WRITER
Jim Carroll
1949 - 2009
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Jim Carroll
James Dennis Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an American author, poet, and punk musician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Carroll has received more than 2,479,498 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Jim Carroll is the 3,203rd most popular writer (down from 3,120th in 2019), the 4,073rd most popular biography from United States (up from 4,078th in 2019) and the 345th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
2.5M
Page Views (PV)
52.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
3.23
Effective Languages (L*)
3.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jim Carroll ranks 3,203 out of 7,302. Before him are Jiří Dienstbier, Mihály Babits, Ruben Sevak, Caspar Barlaeus, Giovanni Battista Giraldi, and Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian. After him are Maria Wirtemberska, Peter Benchley, Imre Madách, Adam of Saint Victor, Corippus, and Joan Brossa.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJiří Dienstbier
1937 - 2011
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 3,197
Mihály Babits
1883 - 1941
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 3,198
Ruben Sevak
1885 - 1915
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 3,199
Caspar Barlaeus
1584 - 1648
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 3,200
Giovanni Battista Giraldi
1504 - 1574
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 3,201
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
1755 - 1794
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 3,202
Jim Carroll
1949 - 2009
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,203
Maria Wirtemberska
1768 - 1854
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 3,204
Peter Benchley
1940 - 2006
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 3,205
Imre Madách
1823 - 1864
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 3,206
Adam of Saint Victor
1122 - 1192
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 3,207
Corippus
501 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 3,208
Joan Brossa
1919 - 1998
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 3,209
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Jim Carroll ranks 251. Before him are Jim Sheridan, Niels Arestrup, John Madden, Conny Torstensson, Mustafa Denizli, and Veronica Cartwright. After him are Kiran Bedi, Rob Cohen, Trevor Jones, Alex Higgins, Mari Alkatiri, and Jean Petit. Among people deceased in 2009, Jim Carroll ranks 150. Before him are Fritz Muliar, Kazumi Takada, Gianna Maria Canale, Aram Tigran, Ryuzo Hiraki, and Valentin Varennikov. After him are Savka Dabčević-Kučar, Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Allen Klein, Lucian Pulvermacher, Joan Martí i Alanis, and Merce Cunningham.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsJim Sheridan
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 245
Niels Arestrup
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 246
John Madden
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 247
Conny Torstensson
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 248
Mustafa Denizli
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 249
Veronica Cartwright
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 250
Jim Carroll
WRITER
1949 - 2009
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 251
Kiran Bedi
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 252
Rob Cohen
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 253
Trevor Jones
COMPOSER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 254
Alex Higgins
SNOOKER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 255
Mari Alkatiri
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 256
Jean Petit
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2024
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 257
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsFritz Muliar
ACTOR
1919 - 2009
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 144
Kazumi Takada
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2009
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 145
Gianna Maria Canale
ACTOR
1927 - 2009
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 146
Aram Tigran
SINGER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 147
Ryuzo Hiraki
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 148
Valentin Varennikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 2009
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 149
Jim Carroll
WRITER
1949 - 2009
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 150
Savka Dabčević-Kučar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 151
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2009
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 152
Allen Klein
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - 2009
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 153
Lucian Pulvermacher
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2009
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 154
Joan Martí i Alanis
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2009
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 155
Merce Cunningham
DANCER
1919 - 2009
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 156
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jim Carroll ranks 4,073 out of 20,380. Before him are Hedda Hopper (1885), Michael Kahn (1935), Sean Astin (1971), Matthew Lillard (1970), Yusef Lateef (1920), and George Clinton (1941). After him are Kevin McCarthy (1914), Theodore Hall (1925), Robert Prosky (1930), Peter Benchley (1940), Leonard Adleman (1945), and George M. Dallas (1792).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHedda Hopper
ACTOR
1885 - 1966
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 4,067
Michael Kahn
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 4,068
Sean Astin
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 4,069
Matthew Lillard
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 4,070
Yusef Lateef
MUSICIAN
1920 - 2013
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 4,071
George Clinton
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 4,072
Jim Carroll
WRITER
1949 - 2009
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 4,073
Kevin McCarthy
ACTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 4,074
Theodore Hall
PHYSICIST
1925 - 1999
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 4,075
Robert Prosky
ACTOR
1930 - 2008
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 4,076
Peter Benchley
WRITER
1940 - 2006
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 4,077
Leonard Adleman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 4,078
George M. Dallas
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1864
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 4,079
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Jim Carroll ranks 345. Before him are Henrietta Szold (1860), Mike Mentzer (1951), Marianne Williamson (1952), Edward Gorey (1925), Henry Kuttner (1915), and Anne Tyler (1941). After him are Peter Benchley (1940), Hubert Selby Jr. (1928), Mickey Spillane (1918), Edward Bellamy (1850), Gregory Benford (1941), and Willa Cather (1873).
Henrietta Szold
1860 - 1945
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 339
Mike Mentzer
1951 - 2001
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 340
Marianne Williamson
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 341
Edward Gorey
1925 - 2000
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 342
Henry Kuttner
1915 - 1958
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 343
Anne Tyler
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 344
Jim Carroll
1949 - 2009
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 345
Peter Benchley
1940 - 2006
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 346
Hubert Selby Jr.
1928 - 2004
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 347
Mickey Spillane
1918 - 2006
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 348
Edward Bellamy
1850 - 1898
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 349
Gregory Benford
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 350
Willa Cather
1873 - 1947
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 351