WRITER
Fran Lebowitz
1950 - Today
Fran Lebowitz
Frances Ann Lebowitz (; born October 27, 1950) is an American author, public speaker, and actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s, including Andy Warhol, Martin Scorsese, Jerome Robbins, Robert Mapplethorpe, David Wojnarowicz, Candy Darling, and the New York Dolls. Lebowitz gained fame for her books Metropolitan Life (1978) and Social Studies (1981), which were combined into The Fran Lebowitz Reader in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fran Lebowitz has received more than 6,572,736 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Fran Lebowitz is the 5,230th most popular writer (down from 4,204th in 2019), the 7,564th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,747th in 2019) and the 589th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
6.6M
Page Views (PV)
53.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.04
Effective Languages (L*)
3.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Fran Lebowitz ranks 5,230 out of 7,302. Before her are Ralph Giordano, Jacob van Maerlant, Georgy Ivanov, Ingrid Noll, Günter de Bruyn, and Ajdar Ismailov. After her are Daša Drndić, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Franz Xaver Kroetz, Henriette Roland Holst, Ælfric of Eynsham, and George Călinescu.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRalph Giordano
1923 - 2014
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 5,224
Jacob van Maerlant
1235 - 1300
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 5,225
Georgy Ivanov
1894 - 1958
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 5,226
Ingrid Noll
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 5,227
Günter de Bruyn
1926 - 2020
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 5,228
Ajdar Ismailov
1938 - 2022
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,229
Fran Lebowitz
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,230
Daša Drndić
1946 - 2018
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,231
Svetlana Velmar-Janković
1933 - 2014
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 5,232
Franz Xaver Kroetz
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,233
Henriette Roland Holst
1869 - 1952
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,234
Ælfric of Eynsham
955 - 1020
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,235
George Călinescu
1899 - 1965
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5,236
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Fran Lebowitz ranks 420. Before her are Awn Al-Khasawneh, Viktor Rashchupkin, Kessai Note, Shahram Nazeri, Ilinka Mitreva, and Zvonimir Serdarušić. After her are Alec Jeffreys, Arianna Huffington, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Savio Hon, Hugo Hovenkamp, and Lee Tamahori.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsAwn Al-Khasawneh
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 414
Viktor Rashchupkin
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 415
Kessai Note
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 416
Shahram Nazeri
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 417
Ilinka Mitreva
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2022
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 418
Zvonimir Serdarušić
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 419
Fran Lebowitz
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 420
Alec Jeffreys
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 421
Arianna Huffington
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 422
Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
WRITER
1950 - 2009
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 423
Savio Hon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 424
Hugo Hovenkamp
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 425
Lee Tamahori
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 426
In United States
Among people born in United States, Fran Lebowitz ranks 7,564 out of 20,380. Before her are George Bruns (1914), Cornelius Johnson (1913), Rhyno (1975), Carol Kaye (1935), Ben Stein (1944), and Tommy Johnson (1896). After her are Greg Louganis (1960), Edmund Szoka (1927), Jello Biafra (1958), Bill Miller (1912), Robert Trivers (1943), and Margaret Dumont (1882).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGeorge Bruns
COMPOSER
1914 - 1983
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 7,558
Cornelius Johnson
ATHLETE
1913 - 1946
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 7,559
Rhyno
WRESTLER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 7,560
Carol Kaye
MUSICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 7,561
Ben Stein
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 7,562
Tommy Johnson
MUSICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 7,563
Fran Lebowitz
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 7,564
Greg Louganis
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 7,565
Edmund Szoka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2014
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 7,566
Jello Biafra
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 7,567
Bill Miller
ATHLETE
1912 - 2008
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 7,568
Robert Trivers
BIOLOGIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 7,569
Margaret Dumont
ACTOR
1882 - 1965
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 7,570
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Fran Lebowitz ranks 589. Before her are Philip Agee (1935), Rita Mae Brown (1944), Lester del Rey (1915), Louis L'Amour (1908), Theodora Kroeber (1897), and William F. Buckley Jr. (1925). After her are Leo Buscaglia (1924), Katherine Neville (1945), Thomas Ligotti (1953), William Cullen Bryant (1794), Candace Bushnell (1958), and Sara Paretsky (1947).
Philip Agee
1935 - 2008
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 583
Rita Mae Brown
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 584
Lester del Rey
1915 - 1993
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 585
Louis L'Amour
1908 - 1988
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 586
Theodora Kroeber
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 587
William F. Buckley Jr.
1925 - 2008
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 588
Fran Lebowitz
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 589
Leo Buscaglia
1924 - 1998
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 590
Katherine Neville
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 591
Thomas Ligotti
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 592
William Cullen Bryant
1794 - 1878
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 593
Candace Bushnell
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 594
Sara Paretsky
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 595