WRITER

Clay Shirky

1964 - Today

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Clay Shirky (born 1964) is an American writer, consultant and teacher on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies and journalism. In 2017 he was appointed Vice Provost of Educational Technologies of New York University (NYU), after serving as Chief Information Officer at NYU Shanghai from 2014 to 2017. He also is an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and Associate Arts Professor at the Tisch School of the Arts' Interactive Telecommunications Program. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clay Shirky has received more than 740,162 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Clay Shirky is the 7,146th most popular writer (down from 6,360th in 2019), the 17,063rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,427th in 2019) and the 1,158th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 740k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Clay Shirky ranks 7,146 out of 7,302. Before him are Valeria Luiselli, Adam Elliot, Denise Mina, Ann Brashares, Dav Pilkey, and Linda Grant. After him are Vince Flynn, Kate Grenville, Dorota Masłowska, Patrick McCabe, Ottessa Moshfegh, and Pamela Geller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Clay Shirky ranks 874. Before him are TobyMac, Mikko Kolehmainen, Stephen Frick, Zsolt Gyulay, Lydia de Vega, and Paul McStay. After him are Antonio McKay, Joel Benjamin, Sergio Escudero, Lillie Leatherwood, Denean Howard, and Mary T. Meagher.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clay Shirky ranks 17,063 out of 20,380. Before him are Todd Akin (1947), Gregory Helms (1974), Joe the Plumber (1973), Fabolous (1977), Jerry Stackhouse (1974), and Hersey Hawkins (1966). After him are Twista (1973), David Zabriskie (1979), Aaron Staton (1980), Brad Stevens (1976), CC Sabathia (1980), and Victor Rasuk (1984).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Clay Shirky ranks 1,158. Before him are Tom Bergeron (1955), Marissa Meyer (1984), James Vanderbilt (1975), Vanessa Taylor (1970), Ann Brashares (1967), and Dav Pilkey (1966). After him are Vince Flynn (1966), Ottessa Moshfegh (1981), Pamela Geller (1958), Elizabeth Edwards (1949), Edward Kitsis (1971), and James Frey (1969).

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