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Dave Barry

1947 - Today

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David McAlister Barry (born July 3, 1947) is an American author and columnist who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comic novels and children's novels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Barry has received more than 1,185,515 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dave Barry is the 6,951st most popular writer (down from 6,234th in 2019), the 15,170th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,876th in 2019) and the 1,082nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dave Barry ranks 6,951 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Frazier, Josh Schwartz, Fatima Meer, Bethany Hamilton, Chris Morgan, and Seyhan Kurt. After him are Geraldine Brooks, Jay Asher, Andrea Levy, Andy Rooney, Roland Schimmelpfennig, and Kunzang Choden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Dave Barry ranks 871. Before him are Paula Deen, Andrew Card, Sandra Chick, Eliot Engel, Ginny Duenkel, and Roy Moore. After him are Laura Tyson, Donna de Varona, Tom DeLay, Ajit Pal Singh, Ann Widdecombe, and Haley Barbour.

Others Born in 1947

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Barry ranks 15,170 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Curbeam (1962), Rachel Talalay (1958), Alex Vincent (1981), Matt Anderson (1987), Amy Landecker (1969), and Monique Gabriela Curnen (1970). After him are K. Megan McArthur (1971), Bryant Dunston (1986), Desi Arnaz Jr. (1953), Jay Asher (1975), Tyler Blackburn (1986), and Steve King (1949).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dave Barry ranks 1,082. Before him are Sara Shepard (1977), Carl Hiaasen (1953), Charles Frazier (1950), Josh Schwartz (1976), Bethany Hamilton (1990), and Chris Morgan (1966). After him are Jay Asher (1975), Andy Rooney (1919), Gayle Forman (1970), Kate DiCamillo (1964), Lauren Kate (1981), and Robert Anderson (1917).

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