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George Will

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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". Will won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1977. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George Will is the 7,206th most popular writer (down from 7,029th in 2024), the 16,893rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,889th in 2019) and the 1,146th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, George Will ranks 7,206 out of 7,302. Before him are Arno Geiger, Larry Christiansen, Inna Shevchenko, Michael Savage, Mark Ravenhill, and Natalya Vorozhbyt. After him are Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Refaat Alareer, Han Han, Niviaq Korneliussen, Taras Prokhasko, and Eliezer Yudkowsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, George Will ranks 649. Before him are Paul Tsongas, Eddie Rabbitt, Darshan Ranganathan, Lonnie Mack, Ted Strickland, and Joe Caldwell. After him are Brian Holland, Lucille Roybal-Allard, and Phillip Wilson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Will ranks 16,900 out of 20,380. Before him are Dijak (1987), Russell Malone (1963), Shawn Hatosy (1975), Zach Cregger (1981), Fabian Hürzeler (1993), and Dave Krusen (1966). After him are Daphne Ashbrook (1963), Ron Boone (1946), David Hodges (1978), Heidi Heitkamp (1955), John Schwartzman (1960), and Dinah Jane (1997).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, George Will ranks 1,146. Before him are Geoff Johns (1973), Bryan Konietzko (1975), Gayle Forman (1970), Josh Schwartz (1976), Larry Christiansen (1956), and Michael Savage (1942). After him are Eliezer Yudkowsky (1979), Lauren Kate (1981), Scott Smith (1965), Paul Beatty (1962), Bethany Hamilton (1990), and Sylvia Day (1973).

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