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Michael Chabon

1963 - Today

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Michael Chabon ( SHAY-bon; born May 24, 1963) is an American novelist, screenwriter, columnist, and short story writer. Born in Washington, D.C., he spent a year studying at Carnegie Mellon University before transferring to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Chabon has received more than 2,065,253 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Michael Chabon is the 6,258th most popular writer (down from 5,506th in 2019), the 11,028th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,260th in 2019) and the 811th most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Chabon ranks 6,258 out of 7,302. Before him are Cheryl Strayed, Charles Eastman, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Akif Pirinçci, R. C. Sherriff, and Studs Terkel. After him are Alex Yermolinsky, Dorothy Richardson, Aleksandar Hemon, Philip G. Epstein, Matti Yrjänä Joensuu, and Derek Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Michael Chabon ranks 509. Before him are Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Danko Cvjetićanin, Ludger Beerbaum, Sophie in 't Veld, Frank Peterson, and Joan Plaza. After him are John Bercow, Mohamed Hussein Roble, Rami Saari, Andy Timmons, Vincent Collet, and Liu Huan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Chabon ranks 11,028 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Jones (1938), Susan Anton (null), Leonidas Polk (1806), James L. Jones (1943), Elliott Nugent (1896), and Clifford Jordan (1931). After him are Allan Arbus (1918), Harriet Hosmer (1830), Richard Taruskin (1945), Tom Dowd (1925), Mary McLeod Bethune (1875), and William Schallert (1922).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Michael Chabon ranks 811. Before him are Tristan Taormino (1971), Andrew Vachss (1942), Donald A. Wollheim (1914), Cheryl Strayed (1968), Charles Eastman (1858), and Studs Terkel (1912). After him are Philip G. Epstein (1909), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), Tillie Olsen (1912), John Clellon Holmes (1926), and Alexei Panshin (1940).

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