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Joe Sacco

1960 - Today

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Joe Sacco (; born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. He is best known for his comics journalism, in particular in the books Palestine (1996) and Footnotes in Gaza (2009), on Israeli–Palestinian relations; and Safe Area Goražde (2000) and The Fixer (2003) on the Bosnian War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Sacco has received more than 386,799 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Joe Sacco is the 5,549th most popular writer (down from 5,352nd in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Malta (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Maltese Writer.

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  • 390k

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  • 53.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joe Sacco ranks 5,549 out of 7,302Before him are Antoni Lange, Þórbergur Þórðarson, John Esposito, Tom Robbins, Ferdinand von Schirach, and Grace Paley. After him are Melih Cevdet Anday, Larry McMurtry, Michiel de Swaen, Anita Desai, Kerstin Gier, and Atis Kronvalds.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Joe Sacco ranks 323Before him are Michèle Laroque, Yvan Colonna, Maho Shimizu, Rosario Fiorello, Claudio Langes, and Raúl Vicente Amarilla. After him are Jiří Rusnok, Jorge Quiroga, Abel Resino, Plamen Oresharski, Marko Elsner, and Steve Clark.

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In Malta

Among people born in Malta, Joe Sacco ranks 32 out of 71Before him are Robert Abela (1977), Mario Grech (1957), George Preca (1880), Anton Buttigieg (1912), Helena Dalli (1962), and Carmel Busuttil (1964). After him are Alfred Sant (1948), Karmenu Vella (1950), Joseph Muscat (1974), Albert Hyzler (1916), Enrico Mizzi (1885), and Joseph Calleia (1897).

Among WRITERS In Malta

Among writers born in Malta, Joe Sacco ranks 4Before him are Frans Sammut (1945), Dun Karm Psaila (1871), and Anton Buttigieg (1912). After him are Peter Hitchens (1951), Oliver Friggieri (1947), and Mabel Strickland (1899).