WRITER

Leslie Feinberg

1949 - 2014

Photo of Leslie Feinberg

Icon of person Leslie Feinberg

Leslie Feinberg (September 1, 1949 – November 15, 2014) was an American butch lesbian, transgender activist, communist, and author. Feinberg authored Stone Butch Blues in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leslie Feinberg has received more than 637,245 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Leslie Feinberg is the 6,400th most popular writer (down from 5,923rd in 2019), the 11,803rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,742nd in 2019) and the 864th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Drag king dreams
Fiction, Transsexuals, Transgender people
2006
Trans liberation
Transvestites, Transsexuals, Gender identity
1998
Transgender warriors
Transgenderism, Transvestism, Transsexualism
In this fascinating, personal journey through history, Leslie Feinberg uncovers persuasive evidence that there have always been people who crossed the cultural boundaries of gender. Transgender Warriors is an eye-opening jaunt through the history of gender expression and a powerful testament to the rebellious spirit.
1996
Rainbow Solidarity In Defense Of Cuba
Gay rights, Homosexuality, Gender nonconformity
2009
Transgender Liberation
1992
Stone butch blues
gay, Coming out (Sexual orientation), Fiction
Stone Butch Blues is a historical fiction novel written by Leslie Feinberg about life as a butch lesbian in 1970s America. While fictional, the work also takes inspiration from Feinberg's own life, and she describes it as her "call to action."
1993

Page views of Leslie Feinbergs by language

Over the past year Leslie Feinberg has had the most page views in the with 114,481 views, followed by German (5,312), and French (5,028). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (56.65%), Portuguese (41.02%), and Egyptian Arabic (36.63%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Leslie Feinberg ranks 6,400 out of 7,302. Before her are George Peele, Barry Unsworth, Mary Berry, Joe Paterno, Asma Barlas, and Michelle Paver. After her are Jennifer Egan, James Patrick Kelly, Phyllis A. Whitney, Janet Evanovich, Tron Øgrim, and Thomas Percy.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Leslie Feinberg ranks 691. Before her are Jürgen Colombo, Rick Rosenthal, Alex Miller, Arturo Vázquez, Kazimierz Lipień, and Bernd Nickel. After her are Blase J. Cupich, Poul Ruders, Trevor Coker, Sean Chen, Christina Heinich, and James Williamson. Among people deceased in 2014, Leslie Feinberg ranks 507. Before her are Viscera, John Holt, Howard Cooke, Washington Rodríguez, Uroš Marović, and Nigel Stepney. After her are Alexandra Bastedo, Zohra Sehgal, Annemarie Buchner, Bert Williams, Russell Johnson, and Barbara Prammer.

Others Born in 1949

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2014

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Leslie Feinberg ranks 11,803 out of 20,380. Before her are Bucky Pizzarelli (1926), Goldust (1969), Satch Sanders (1938), Scott McCloud (1960), Roy Brown (1925), and Jennifer Syme (1972). After her are Leonard Jimmie Savage (1917), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (1989), Jennifer Egan (1962), Gene Siskel (1946), Tip O'Neill (1912), and Stockton Rush (1962).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Leslie Feinberg ranks 864. Before her are Sylvia Browne (1936), Anderson Cooper (1967), George S. Kaufman (1889), Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815), Linda Woolverton (1952), and Joe Paterno (1926). After her are Jennifer Egan (1962), James Patrick Kelly (1951), Janet Evanovich (1943), Joe Hill (1972), James Branch Cabell (1879), and Michael McClure (1932).

American born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous