Writer
Helen Gurley Brown
American author, publisher, and businesswoman
1922 - 2012
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Helen Gurley Brown
Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Helen Gurley Brown is the 6,415th most popular writer (up from 6,431st in 2024), the 11,803rd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,988th in 2019) and the 856th most popular American Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Helen Gurley Brown ranks 6,415 out of 7,302. Before her are Cynthia Ozick, Ramon Solsona i Sancho, Gregory S. Paul, Thomas Beatie, Róža Domašcyna, and Robert Hughes. After her are Reki Kawahara, Gregory Maguire, Jakob Jakobsen, Mikael Niemi, Isaac D'Israeli, and Jonathan Rosenbaum.
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Cynthia Ozick
1928 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 6,409
Ramon Solsona i Sancho
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6,410
Gregory S. Paul
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6,411
Thomas Beatie
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6,412
Róža Domašcyna
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6,413
Robert Hughes
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 6,414
Helen Gurley Brown
1922 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 6,415
Reki Kawahara
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 6,416
Gregory Maguire
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 6,417
Jakob Jakobsen
1864 - 1918
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 6,418
Mikael Niemi
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 6,419
Isaac D'Israeli
1766 - 1848
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 6,420
Jonathan Rosenbaum
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 6,421
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Helen Gurley Brown ranks 433. Before her are Les Baxter, Jose W. Diokno, Jesús Iglesias, Ivor Broadis, Joan Copeland, and Redd Foxx. After her are Herbert MacKay-Fraser, Derek J. de Solla Price, John B. Anderson, Billy Liddell, Dick King-Smith, and Johnny Thomson. Among people deceased in 2012, Helen Gurley Brown ranks 453. Before her are John Tchicai, Adam Yauch, Keith Gardner, Barry Unsworth, Les Leston, and Robert Hughes. After her are Dirk Bach, Mike Kelley, Arthur Jensen, Philippe Bugalski, Reginald Hill, and Eduard Ivanov.
Others Born in 1922
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Les Baxter
MUSICIAN
1922 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 427
Jose W. Diokno
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1987
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 428
Jesús Iglesias
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 2005
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 429
Ivor Broadis
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 430
Joan Copeland
ACTOR
1922 - 2022
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 431
Redd Foxx
ACTOR
1922 - 1991
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 432
Helen Gurley Brown
WRITER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 433
Herbert MacKay-Fraser
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 1957
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 434
Derek J. de Solla Price
PHYSICIST
1922 - 1983
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 435
John B. Anderson
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2017
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 436
Billy Liddell
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 437
Dick King-Smith
WRITER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 438
Johnny Thomson
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 1960
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 439
Others Deceased in 2012
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John Tchicai
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 447
Adam Yauch
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2012
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 448
Keith Gardner
ATHLETE
1929 - 2012
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 449
Barry Unsworth
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 450
Les Leston
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 451
Robert Hughes
WRITER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 452
Helen Gurley Brown
WRITER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 453
Dirk Bach
ACTOR
1961 - 2012
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 454
Mike Kelley
PAINTER
1954 - 2012
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 455
Arthur Jensen
PSYCHOLOGIST
1923 - 2012
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 456
Philippe Bugalski
RACING DRIVER
1963 - 2012
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 457
Reginald Hill
WRITER
1936 - 2012
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 458
Eduard Ivanov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 459
In United States
Among people born in United States, Helen Gurley Brown ranks 11,803 out of NaN. Before her are Cleve Moler (1939), G Hannelius (1998), Ken Page (1954), Maya Lin (1959), Horace Grant (1965), and Peyton Reed (1964). After her are Marceline Day (1908), Jules Feiffer (1929), Dave Coulier (1959), Jimmy Bryan (1926), Michael Pitt (1981), and Perry Farrell (1959).
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Cleve Moler
MATHEMATICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11,797
G Hannelius
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11,798
Ken Page
ACTOR
1954 - 2024
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11,799
Maya Lin
ARCHITECT
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11,800
Horace Grant
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11,801
Peyton Reed
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11,802
Helen Gurley Brown
WRITER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11,803
Marceline Day
ACTOR
1908 - 2000
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11,804
Jules Feiffer
COMIC ARTIST
1929 - 2025
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 11,805
Dave Coulier
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 11,806
Jimmy Bryan
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1960
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 11,807
Michael Pitt
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 11,808
Perry Farrell
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 11,809
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Helen Gurley Brown ranks 856. Before her are Ellen Glasgow (1873), George Alec Effinger (1947), Alvah Bessie (1904), Cynthia Ozick (1928), Gregory S. Paul (1954), and Thomas Beatie (1974). After her are Gregory Maguire (1954), Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), Martha Wells (1964), Tristan Taormino (1971), Richard Price (1949), and Charles Olson (1910).
Ellen Glasgow
1873 - 1945
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 850
George Alec Effinger
1947 - 2002
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 851
Alvah Bessie
1904 - 1985
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 852
Cynthia Ozick
1928 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 853
Gregory S. Paul
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 854
Thomas Beatie
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 855
Helen Gurley Brown
1922 - 2012
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 856
Gregory Maguire
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 857
Jonathan Rosenbaum
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 858
Martha Wells
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 859
Tristan Taormino
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 860
Richard Price
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 861
Charles Olson
1910 - 1970
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 862
