WRITER
John Irving
1942 - Today
John Irving
John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Many of Irving's novels, including The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and A Widow for One Year (1998), have been bestsellers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Irving has received more than 2,144,775 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). John Irving is the 607th most popular writer (up from 626th in 2019), the 619th most popular biography from United States (up from 690th in 2019) and the 61st 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."
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
65.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
6.91
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, John Irving ranks 607 out of 7,302. Before him are Karl Kraus, Judah Halevi, Pierre Loti, Dimitrie Cantemir, Erich Kästner, and Hugo von Hofmannsthal. After him are Elisabeth of Wied, Columella, Alexander Herzen, Stieg Larsson, Madame Roland, and Ferenc Molnár.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarl Kraus
1874 - 1936
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 601
Judah Halevi
1079 - 1141
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 602
Pierre Loti
1850 - 1923
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 603
Dimitrie Cantemir
1673 - 1723
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 604
Erich Kästner
1899 - 1974
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 605
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
1874 - 1929
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 606
John Irving
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 607
Elisabeth of Wied
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 608
Columella
4 - 70
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 609
Alexander Herzen
1812 - 1870
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 610
Stieg Larsson
1954 - 2004
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 611
Madame Roland
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 612
Ferenc Molnár
1878 - 1952
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 613
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, John Irving ranks 44. Before him are Michel Mayor, Giacinto Facchetti, Jacques Rogge, Bob Hoskins, Jochen Rindt, and László Sólyom. After him are Margaret Court, Michael Crichton, Wen Jiabao, Wolfgang Schäuble, Giancarlo Giannini, and Walter Hill.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsMichel Mayor
ASTRONOMER
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 38
Giacinto Facchetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 39
Jacques Rogge
PHYSICIAN
1942 - 2021
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 40
Bob Hoskins
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 41
Jochen Rindt
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 1970
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 42
László Sólyom
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 43
John Irving
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 44
Margaret Court
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 45
Michael Crichton
WRITER
1942 - 2008
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 46
Wen Jiabao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 47
Wolfgang Schäuble
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 48
Giancarlo Giannini
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 49
Walter Hill
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 50
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Irving ranks 619 out of 20,380. Before him are Glenn Miller (1904), Martin Landau (1928), Melvin Schwartz (1932), Richard Meier (1934), Albert Pike (1809), and Ruth Benedict (1887). After him are Robert Woodrow Wilson (1936), George E. Smith (1930), Isaac Singer (1811), Joan Crawford (1904), Marshall Warren Nirenberg (1927), and Sylvia Earle (1935).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGlenn Miller
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1944
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 613
Martin Landau
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 614
Melvin Schwartz
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2006
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 615
Richard Meier
ARCHITECT
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 616
Albert Pike
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1891
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 617
Ruth Benedict
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1887 - 1948
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 618
John Irving
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 619
Robert Woodrow Wilson
ASTRONOMER
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 620
George E. Smith
PHYSICIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 621
Isaac Singer
INVENTOR
1811 - 1875
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 622
Joan Crawford
ACTOR
1904 - 1977
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 623
Marshall Warren Nirenberg
CHEMIST
1927 - 2010
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 624
Sylvia Earle
BIOLOGIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 625
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, John Irving ranks 61. Before him are William S. Burroughs (1914), James Baldwin (1924), Allen Ginsberg (1926), Ellen G. White (1827), Theodore Dreiser (1871), and Napoleon Hill (1883). After him are Louisa May Alcott (1832), Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Michael Crichton (1942), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Harper Lee (1926), and Ursula K. Le Guin (1929).
William S. Burroughs
1914 - 1997
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 55
James Baldwin
1924 - 1987
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 56
Allen Ginsberg
1926 - 1997
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 57
Ellen G. White
1827 - 1915
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 58
Theodore Dreiser
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 59
Napoleon Hill
1883 - 1970
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 60
John Irving
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 61
Louisa May Alcott
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 62
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1875 - 1950
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 63
Michael Crichton
1942 - 2008
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 64
Harriet Beecher Stowe
1811 - 1896
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 65
Harper Lee
1926 - 2016
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 66
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 67