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John Perkins

1945 - Today

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John Perkins (born January 28, 1945) is an American author. His best known book is Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004), in which Perkins describes playing a role in a process of economic colonization of Third World countries on behalf of what he portrays as a cabal of corporations, banks, and the United States government. The book's claims were contested by some involved parties. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Perkins has received more than 34,333 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). John Perkins is the 3,001st most popular writer (up from 3,124th in 2019), the 3,790th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,084th in 2019) and the 332nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 34k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Perkins ranks 3,001 out of 7,302. Before him are Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, marquise du Deffand, Picander, Georges Schehadé, Arctinus of Miletus, John Cleland, and Friedrich Wolf. After him are Richard Dehmel, Lytton Strachey, Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, Roy Medvedev, Gasparo Contarini, and Maithili Sharan Gupt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, John Perkins ranks 238. Before him are John Carlos, Ferenc Seres, Roger Donaldson, Barry Bostwick, Golden State Killer, and Polad Bülbüloğlu. After him are Bob Peck, Carlos Osoro Sierra, Kim Larsen, Dusty Rhodes, Awad Hamed al-Bandar, and Bob Seger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Perkins ranks 3,790 out of 20,380. Before him are Gordon Gould (1920), Kaʻahumanu (1768), Isiah Thomas (1961), Harriet Lane (1830), Wanda Jackson (1937), and Ty Cobb (1886). After him are Machine Gun Kelly (1895), Sarah Paulson (1974), Bernie Mac (1957), Jim Croce (1943), Thomas Newman (1955), and Robert Foxworth (1941).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Perkins ranks 332. Before him are James Rollins (1961), Bruce Sterling (1954), Bret Easton Ellis (1964), Laura Bridgman (1829), David Foster Wallace (1962), and Jim Rohn (1930). After him are Donna Tartt (1963), Gregory Corso (1930), Lois Lowry (1937), Anne Applebaum (1964), Charlie Kaufman (1958), and Steve Berry (1955).

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