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Dave Eggers

1970 - Today

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Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He is best known for his 2000 memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, which became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Eggers is also the founder of several notable literary and philanthropic ventures, including the literary journal Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, the literacy project 826 Valencia, and the human rights nonprofit Voice of Witness. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dave Eggers has received more than 2,067,730 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Dave Eggers is the 6,750th most popular writer (down from 5,810th in 2019), the 13,776th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,023rd in 2019) and the 1,006th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dave Eggers ranks 6,750 out of 7,302. Before him are John Crowe Ransom, Ilija Trojanow, Jay McInerney, Ihor Pavlyuk, Zoe Akins, and Hiba Abu Nada. After him are Maja Haderlap, Miles Franklin, Susan Abulhawa, Maggie O'Farrell, Alexandre Jardin, and Sally Rooney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Dave Eggers ranks 557. Before him are Paco Soler, Redman, Lee Cheol-ha, Kate Allen, Yelena Yelesina, and Diana King. After him are Junko Iwao, Susan Abulhawa, Thierry Neuvic, Chris Coleman, Phil Mickelson, and Kamel Daoud.

Others Born in 1970

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Eggers ranks 13,776 out of 20,380. Before him are John M. Berrien (1781), Riki Lindhome (1979), Gene Raymond (1908), E. G. Daily (1961), Bob Riley (1944), and Mary Haas (1910). After him are Carol Lewis (1963), Jon Corzine (1947), Susan Downey (1973), Thomas Meighan (1879), Josephine McKim (1910), and Joan Mondale (1930).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dave Eggers ranks 1,006. Before him are Katherine Schwarzenegger (1989), Virginia Hamilton (1936), Lorrie Moore (1957), John Crowe Ransom (1888), Jay McInerney (1955), and Zoe Akins (1886). After him are H. Beam Piper (1904), James K. Morrow (1947), Horton Foote (1916), Allen Tate (1899), Marge Piercy (1936), and Howard Gordon (1961).

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