WRITER
J. P. Donleavy
1926 - 2017
J. P. Donleavy
James Patrick Donleavy (23 April 1926 – 11 September 2017) was an American-Irish novelist, short story writer and playwright. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. P. Donleavy has received more than 283,635 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). J. P. Donleavy is the 6,437th most popular writer (down from 5,889th in 2019), the 11,988th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,580th in 2019) and the 879th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
280k
Page Views (PV)
41.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.17
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, J. P. Donleavy ranks 6,437 out of 7,302. Before him are Daniel Handler, Dorji Wangmo, David Malouf, Helen Gurley Brown, Leyla Aliyeva, and Michel Faber. After him are John Ralston Saul, Joel Barlow, Robert Elsie, Joe Medicine Crow, Alexandre del Valle, and Ann Oakley.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDaniel Handler
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 6,431
Dorji Wangmo
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 6,432
David Malouf
1934 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 6,433
Helen Gurley Brown
1922 - 2012
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 6,434
Leyla Aliyeva
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 6,435
Michel Faber
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 6,436
J. P. Donleavy
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 6,437
John Ralston Saul
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 6,438
Joel Barlow
1754 - 1812
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 6,439
Robert Elsie
1950 - 2017
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 6,440
Joe Medicine Crow
1913 - 2016
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 6,441
Alexandre del Valle
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 6,442
Ann Oakley
1944 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 6,443
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, J. P. Donleavy ranks 524. Before him are Karl Gordon Henize, Bucky Pizzarelli, Jane Withers, Bruce Harlan, James Lipton, and Narinder Singh Kapany. After him are Kenneth Richmond, Rusty Wailes, Hazel Court, Joe Kubert, Lurleen Wallace, and Gulab Bai. Among people deceased in 2017, J. P. Donleavy ranks 576. Before him are Muhal Richard Abrams, Carme Chacón, Ricardo Vidal, Norma McCorvey, Miguel Ángel Loayza, and Nancy Dupree. After him are Robert Elsie, Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Zdeněk Šreiner, Denis Johnson, Nicole Bricq, and Viktor Kupreichik.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsKarl Gordon Henize
ASTRONAUT
1926 - 1993
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 518
Bucky Pizzarelli
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 519
Jane Withers
ACTOR
1926 - 2021
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 520
Bruce Harlan
ATHLETE
1926 - 1959
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 521
James Lipton
WRITER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 522
Narinder Singh Kapany
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 523
J. P. Donleavy
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 524
Kenneth Richmond
WRESTLER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 525
Rusty Wailes
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 526
Hazel Court
ACTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 527
Joe Kubert
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 2012
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 528
Lurleen Wallace
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1968
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 529
Gulab Bai
ACTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 530
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsMuhal Richard Abrams
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 570
Carme Chacón
POLITICIAN
1971 - 2017
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 571
Ricardo Vidal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2017
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 572
Norma McCorvey
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 2017
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 573
Miguel Ángel Loayza
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 574
Nancy Dupree
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 575
J. P. Donleavy
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 576
Robert Elsie
WRITER
1950 - 2017
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 577
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2017
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 578
Zdeněk Šreiner
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2017
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 579
Denis Johnson
WRITER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 580
Nicole Bricq
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 581
Viktor Kupreichik
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 582
In United States
Among people born in United States, J. P. Donleavy ranks 11,988 out of 20,380. Before him are Imogene Coca (1908), Belva Ann Lockwood (1830), Wood Harris (1969), Helen Gurley Brown (1922), Walter Forward (1786), and Art Clokey (1921). After him are Charles Erwin Wilson (1890), Redfoo (1975), Joel Barlow (1754), David Newman (1954), Kitty Kallen (1921), and J. Smith-Cameron (1957).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsImogene Coca
ACTOR
1908 - 2001
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 11,982
Belva Ann Lockwood
LAWYER
1830 - 1917
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 11,983
Wood Harris
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 11,984
Helen Gurley Brown
WRITER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 11,985
Walter Forward
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1852
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 11,986
Art Clokey
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2010
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 11,987
J. P. Donleavy
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 11,988
Charles Erwin Wilson
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1961
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 11,989
Redfoo
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 11,990
Joel Barlow
WRITER
1754 - 1812
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 11,991
David Newman
COMPOSER
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 11,992
Kitty Kallen
SINGER
1921 - 2016
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 11,993
J. Smith-Cameron
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 11,994
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, J. P. Donleavy ranks 879. Before him are Barbara Kingsolver (1955), Rick Yancey (1962), Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), James Lipton (1926), Daniel Handler (1970), and Helen Gurley Brown (1922). After him are Joel Barlow (1754), Joe Medicine Crow (1913), Judith Merril (1923), Ted Tally (1952), Thomas Beatie (1974), and Robert Cormier (1925).
Barbara Kingsolver
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 873
Rick Yancey
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 874
Jonathan Rosenbaum
1943 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 875
James Lipton
1926 - 2020
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 876
Daniel Handler
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 877
Helen Gurley Brown
1922 - 2012
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 878
J. P. Donleavy
1926 - 2017
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 879
Joel Barlow
1754 - 1812
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 880
Joe Medicine Crow
1913 - 2016
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 881
Judith Merril
1923 - 1997
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 882
Ted Tally
1952 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 883
Thomas Beatie
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 884
Robert Cormier
1925 - 2000
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 885