Writer
Joel Barlow
American poet, diplomat, politician and businessman
1754 - 1812
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Joel Barlow
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Joel Barlow is the 6,494th most popular writer (down from 6,436th in 2024), the 12,133rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,994th in 2019) and the 879th most popular American Writer.
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13k
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Past 12 months
50.50
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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18
Joel Barlow's biography spans 18 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 50.50.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Joel Barlow ranks 6,494 out of 7,707. Before him are Anthony McCarten, Gerbrand Bakker, Linda Maria Baros, Joanna Baillie, Renate Dorrestein, and Sonja Åkesson. After him are Kamel Daoud, Reginald Hill, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Alan Hollinghurst, William Empson, and Michael Köhlmeier.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Anthony McCarten
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 6,488
Gerbrand Bakker
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 6,489
Linda Maria Baros
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 6,490
Joanna Baillie
1762 - 1851
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 6,491
Renate Dorrestein
1954 - 2018
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 6,492
Sonja Åkesson
1926 - 1977
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 6,493
Joel Barlow
1754 - 1812
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 6,494
Kamel Daoud
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 6,495
Reginald Hill
1936 - 2012
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 6,496
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
1938 - 2019
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 6,497
Alan Hollinghurst
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 6,498
William Empson
1906 - 1984
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 6,499
Michael Köhlmeier
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 6,500
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1754, Joel Barlow ranks 57. Before him are Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito, Juan Meléndez Valdés, Alexander Shishkov, Archibald Menzies, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, and Abraham Baldwin. Among people deceased in 1812, Joel Barlow ranks 30. Before him are Joseph Woelfl, Matvey Kazakov, Richard Kirwan, Yakov Kulnev, Isaac Brock, and John Colter.
Others Born in 1754
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Juan Ruiz de Apodaca, 1st Count of Venadito
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1835
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 51
Juan Meléndez Valdés
WRITER
1754 - 1817
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 52
Alexander Shishkov
WRITER
1754 - 1841
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 53
Archibald Menzies
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1842
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 54
Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1826
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 55
Abraham Baldwin
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1807
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 56
Joel Barlow
WRITER
1754 - 1812
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1812
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Joseph Woelfl
MUSICIAN
1773 - 1812
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 24
Matvey Kazakov
ARCHITECT
1738 - 1812
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 25
Richard Kirwan
GEOLOGIST
1733 - 1812
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 26
Yakov Kulnev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1812
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 27
Isaac Brock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1812
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 28
John Colter
EXPLORER
1774 - 1812
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 29
Joel Barlow
WRITER
1754 - 1812
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 30
In United States
Among people born in United States, Joel Barlow ranks 12,133 out of 23,232. Before him are Candace Cameron Bure (1976), Brie Bella (1983), Margaret Morse Nice (1883), Chuck Liddell (1969), Stipe Miocic (1982), and Michael Landau (1958). After him are Foy Draper (1911), Hobart Bosworth (1867), John Kerr (1931), Samuel Gridley Howe (1801), Atom Willard (1973), and Tenley Albright (1935).
Others born in United States
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Candace Cameron Bure
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 12,127
Brie Bella
WRESTLER
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 12,128
Margaret Morse Nice
BIOLOGIST
1883 - 1974
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 12,129
Chuck Liddell
MARTIAL ARTS
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 12,130
Stipe Miocic
MARTIAL ARTS
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,131
Michael Landau
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,132
Joel Barlow
WRITER
1754 - 1812
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,133
Foy Draper
ATHLETE
1911 - 1943
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,134
Hobart Bosworth
ACTOR
1867 - 1943
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,135
John Kerr
ACTOR
1931 - 2013
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,136
Samuel Gridley Howe
PHYSICIAN
1801 - 1876
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 12,137
Atom Willard
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 12,138
Tenley Albright
SKATER
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 12,139
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Joel Barlow ranks 879. Before him are James Branch Cabell (1879), George B. Seitz (1888), Glenn Greenwald (1967), Michael McClure (1932), Alice Hoffman (1952), and Ann Coulter (1961). After him are Robert Cormier (1925), Lester Bangs (1948), Alice Sebold (1963), Terry Southern (1924), John Burroughs (1837), and Bosley Crowther (1905).
James Branch Cabell
1879 - 1958
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 873
George B. Seitz
1888 - 1944
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 874
Glenn Greenwald
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 875
Michael McClure
1932 - 2020
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 876
Alice Hoffman
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 877
Ann Coulter
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 878
Joel Barlow
1754 - 1812
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 879
Robert Cormier
1925 - 2000
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 880
Lester Bangs
1948 - 1982
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 881
Alice Sebold
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 882
Terry Southern
1924 - 1995
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 883
John Burroughs
1837 - 1921
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 884
Bosley Crowther
1905 - 1981
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 885
