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George Will

1941 - Today

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George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is an American libertarian conservative writer and political commentator. He writes columns for The Washington Post on a regular basis, and provides commentary for NewsNation. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Will has received more than 2,303,596 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). George Will is the 7,028th most popular writer (down from 6,264th in 2019), the 15,895th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,178th in 2019) and the 1,114th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Will ranks 7,028 out of 7,302. Before him are Ruta Sepetys, Jan Böhmermann, Radka Denemarková, Becca Fitzpatrick, Candace Owens, and Yvonne Vera. After him are Maria Stepanova, Garth Nix, Geoff Johns, Eka Kurniawan, Edwidge Danticat, and Evgeny Morozov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, George Will ranks 647. Before him are Ted Strickland, Menzies Campbell, Ronald Keeble, Brian Holland, Bob Wilson, and Darshan Ranganathan. After him are Dorothy Hyman, Anita Lonsbrough, Danny Davis, Lucille Roybal-Allard, and Phillip Wilson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Will ranks 15,895 out of 20,380. Before him are Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), Metro Boomin (1993), Dixy Lee Ray (1914), Candace Owens (1989), Karl Glusman (1988), and Marcus Chong (1967). After him are Liana Liberato (1995), Corey Hawkins (1988), Margo Harshman (1986), Mookie Betts (1992), Vin Baker (1971), and Jerry M. Linenger (1955).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, George Will ranks 1,114. Before him are P. J. O'Rourke (1947), Paul Beatty (1962), Jon Lee Anderson (1957), Ruta Sepetys (1967), Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), and Candace Owens (1989). After him are Geoff Johns (1973), Walt Dohrn (1970), Lucille Clifton (1936), Justin Knapp (1982), Tahereh Mafi (1988), and Rita Dove (1952).

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