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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, who writes regular columns for The Washington Post and provides commentary for NewsNation. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America." Will won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977.A former member of the Republican Party, Will was a close ally of Ronald Reagan during his presidential campaign in 1980. He assisted Reagan with debate preparation, and was later falsely accused by former President Jimmy Carter of providing Reagan with a top secret briefing book in a scandal known as Debategate, an allegation Carter later retracted. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Will has received more than 2,127,269 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Will is the 6,288th most popular writer, the 14,214th most popular biography from United States and the 1,018th most popular American Writer.

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  • 15

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  • 1.13

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  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Will ranks 6,288 out of 5,755Before him are Aravind Adiga, Sayaka Murata, Polina Zherebtsova, Sandi Toksvig, David Frawley, and Shamsul Maidin. After him are Lui Morais, Sara Ahmed, Sherman Alexie, Bethany Hamilton, Attila Bartis, and Lucille Clifton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, George Will ranks 534Before him are Ulis Williams, Asko Parpola, Darshan Ranganathan, Keith Newton, Lucious Jackson, and Ted Strickland. After him are Dorothy Hyman, Brian Holland, Menzies Campbell, Dr. Demento, and Christine Truman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Will ranks 14,214 out of 18,182Before him are Sean Patrick Thomas (1970), Paula Hawkins (1927), Brooks Wackerman (1977), Hannah Mancini (1980), Marla Sokoloff (1980), and Solange Knowles (1986). After him are Ivan Moody (1980), Mike Lindell (1961), David Herman (1967), Travis Pastrana (1983), Monica Keena (1979), and Trae Young (1998).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, George Will ranks 1,018Before him are Barbara Kingsolver (1955), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (1950), Josh Schwartz (1976), Joaquin Miller (1837), Charles Portis (1933), and David Frawley (1950). After him are Sherman Alexie (1966), Bethany Hamilton (1990), Lucille Clifton (1936), Rainbow Rowell (1973), Conrad Richter (1890), and Catherine Asaro (1955).

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