WRITER

Chris Hedges

1956 - Today

Photo of Chris Hedges

Icon of person Chris Hedges

Christopher Lynn Hedges (born September 18, 1956) is an American journalist, author, commentator and Presbyterian minister. In his early career, Hedges worked as a freelance war correspondent in Central America for The Christian Science Monitor, NPR, and Dallas Morning News. Hedges reported for The New York Times from 1990 to 2005, and served as the Times Middle East Bureau Chief and Balkan Bureau Chief during the wars in the former Yugoslavia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Hedges has received more than 2,138,959 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Chris Hedges is the 6,353rd most popular writer (down from 6,220th in 2019), the 11,571st most popular biography from United States (up from 13,760th in 2019) and the 847th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Chris Hedges ranks 6,353 out of 7,302. Before him are Susan Hill, Ann Coulter, Compton Mackenzie, Kim Leine, John Skelton, and Mark Boal. After him are Shin Kyung-sook, Damon Runyon, James Truslow Adams, John Scalzi, P. H. Newby, and Charles Lock Eastlake.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Chris Hedges ranks 551. Before him are Frank Andersson, Fiona Fullerton, Georgi Bliznashki, Ilan Gilon, Lionello Manfredonia, and Teejan Bai. After him are Daniel Veyt, Joaquín, Sofia Corban, Dag Otto Lauritzen, Bruno Tshibala, and David Alan Grier.

Others Born in 1956

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Hedges ranks 11,571 out of 20,380. Before him are George Steele (1937), Susan Seidelman (1952), Charles Shyer (1951), Mark Boal (1973), Ira Davenport (1887), and Colman Domingo (1969). After him are Peter Ho (1975), Gretchen Carlson (1966), Mackenzie Foy (2000), Peter Kreeft (1937), Kaye Hall (1951), and Grace Cunard (1893).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Chris Hedges ranks 847. Before him are Pat Conroy (1945), Arthur Kopit (1937), Elizabeth Moon (1945), Oscar Hijuelos (1951), Ann Coulter (1961), and Mark Boal (1973). After him are Damon Runyon (1880), James Truslow Adams (1878), John Scalzi (1969), Tom Wilson (1931), Edward Everett Hale (1822), and John P. Marquand (1893).

American born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous