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Ian Buruma

1951 - Today

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Ian Buruma (born 28 December 1951) is a Dutch writer and editor who lives and works in the United States. In 2017, he became editor of The New York Review of Books, but left the position in September 2018. Much of his writing has focused on the culture of Asia, particularly that of China and 20th-century Japan. He was the Paul W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Buruma has received more than 286,461 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Buruma is the 5,505th most popular writer (down from 5,000th in 2019), the 831st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 738th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ian Buruma ranks 5,505 out of 5,755. Before him are Susan Brownmiller, Lynne Cox, Ralf König, Sigitas Geda, Frédérick Tristan, and Irmtraud Morgner. After him are George William Russell, André Chamson, Aubrey de Grey, Patrick Rambaud, Johan Theorin, and Anne Fine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Ian Buruma ranks 456. Before him are Roy A. Tucker, Marietta Giannakou, Peabo Bryson, Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Sylvia Rivera, and Vytenis Andriukaitis. After him are Jürgen Hennig, Brad Delp, Steve Walsh, Scott Gorham, Anne Alvaro, and Haruki Uemura.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Ian Buruma ranks 831 out of 1,427. Before him are Charles Pahud de Mortanges (1896), Rob Witschge (1966), Jaap van Zweden (1960), Frits Kuipers (1899), Sven Kramer (1986), and Anna Dresden-Polak (1906). After him are Dido Havenaar (1957), Boy Hayje (1949), Harry Steevens (1945), Chantal Janzen (1979), Marco Borsato (1966), and Ferry Corsten (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Ian Buruma ranks 50. Before him are Henriette Roland Holst (1869), Willem Bilderdijk (1756), Hendrik Marsman (1899), J. Slauerhoff (1898), Remco Campert (1929), and Gerrit Achterberg (1905). After him are Meindert DeJong (1906), Michel Faber (1960), Renate Dorrestein (1954), Arnon Grunberg (1971), Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (1991), and Femke Dekker (1979).

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