Writer
J. P. Donleavy
Novelist, playwright, essayist
1926 - 2017
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J. P. Donleavy
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). J. P. Donleavy is the 6,508th most popular writer (down from 6,434th in 2024), the 12,275th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,991st in 2019) and the 886th most popular American Writer.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, J. P. Donleavy ranks 6,508 out of 7,302. Before him are Alan Dundes, Ruth Graham, Greil Marcus, Ragnar Jónasson, Dan Abnett, and Lynne Cox. After him are Sally Rooney, Alain LeRoy Locke, Raif Badawi, Rick Falkvinge, Walter Lord, and Shirley Ann Grau.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlan Dundes
1934 - 2005
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,502
Ruth Graham
1920 - 2007
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 6,503
Greil Marcus
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 6,504
Ragnar Jónasson
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 6,505
Dan Abnett
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 6,506
Lynne Cox
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 6,507
J. P. Donleavy
1926 - 2017
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 6,508
Sally Rooney
1991 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 6,509
Alain LeRoy Locke
1885 - 1954
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 6,510
Raif Badawi
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 6,511
Rick Falkvinge
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 6,512
Walter Lord
1917 - 2002
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 6,513
Shirley Ann Grau
1929 - 2020
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 6,514
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, J. P. Donleavy ranks 529. Before him are Sonja Åkesson, Margreth Weivers, Joan Lorring, Alfonso Silva, Don Messick, and Kenneth Williams. After him are Aldo Tarlao, Bruce Harlan, Karl Gordon Henize, André Testut, Doris Belack, and Paul Lynde. Among people deceased in 2017, J. P. Donleavy ranks 593. Before him are John B. Anderson, Boris Nikolov, Norman Johnson, Robert Elsie, Zdeněk Šreiner, and Jim Bunning. After him are Brent Briscoe, Miguel Ángel Loayza, Len Wein, Bill Hougland, Cristina Adela Foișor, and William Steinkraus.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsSonja Åkesson
WRITER
1926 - 1977
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 523
Margreth Weivers
ACTOR
1926 - 2021
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 524
Joan Lorring
ACTOR
1926 - 2014
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 525
Alfonso Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 526
Don Messick
ACTOR
1926 - 1997
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 527
Kenneth Williams
ACTOR
1926 - 1988
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 528
J. P. Donleavy
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 529
Aldo Tarlao
ATHLETE
1926 - 2018
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 530
Bruce Harlan
ATHLETE
1926 - 1959
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 531
Karl Gordon Henize
ASTRONAUT
1926 - 1993
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 532
André Testut
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 533
Doris Belack
ACTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 534
Paul Lynde
ACTOR
1926 - 1982
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 535
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsJohn B. Anderson
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2017
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 587
Boris Nikolov
BOXER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 588
Norman Johnson
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 589
Robert Elsie
WRITER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 590
Zdeněk Šreiner
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 591
Jim Bunning
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 592
J. P. Donleavy
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 593
Brent Briscoe
ACTOR
1961 - 2017
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 594
Miguel Ángel Loayza
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 595
Len Wein
COMIC ARTIST
1948 - 2017
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 596
Bill Hougland
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 597
Cristina Adela Foișor
CHESS PLAYER
1967 - 2017
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 598
William Steinkraus
ATHLETE
1925 - 2017
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 599
In United States
Among people born in United States, J. P. Donleavy ranks 12,275 out of NaN. Before him are Jeff Monson (1971), Robert M. T. Hunter (1809), Marilu Henner (1952), Louis Fischer (1896), Clarence Birdseye (1886), and Kitty Wells (1919). After him are Olive Borden (1906), Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Ansel Elgort (1994), Pauline Frederick (1883), Hayes Alan Jenkins (1933), and Chris Fehn (1973).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJeff Monson
MARTIAL ARTS
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 12,269
Robert M. T. Hunter
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1887
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 12,270
Marilu Henner
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,271
Louis Fischer
JOURNALIST
1896 - 1970
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,272
Clarence Birdseye
INVENTOR
1886 - 1956
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,273
Kitty Wells
SINGER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,274
J. P. Donleavy
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,275
Olive Borden
ACTOR
1906 - 1947
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,276
Alain LeRoy Locke
WRITER
1885 - 1954
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,277
Ansel Elgort
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,278
Pauline Frederick
ACTOR
1883 - 1938
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,279
Hayes Alan Jenkins
SKATER
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,280
Chris Fehn
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,281
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, J. P. Donleavy ranks 886. Before him are John Burroughs (1837), Bosley Crowther (1905), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Alan Dundes (1934), Greil Marcus (1945), and Lynne Cox (1957). After him are Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Walter Lord (1917), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Ellen Willis (1941), Paul Klebnikov (1963), and Janet Evanovich (1943).
John Burroughs
1837 - 1921
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 880
Bosley Crowther
1905 - 1981
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 881
Sarah Josepha Hale
1788 - 1879
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 882
Alan Dundes
1934 - 2005
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 883
Greil Marcus
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 884
Lynne Cox
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 885
J. P. Donleavy
1926 - 2017
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 886
Alain LeRoy Locke
1885 - 1954
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 887
Walter Lord
1917 - 2002
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 888
Shirley Ann Grau
1929 - 2020
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 889
Ellen Willis
1941 - 2006
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 890
Paul Klebnikov
1963 - 2004
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 891
Janet Evanovich
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 892





















































