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James Gleick

1954 - Today

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James Gleick (; born August 1, 1954) is an American author and historian of science whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonfiction, he has been called "one of the great science writers of all time". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Gleick has received more than 415,021 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. James Gleick is the 5,877th most popular writer (down from 5,290th in 2019), the 11,394th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,508th in 2019) and the 849th most popular American Writer.

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  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Gleick ranks 5,877 out of 5,755. Before him are John Seigenthaler, Graciano Rocchigiani, Dorothy Allison, Stephen Chbosky, Catherine Cookson, and Rose Tremain. After him are Forrest J Ackerman, Tom Egeland, William H. Gass, Kim Thúy, Phyllis A. Whitney, and Wilma Mankiller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, James Gleick ranks 523. Before him are Glen Keane, Pat Hanrahan, Alex Cox, Tamara Lazakovich, Daina Taimiņa, and Kimmy Robertson. After him are Brian Teacher, Peter Mueller, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, Kwame Anthony Appiah, D. W. Moffett, and Andrea Gyarmati.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gleick ranks 11,394 out of 18,182. Before him are Valerie Bertinelli (1960), Dennis O'Keefe (1908), Pamela Bach (1963), Barry Watson (1974), Kimmy Robertson (1954), and Ontronik Khachaturian (1975). After him are LaMarcus Aldridge (1985), Forrest J Ackerman (1916), Steven Strait (1986), George Walsh (1889), Maya Lin (1959), and Alice White (1904).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Gleick ranks 849. Before him are Norman Podhoretz (1930), Alexei Panshin (1940), Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872), John Seigenthaler (1927), Dorothy Allison (1949), and Stephen Chbosky (1970). After him are Forrest J Ackerman (1916), William H. Gass (1924), Wilma Mankiller (1945), George S. Kaufman (1889), Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), and Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943).

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