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David Ignatius

1950 - Today

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David Reynolds Ignatius (born May 26, 1950) is an American journalist and novelist. He is an associate editor and columnist for The Washington Post. He has written eleven novels, including Body of Lies, which director Ridley Scott adapted into a film. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Ignatius has received more than 680,185 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David Ignatius is the 6,831st most popular writer, the 14,303rd most popular biography from United States and the 1,038th most popular American Writer.

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  • 680k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Ignatius ranks 6,831 out of 7,302Before him are Wei Hui, Federico Andahazi, Michael Goldenberg, Peter Hedges, Bharati Mukherjee, and Kofi Awoonor. After him are Robert Bridges, Anne Enright, Jan van Steenbergen, Hamid Mir, Seth Meyers, and Elaine Showalter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, David Ignatius ranks 712Before him are Pamela Franklin, Jaime Villegas, Raza Murad, Larry Perkins, Liz Chase, and Eshetu Tura. After him are Jackie Speier, Barbara Barrett, Malcolm Macdonald, Parveen Sultana, Filippos Petsalnikos, and Joseph R. Tanner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Ignatius ranks 14,303 out of 20,380Before him are Rocky Gray (1974), Eric Flaim (1967), Sarah Jones (1983), Swizz Beatz (1978), Noah Centineo (1996), and Dick Gregory (1932). After him are Pete Buttigieg (1982), Brittney Griner (1990), Sandy Neilson (1956), Sunny (1989), Lucille Bremer (1917), and W. Earl Brown (1963).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Ignatius ranks 1,038Before him are Ann Leckie (1966), James Merrill (1926), William Gilmore Simms (1806), Anna Todd (1989), Michael Goldenberg (1965), and Peter Hedges (1962). After him are Seth Meyers (1973), Elaine Showalter (1941), Michael Arndt (1970), Faye Kellerman (1952), Dan Barker (1949), and Robert Pinsky (1940).