Writer

John Irving

1942 - today

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John Irving

His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2024). John Irving is the 714th most popular writer (down from 606th in 2024), the 927th most popular biography from United States (down from 619th in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Writer.

John Irving is a novelist who is most famous for his novels "The World According to Garp" and "A Prayer for Owen Meany."

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Among Writers

Among writers, John Irving ranks 714 out of 7,302. Before him are Patrick White, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Clarice Lispector, Odysseas Elytis, Epicharmus of Kos, and William F. Buckley Jr.. After him are Mihai Eminescu, Alejo Carpentier, Pierre Loti, Kassia, Marie de France, and Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Patrick White
1912 - 1990
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 708
Abdulrazak Gurnah
1948 - Present
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 709
Clarice Lispector
1920 - 1977
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 710
Odysseas Elytis
1911 - 1996
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 711
Epicharmus of Kos
524 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 712
William F. Buckley Jr.
1925 - 2008
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 713
John Irving
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 714
Mihai Eminescu
1850 - 1889
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 715
Alejo Carpentier
1904 - 1980
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 716
Pierre Loti
1850 - 1923
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 717
Kassia
810 - 865
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 718
Marie de France
1101 - 1300
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 719
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
1755 - 1826
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 720

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, John Irving ranks 59. Before him are The Iron Sheik, George Vella, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Conrad Schumann, Wen Jiabao, and Bob Hoskins. After him are Margaret Court, Thabo Mbeki, Walter Hill, Michael Bloomberg, Stanley B. Prusiner, and Manuel Castells.

Others Born in 1942

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The Iron Sheik
WRESTLER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 53
George Vella
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 54
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 55
Conrad Schumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 1998
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 56
Wen Jiabao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 57
Bob Hoskins
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 58
John Irving
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 59
Margaret Court
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 60
Thabo Mbeki
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 61
Walter Hill
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 62
Michael Bloomberg
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 63
Stanley B. Prusiner
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 64
Manuel Castells
SOCIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 65