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Greil Marcus

1945 - Today

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Greil Marcus (born June 19, 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Greil Marcus has received more than 322,132 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Greil Marcus is the 6,660th most popular writer, the 13,255th most popular biography from United States and the 968th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Greil Marcus ranks 6,660 out of 7,302. Before him are Deborah Feldman, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Kim Thúy, Kristina Ohlsson, George Clayton Johnson, and Marie Darrieussecq. After him are Édouard Louis, Joel Surnow, Thomas Brussig, Eugene Vodolazkin, Kevin Poulsen, and Mark Van Doren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Greil Marcus ranks 659. Before him are Dusa McDuff, August Wilson, Paul Petersen, Guillermo Páez, Philippa Marrack, and David S. Johnson. After him are Byron Beck, Tommy Smith, Hassan Abshir Farah, Tom Ridge, Allan Stone, and Julie Heldman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Greil Marcus ranks 13,255 out of 20,380. Before him are Annie Montague Alexander (1867), Jennifer Lynch (1968), Colin Cunningham (1966), George Clayton Johnson (1929), William P. Fessenden (1806), and Jonathan David (2000). After him are Alexander Martin (1740), Harold Prince (1928), Abigail Spencer (1981), Tisha Campbell-Martin (1968), Timothy Omundson (1969), and Joel Surnow (1955).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Greil Marcus ranks 968. Before him are James Weldon Johnson (1871), D. B. Weiss (1971), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Deborah Feldman (1986), Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), and George Clayton Johnson (1929). After him are Joel Surnow (1955), Kevin Poulsen (1965), Mark Van Doren (1894), Walter Mosley (1952), Tim Kring (1957), and Leonard Maltin (1950).

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