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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 444,455 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. James Gleick is the 6,724th most popular writer (down from 5,855th in 2019), the 13,609th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,368th in 2019) and the 993rd most popular American Writer.

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  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Gleick ranks 6,724 out of 7,302. Before him are Kage Baker, Thomas MacDonagh, Nayantara Sahgal, Sibylle Berg, Pınar Selek, and Emma Donoghue. After him are Ángeles Caso, Judith Miller, Lawrence Wright, Robert Rodat, Éliette Abécassis, and Mark Z. Danielewski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, James Gleick ranks 656. Before him are Jill Abramson, Rodney Brooks, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Andrea Gyarmati, Robert W. McElroy, and Arturo Rodas. After him are Sammy McIlroy, Eberhard Rösch, Brad Cooper, Amy Heckerling, Alexander Melentyev, and Willi Wülbeck.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gleick ranks 13,609 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Armstrong (1939), H. R. McMaster (1962), Debbie Cameron (1958), Alex Webster (1969), William Blount (1749), and Colin Jost (1982). After him are Caity Lotz (1986), Lillian Watson (1950), John Carl Buechler (1952), Neil Shubin (1960), John Paxson (1960), and Lindsey Morgan (1990).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Gleick ranks 993. Before him are Terrence McNally (1938), Nic Pizzolatto (1975), Alice Stone Blackwell (1857), John Seigenthaler (1927), Sarah J. Maas (1986), and Kage Baker (1952). After him are Judith Miller (1948), Lawrence Wright (1947), Robert Rodat (1953), Mark Z. Danielewski (1966), Ken Levine (1966), and Robert Hunter (1941).

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