony Bourdain
His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2024). Anthony Bourdain is the 1,315th most popular writer (up from 1,320th in 2024), the 1,886th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,589th in 2019) and the 149th most popular American Writer.
Anthony Bourdain is an American chef, author, and television personality. He is best known for his memoir Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, which was a New York Times bestseller.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Anthony Bourdain ranks 1,315 out of 7,302. Before him are Quintus Fabius Pictor, Hieronymus of Cardia, Ruy González de Clavijo, Joyce Carol Oates, Aelius Aristides, and Dylan Thomas. After him are Robert Merle, Bhartṛhari, Adam Oehlenschläger, Ivan Vazov, Lobsang Rampa, and Polyaenus.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsQuintus Fabius Pictor
254 BC - 201 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,309
Hieronymus of Cardia
390 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,310
Ruy González de Clavijo
1400 - 1412
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 1,311
Joyce Carol Oates
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,312
Aelius Aristides
117 - 189
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,313
Dylan Thomas
1914 - 1953
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,314
Anthony Bourdain
1956 - 2018
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,315
Robert Merle
1908 - 2004
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,316
Bhartṛhari
570 - 651
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,317
Adam Oehlenschläger
1779 - 1850
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,318
Ivan Vazov
1850 - 1921
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,319
Lobsang Rampa
1910 - 1981
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,320
Polyaenus
101 - 180
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,321
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Anthony Bourdain ranks 59. Before him are Marc Dutroux, Ali Asadov, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Michele Alboreto, Andrus Ansip, and Andrius Kubilius. After him are Bakir Izetbegović, Ian Curtis, Imelda Staunton, Almazbek Atambayev, La Toya Jackson, and Hal Finney. Among people deceased in 2018, Anthony Bourdain ranks 77. Before him are Ruud Lubbers, Eddie Clarke, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Dolores O'Riordan, James Mirrlees, and Quini. After him are Steve Ditko, David C. H. Austin, Yoshinobu Ishii, Kim Jong-pil, XXXTentacion, and Scott Wilson.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsMarc Dutroux
EXTREMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 53
Ali Asadov
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 54
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 55
Michele Alboreto
RACING DRIVER
1956 - 2001
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 56
Andrus Ansip
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 57
Andrius Kubilius
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 58
Anthony Bourdain
WRITER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 59
Bakir Izetbegović
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 60
Ian Curtis
MUSICIAN
1956 - 1980
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 61
Imelda Staunton
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 62
Almazbek Atambayev
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 63
La Toya Jackson
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 64
Hal Finney
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - 2014
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsRuud Lubbers
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 71
Eddie Clarke
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2018
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 72
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 73
Dolores O'Riordan
MUSICIAN
1971 - 2018
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 74
James Mirrlees
ECONOMIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 75
Quini
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 76
Anthony Bourdain
WRITER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 77
Steve Ditko
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2018
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 78
David C. H. Austin
WRITER
1926 - 2018
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 79
Yoshinobu Ishii
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 80
Kim Jong-pil
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 81
XXXTentacion
MUSICIAN
1998 - 2018
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 82
Scott Wilson
ACTOR
1942 - 2018
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 83
In United States
Among people born in United States, Anthony Bourdain ranks 1,886 out of NaN. Before him are Vint Cerf (1943), Joyce Carol Oates (1938), Stephen McKinley Henderson (1949), Red Cloud (1822), Fred Durst (1970), and Larry Page (1973). After him are Héctor Elizondo (1936), Will.i.am (1975), Brad Dourif (1950), Tim Johnson (1946), William Tecumseh Sherman (1820), and David Cross (1964).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsVint Cerf
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 1,880
Joyce Carol Oates
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,881
Stephen McKinley Henderson
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,882
Red Cloud
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1909
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,883
Fred Durst
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,884
Larry Page
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,885
Anthony Bourdain
WRITER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,886
Héctor Elizondo
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,887
Will.i.am
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 1,888
Brad Dourif
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,889
Tim Johnson
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2024
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,890
William Tecumseh Sherman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1820 - 1891
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,891
David Cross
COMEDIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1,892
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Anthony Bourdain ranks 149. Before him are Valerie Solanas (1936), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), Hubert Selby Jr. (1928), Carson McCullers (1917), James Ellroy (1948), and Joyce Carol Oates (1938). After him are Natalie Clifford Barney (1876), Samuel R. Delany (1942), Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923), Diana Gabaldon (1952), Nora Roberts (1950), and Martha Gellhorn (1908).
Valerie Solanas
1936 - 1988
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 143
Alfred Thayer Mahan
1840 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 144
Hubert Selby Jr.
1928 - 2004
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 145
Carson McCullers
1917 - 1967
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 146
James Ellroy
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 147
Joyce Carol Oates
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 148
Anthony Bourdain
1956 - 2018
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 149
Natalie Clifford Barney
1876 - 1972
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 150
Samuel R. Delany
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 151
Walter M. Miller Jr.
1923 - 1996
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 152
Diana Gabaldon
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 153
Nora Roberts
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 154
Martha Gellhorn
1908 - 1998
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 155



























































