WRITER
George Saunders
1958 - Today
George Saunders
George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, and GQ. He also contributed a weekly column, "American Psyche", to The Guardian's weekend magazine between 2006 and 2008. A professor at Syracuse University, Saunders won the National Magazine Award for fiction in 1994, 1996, 2000, and 2004, and second prize in the O. Henry Awards in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Saunders has received more than 1,626,615 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). George Saunders is the 6,177th most popular writer (down from 5,789th in 2019), the 10,597th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,944th in 2019) and the 786th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
42.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
2.24
Effective Languages (L*)
4.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of George Saunders by language
Over the past year George Saunders has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 169,672 views, followed by Spanish (6,329), and German (6,187). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Polish (417.69%), Simple English (106.76%), and Estonian (72.58%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, George Saunders ranks 6,177 out of 7,302. Before her are Robert Creeley, Philip Massinger, Paul Scott, Anthony Doerr, Jānis Akuraters, and Michael Drayton. After her are David McCullough, Maxine Kumin, George Woodcock, Maria Teresa Horta, Gillian Flynn, and Albert Kivikas.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Creeley
1926 - 2005
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 6,171
Philip Massinger
1583 - 1640
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 6,172
Paul Scott
1920 - 1978
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 6,173
Anthony Doerr
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 6,174
Jānis Akuraters
1876 - 1937
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 6,175
Michael Drayton
1563 - 1631
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 6,176
George Saunders
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 6,177
David McCullough
1933 - 2022
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 6,178
Maxine Kumin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 6,179
George Woodcock
1912 - 1995
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 6,180
Maria Teresa Horta
1937 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 6,181
Gillian Flynn
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 6,182
Albert Kivikas
1898 - 1978
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 6,183
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, George Saunders ranks 469. Before her are Michael Robinson, Daniel Schneidermann, Euzhan Palcy, Edevaldo de Freitas, Julio César Uribe, and Iva Bittová. After her are Walter Junghans, Roberto Guerrero, Alain Couriol, Xavier Becerra, Magnus Lindberg, and Ezio Gamba.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsMichael Robinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2020
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 463
Daniel Schneidermann
JOURNALIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 464
Euzhan Palcy
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 465
Edevaldo de Freitas
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 466
Julio César Uribe
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 467
Iva Bittová
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 468
George Saunders
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 469
Walter Junghans
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 470
Roberto Guerrero
RACING DRIVER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 471
Alain Couriol
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 472
Xavier Becerra
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 473
Magnus Lindberg
COMPOSER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 474
Ezio Gamba
WRESTLER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 475
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Saunders ranks 10,597 out of 20,380. Before her are Alphonzo Bell (1875), Bridgette Wilson (1973), Peter Cooper (1791), Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (1964), Joseph Stadler (1880), and Barrie M. Osborne (1944). After her are Bob Skelton (1903), Donald Piper (1911), Thora Birch (1982), Jim Starlin (1949), Gladys Brockwell (1893), and David McCullough (1933).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlphonzo Bell
TENNIS PLAYER
1875 - 1947
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 10,591
Bridgette Wilson
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 10,592
Peter Cooper
INVENTOR
1791 - 1883
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 10,593
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 10,594
Joseph Stadler
ATHLETE
1880 - 1950
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 10,595
Barrie M. Osborne
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 10,596
George Saunders
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 10,597
Bob Skelton
SWIMMER
1903 - 1977
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 10,598
Donald Piper
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1963
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 10,599
Thora Birch
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 10,600
Jim Starlin
COMIC ARTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 10,601
Gladys Brockwell
ACTOR
1893 - 1929
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 10,602
David McCullough
WRITER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 10,603
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, George Saunders ranks 786. Before her are Jerry Pournelle (1933), Charles Olson (1910), Henry Jenkins (1958), Theodore Roethke (1908), Robert Creeley (1926), and Anthony Doerr (1973). After her are David McCullough (1933), Maxine Kumin (1925), Gillian Flynn (1971), Stephen Vincent Benét (1898), Lester Bangs (1948), and Amory Lovins (1947).
Jerry Pournelle
1933 - 2017
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 780
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 781
Henry Jenkins
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 782
Theodore Roethke
1908 - 1963
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 783
Robert Creeley
1926 - 2005
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 784
Anthony Doerr
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 785
George Saunders
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 786
David McCullough
1933 - 2022
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 787
Maxine Kumin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 788
Gillian Flynn
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 789
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898 - 1943
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 790
Lester Bangs
1948 - 1982
HPI: 42.81
Rank: 791
Amory Lovins
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 792