Writer

Joe Paterno

American college football coach

1926 - 2012

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Joe Paterno

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Joe Paterno is the 6,636th most popular writer (down from 6,394th in 2024), the 12,879th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,796th in 2019) and the 921st most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

470k

Page Views

Past 12 months

49.63

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

3.8×

Joe Paterno's Wikipedia page drew 470k views over the past year, 3.8× the average among Writers.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Joe Paterno ranks 6,636 out of 7,707. Before him are Mary Augusta Ward, Zona Gale, Maylis de Kerangal, Paweł Huelle, Somaly Mam, and Edward St Aubyn. After him are Henry Green, Studs Terkel, Éric Vuillard, Muhsin al-Ramli, Gertrude Atherton, and Jodi Picoult.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Mary Augusta Ward
1851 - 1920
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 6,630
Zona Gale
1874 - 1938
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 6,631
Maylis de Kerangal
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 6,632
Paweł Huelle
1957 - 2023
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 6,633
Somaly Mam
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 6,634
Edward St Aubyn
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 6,635
Joe Paterno
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 6,636
Henry Green
1905 - 1973
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 6,637
Studs Terkel
1912 - 2008
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 6,638
Éric Vuillard
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 6,639
Muhsin al-Ramli
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 6,640
Gertrude Atherton
1857 - 1948
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 6,641
Jodi Picoult
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 6,642

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Joe Paterno ranks 546. Before him are Paul Lynde, Mona Freeman, Ruth Asawa, Ernest Chapman, Cathy Downs, and Bucky Pizzarelli. After him are Rusty Wailes, Jane Withers, Torfi Bryngeirsson, Joe Kubert, Ann B. Davis, and Lorenzo Wright. Among people deceased in 2012, Joe Paterno ranks 473. Before him are Alan Cottrell, Fontella Bass, Andrew Sarris, Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, Mehdi Hassan, and Jules Bocandé. After him are Kenny Rollins, Joe Kubert, Sylvia Fedoruk, Bill Hinzman, Milt Campbell, and Jose Tomas Sanchez.

Others Born in 1926

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Paul Lynde
ACTOR
1926 - 1982
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 540
Mona Freeman
ACTOR
1926 - 2014
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 541
Ruth Asawa
SCULPTOR
1926 - 2013
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 542
Ernest Chapman
ATHLETE
1926 - 2013
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 543
Cathy Downs
ACTOR
1926 - 1976
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 544
Bucky Pizzarelli
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 545
Joe Paterno
WRITER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 546
Rusty Wailes
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 547
Jane Withers
ACTOR
1926 - 2021
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 548
Torfi Bryngeirsson
ATHLETE
1926 - 1995
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 549
Joe Kubert
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 550
Ann B. Davis
ACTOR
1926 - 2014
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 551
Lorenzo Wright
ATHLETE
1926 - 1972
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 552

Others Deceased in 2012

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Alan Cottrell
PHYSICIST
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 467
Fontella Bass
SINGER
1940 - 2012
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 468
Andrew Sarris
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 469
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
CHESS PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 470
Mehdi Hassan
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 471
Jules Bocandé
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2012
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 472
Joe Paterno
WRITER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 473
Kenny Rollins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 474
Joe Kubert
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 475
Sylvia Fedoruk
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 476
Bill Hinzman
ACTOR
1936 - 2012
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 477
Milt Campbell
ATHLETE
1933 - 2012
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 478
Jose Tomas Sanchez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 479