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Jay McInerney

1955 - Today

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John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. (; born January 13, 1955) is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. His novels include Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, and The Last of the Savages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay McInerney has received more than 828,751 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jay McInerney is the 6,746th most popular writer, the 13,748th most popular biography from United States and the 1,004th most popular American Writer.

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  • 830k

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  • 46.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jay McInerney ranks 6,746 out of 7,302. Before him are Durs Grünbein, Jane Taylor, Virginia Hamilton, Lorrie Moore, John Crowe Ransom, and Ilija Trojanow. After him are Ihor Pavlyuk, Zoe Akins, Hiba Abu Nada, Dave Eggers, Maja Haderlap, and Miles Franklin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Jay McInerney ranks 643. Before him are Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Jaime Duarte, Manohar Parrikar, Ray Ozzie, Mike Parson, and Gustavo Moscoso. After him are David Axelrod, Steve Coppell, Gernot Jurtin, Adam Curtis, Jacques N'Guea, and Carol Ann Duffy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay McInerney ranks 13,748 out of 20,380. Before him are Billy Gunn (1963), Lamont Dozier (1941), Paul Sarbanes (1933), Noodles (1963), Greg Foster (1958), and Adolph Caesar (1933). After him are Michaela McManus (1983), Colin Trevorrow (1976), George Church (1954), Matt Dallas (1982), Jeff Foxworthy (1958), and Janet Waldo (1919).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jay McInerney ranks 1,004. Before him are Ken Levine (1966), Robert Hunter (1941), Katherine Schwarzenegger (1989), Virginia Hamilton (1936), Lorrie Moore (1957), and John Crowe Ransom (1888). After him are Zoe Akins (1886), Dave Eggers (1970), H. Beam Piper (1904), James K. Morrow (1947), Horton Foote (1916), and Allen Tate (1899).

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