WRITER

Ishmael Reed

1938 - Today

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Ishmael Scott Reed (born February 22, 1938) is an American poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, composer, playwright, editor and publisher known for his satirical works challenging American political culture. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ishmael Reed has received more than 472,709 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ishmael Reed is the 6,902nd most popular writer (down from 6,141st in 2019), the 14,795th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,144th in 2019) and the 1,061st most popular American Writer.

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  • 470k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ishmael Reed ranks 6,902 out of 7,302. Before him are Benjamin Jowett, Sayed Kashua, Sandi Toksvig, Abdourahman Waberi, Richard Flanagan, and Kiran Desai. After him are Shobhaa De, Robert B. Spencer, François Bégaudeau, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Paul Attanasio, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Ishmael Reed ranks 612. Before him are Maxine Waters, David Theile, Michael Bell, Jay Arnette, Samuel Bodman, and Anne Helm. After him are Bertie Auld, Bruce Babbitt, Patrick John, Derek Dougan, Shashi Deshpande, and Sai Paranjpye.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ishmael Reed ranks 14,795 out of 20,380. Before him are Dileep Rao (1973), Jeff Bingaman (1943), Andrew Card (1947), William Gargan (1905), Cathryn Damon (1930), and John W. Weeks (1860). After him are Jody Watley (1959), Jesse Marsch (1973), Bobby Lee (1971), Robert B. Spencer (1962), Marjorie Lord (1918), and Tuc Watkins (1966).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ishmael Reed ranks 1,061. Before him are Peter Schiff (1963), Catherine Asaro (1955), Raymond Benson (1955), Walter Jon Williams (1953), Susan Faludi (1959), and Charles Krauthammer (1950). After him are Robert B. Spencer (1962), Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875), Paul Attanasio (1959), Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973), Mark Manson (1984), and Sidney Lanier (1842).

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