Writer
Chaim Potok
American rabbi and author
1929 - 2002
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Chaim Potok
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Chaim Potok is the 5,460th most popular writer (down from 4,811th in 2024), the 8,571st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,623rd in 2019) and the 631st most popular American Writer.
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Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Chaim Potok ranks 5,460 out of 7,302. Before him are Lev Mei, Carine Roitfeld, Ingrid Noll, Álvares de Azevedo, Lucius Shepard, and Zośka Vieras. After him are Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov, William Cobbett, Robert Christgau, Rafael Cadenas, Jeanne Dumée, and Francis Carco.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLev Mei
1822 - 1862
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 5,454
Carine Roitfeld
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 5,455
Ingrid Noll
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 5,456
Álvares de Azevedo
1831 - 1852
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 5,457
Lucius Shepard
1943 - 2014
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 5,458
Zośka Vieras
1892 - 1991
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 5,459
Chaim Potok
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 5,460
Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov
1890 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 5,461
William Cobbett
1763 - 1835
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 5,462
Robert Christgau
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 5,463
Rafael Cadenas
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 5,464
Jeanne Dumée
1660 - 1706
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,465
Francis Carco
1886 - 1958
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 5,466
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Chaim Potok ranks 431. Before him are Igor Novikov, Saeed Jaffrey, Kiichirō Furukawa, Francisco Zuluaga, Jerry Hardin, and Win Tin. After him are Sergio Cervato, Alfredo Pérez, Girija Devi, Yevgeniy Chazov, Lucille Teasdale-Corti, and Gerald Dreyer. Among people deceased in 2002, Chaim Potok ranks 263. Before him are Yuji Hyakutake, Vernon A. Walters, John R. Pierce, Jan de Hartog, Peter Blau, and Hellmuth Marx. After him are Mikayil Abdullayev, Anatoli Bashashkin, David Todd Wilkinson, Mariya Smirnova, Ekrem Akurgal, and Mikhail Krug.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsIgor Novikov
ATHLETE
1929 - 2007
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 425
Saeed Jaffrey
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 426
Kiichirō Furukawa
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 427
Francisco Zuluaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1993
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 428
Jerry Hardin
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 429
Win Tin
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2014
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 430
Chaim Potok
WRITER
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 431
Sergio Cervato
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2005
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 432
Alfredo Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 433
Girija Devi
SINGER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 434
Yevgeniy Chazov
PHYSICIAN
1929 - 2021
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 435
Lucille Teasdale-Corti
PHYSICIAN
1929 - 1996
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 436
Gerald Dreyer
BOXER
1929 - 1985
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 437
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsYuji Hyakutake
ASTRONOMER
1950 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 257
Vernon A. Walters
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 258
John R. Pierce
ENGINEER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 259
Jan de Hartog
WRITER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 260
Peter Blau
SOCIOLOGIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 261
Hellmuth Marx
SCULPTOR
1915 - 2002
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 262
Chaim Potok
WRITER
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 263
Mikayil Abdullayev
PAINTER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 264
Anatoli Bashashkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2002
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 265
David Todd Wilkinson
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2002
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 266
Mariya Smirnova
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2002
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 267
Ekrem Akurgal
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1911 - 2002
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 268
Mikhail Krug
MUSICIAN
1962 - 2002
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 269
In United States
Among people born in United States, Chaim Potok ranks 8,571 out of NaN. Before him are Kevin Gage (1959), Bob Bryar (1979), Ira Murchison (1933), Debra Hill (1950), Mel Ramos (1935), and William Mapother (1965). After him are Alfred Francis Russell (1817), Robert Rubin (1938), Warren Jeffs (1955), Jackson Scholz (1897), Robert Christgau (1942), and Virgil Thomson (1896).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKevin Gage
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 8,565
Bob Bryar
MUSICIAN
1979 - 2024
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 8,566
Ira Murchison
ATHLETE
1933 - 1994
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 8,567
Debra Hill
PRODUCER
1950 - 2005
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 8,568
Mel Ramos
PAINTER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 8,569
William Mapother
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 8,570
Chaim Potok
WRITER
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 8,571
Alfred Francis Russell
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1884
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 8,572
Robert Rubin
ECONOMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,573
Warren Jeffs
EXTREMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,574
Jackson Scholz
ATHLETE
1897 - 1986
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,575
Robert Christgau
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,576
Virgil Thomson
COMPOSER
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8,577
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Chaim Potok ranks 631. Before him are Elmer Rice (1892), John Greenleaf Whittier (1807), Eve Ensler (1953), John Holt (1923), Robert Coover (1932), and Fran Lebowitz (1950). After him are Robert Christgau (1942), Alison Lurie (1926), Walter J. Ong (1912), Robert Bly (1926), Holly Black (1971), and Max Eastman (1883).
Elmer Rice
1892 - 1967
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 625
John Greenleaf Whittier
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 626
Eve Ensler
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 627
John Holt
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 628
Robert Coover
1932 - 2024
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 629
Fran Lebowitz
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 630
Chaim Potok
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 631
Robert Christgau
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 632
Alison Lurie
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 633
Walter J. Ong
1912 - 2003
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 634
Robert Bly
1926 - 2021
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 635
Holly Black
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 636
Max Eastman
1883 - 1969
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 637


























































