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Mary Roach

1959 - Today

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Mary Roach (born March 20, 1959) is an American author specializing in popular science and humor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Roach has received more than 576,514 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Roach is the 7,233rd most popular writer (down from 6,426th in 2019), the 18,265th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,445th in 2019) and the 1,197th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 580k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mary Roach ranks 7,233 out of 7,302. Before her are Jacqueline Woodson, Helen DeWitt, Scott Snyder, NoViolet Bulawayo, Gwen Ifill, and Teju Cole. After her are Jake Tapper, Claudia Rankine, Caitlin Moran, Megan Abbott, Abi Morgan, and Femke Dekker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mary Roach ranks 797. Before her are Lorrie Morgan, Nancy Grace, Heather Oakes, Jim McGovern, Lynette Woodard, and Lester Holt. After her are Shubha Mudgal, Wendy Smith-Sly, Yvonne Cagle, John Whittingdale, Robin Hanson, and Jo Bonner.

Others Born in 1959

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Roach ranks 18,265 out of 20,380. Before her are Daniel Curtis Lee (1991), Jeanette Bolden (1960), Tanner Tessmann (2001), Rachel Bloom (1987), Cheslie Kryst (1991), and Kelly Oubre Jr. (1995). After her are Ezra Koenig (1984), Peter Billingsley (1971), Jake Tapper (1969), Dominique Thorne (1997), Anna Sophia Berglund (1986), and Jan-Michael Gambill (1977).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Mary Roach ranks 1,197. Before her are Brian K. Vaughan (1976), Jacqueline Woodson (1963), Helen DeWitt (1957), Scott Snyder (1976), Gwen Ifill (1955), and Teju Cole (1975). After her are Jake Tapper (1969), Megan Abbott (1971), Lauren Oliver (1982), Celeste Ng (1980), Dave Rubin (1976), and Jeremy Scahill (1974).

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