1945 - Today
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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Among writers, John Perkins ranks 3,135 out of 5,755. Before 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.
1170 - 1216
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 3,129
1928 - 2022
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 3,130
1949 - 2009
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 3,131
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 3,132
1910 - 1976
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 3,133
1864 - 1909
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 3,134
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 3,135
1880 - 1932
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 3,136
1810 - 1877
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 3,137
1938 - 2004
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 3,138
501 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 3,139
1918 - 2011
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 3,140
1832 - 1885
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 3,141
Among people born in 1945, John Perkins ranks 237. Before 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.
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 231
1945 - 2023
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 232
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 233
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 234
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 235
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 236
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 237
1945 - 2020
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 238
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 239
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 240
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 241
1945 - 1997
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 242
1945 - 2007
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 243
Among people born in United States, John Perkins ranks 4,095 out of 18,182. Before 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).
1949 - 2009
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 4,089
1923 - 2019
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 4,090
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 4,091
1803 - 1862
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4,092
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4,093
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4,094
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4,095
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 4,096
1837 - 1863
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,097
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,098
1927 - 2003
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,099
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,100
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 4,101
Among writers born in United States, John Perkins ranks 363. Before 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).
1926 - 2021
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 357
1792 - 1875
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 358
1937 - 2014
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 359
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 360
1949 - 2009
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 361
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 362
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 363
1938 - 2017
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 364
1819 - 1891
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 365
1849 - 1887
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 366
1962 - 2008
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 367
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 368
1856 - 1915
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 369