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Mark Manson

1984 - Today

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Mark Manson (born March 9, 1984) is an American self-help author and blogger. As of 2025, he has authored or co-authored four books, three of which, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope, and Will, were New York Times bestsellers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Manson has received more than 2,452,619 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Mark Manson is the 6,913th most popular writer (down from 6,183rd in 2019), the 14,871st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,402nd in 2019) and the 1,066th most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.5M

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  • 45.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mark Manson ranks 6,913 out of 7,302Before him are Paul Attanasio, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, David Nicholls, William Kamkwamba, Laurent Gaudé, and Natalya Vorozhbyt. After him are Alexey Dreev, Vicenç Pagès, Sidney Lanier, Henry Louis Gates Jr., K. A. Applegate, and Elena Chizhova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Mark Manson ranks 408Before him are Cédric Sorhaindo, Nelson Évora, Rafael dos Anjos, Andreas Kofler, Darío Cvitanich, and Alexandra Dahlström. After him are Amber Rayne, Ikechukwu Uche, Chris Anker Sørensen, Akiko Sudo, Andraž Kirm, and Samuel Holmén.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Manson ranks 14,871 out of 20,380Before him are Bitsie Tulloch (1981), Harvey Glance (1957), Greg Baker (1968), Torrie Wilson (1975), Sheldon Whitehouse (1955), and Peggie Castle (1927). After him are Tracee Ellis Ross (1972), Tiffany Haddish (1979), Malese Jow (1991), Mary Carey (1980), Julie Ann Emery (1975), and Dick Thornburgh (1932).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Mark Manson ranks 1,066Before him are Charles Krauthammer (1950), Ishmael Reed (1938), Robert B. Spencer (1962), Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875), Paul Attanasio (1959), and Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973). After him are Sidney Lanier (1842), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (1950), K. A. Applegate (1956), Jenny Han (1980), Matthew Weiner (1965), and Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943).