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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 32,345 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). John Perkins is the 3,135th most popular writer (down from 2,998th in 2019), the 4,095th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,868th in 2019) and the 363rd most popular American Writer.

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  • 32k

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  • 51.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Perkins ranks 3,135 out of 5,755Before him are Robert de Clari, Cristina Calderón, Jim Carroll, Bill Bryson, José Lezama Lima, and Futabatei Shimei. After him are Lytton Strachey, Alexandre Herculano, Tiziano Terzani, Corippus, Hella Haasse, and Jules Vallès.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, John Perkins ranks 237Before him are John Carlos, Earl Boen, Anselm Grün, Thilo Sarrazin, Michael Nouri, and Bob Klose. After him are Larry Tesler, Doug Clifford, Al Stewart, Bob Balaban, Brian Connolly, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Perkins ranks 4,095 out of 18,182Before him are Jim Carroll (1949), Harrison Dillard (1923), Bill Bryson (1951), Albert Sidney Johnston (1803), Gladys Knight (1944), and Arielle Dombasle (1953). After him are Angélica María (1943), Robert Gould Shaw (1837), Stephen Breyer (1938), Martha Chase (1927), James P. Allison (1948), and Michael Buffer (1944).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Perkins ranks 363Before him are Robert Bly (1926), Charles Grandison Finney (1792), Glen A. Larson (1937), Gregory Benford (1941), Jim Carroll (1949), and Bill Bryson (1951). After him are Spencer Johnson (1938), James Russell Lowell (1819), Emma Lazarus (1849), David Foster Wallace (1962), Joss Whedon (1964), and Elbert Hubbard (1856).