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David Sedaris

1956 - Today

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David Raymond Sedaris (; born December 26, 1956) is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries". He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Sedaris has received more than 5,377,273 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). David Sedaris is the 6,117th most popular writer (down from 5,536th in 2019), the 12,847th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,208th in 2019) and the 949th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Sedaris ranks 6,117 out of 5,755. Before him are Michael Arndt, Faye Kellerman, Brené Brown, Marie Darrieussecq, Ken Liu, and Carol Ann Duffy. After him are Vin Scully, Robert Bridges, Shirley Ann Grau, Parveen Shakir, Miro Gavran, and Sebastian Faulks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, David Sedaris ranks 563. Before him are Clifton Powell, Michele Bachmann, John Romita Jr., Peter Caruana, Bjarni Friðriksson, and Luigi Negri. After him are Sheryl Lee Ralph, Larry Hogan, Deval Patrick, Rod Blagojevich, Vinnie Johnson, and Bryan Trottier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Sedaris ranks 12,847 out of 18,182. Before him are Stephanie Niznik (1967), John Wall (1990), Patrick Flueger (1983), Mike Ness (1962), Craig Mazin (1971), and Don Kirshner (1934). After him are Bryan Greenberg (1978), Nate Mendel (1968), Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956), Mariann Aalda (1948), Drake Bell (1986), and Jeff Flake (1962).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Sedaris ranks 949. Before him are Gayle Forman (1970), Justin Cronin (1962), Alex Hirsch (1985), Michael Arndt (1970), Faye Kellerman (1952), and Brené Brown (1965). After him are Vin Scully (1927), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Leonard Maltin (1950), Audrey Niffenegger (1963), Mercy Otis Warren (1728), and Katherine Schwarzenegger (1989).

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