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Michael Hastings

1980 - 2013

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Michael Mahon Hastings (January 28, 1980 – June 18, 2013) was an American journalist, author, contributing editor to Rolling Stone, and reporter for BuzzFeed. He was raised in New York, Canada, and Vermont, and he attended New York University. Hastings rose to prominence with his coverage of the Iraq War for Newsweek in the 2000s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Hastings has received more than 32,807 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Michael Hastings is the 7,284th most popular writer (down from 6,443rd in 2019), the 19,639th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,878th in 2019) and the 1,218th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Hastings ranks 7,284 out of 7,302. Before him are Debora Patta, Maajid Nawaz, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Pierce Brown, Taiye Selasi, and Janet Mock. After him are Alejandro Rejon Huchin, Ned Vizzini, Robyn Young, Lyra McKee, Frank Santopadre, and Emily Temple-Wood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Michael Hastings ranks 1,322. Before him are Takuya Mikami, Masaki Saito, Fritz William Michel, Tomoyuki Yoshino, Katarina Waters, and Arata Sugiyama. After him are Tomohiro Wanami, Yasutaka Kobayashi, Shinya Tanoue, Neeru Bajwa, Jamario Moon, and Wataru Yamazaki. Among people deceased in 2013, Michael Hastings ranks 559. Before him are Mindy McCready, Sean Edwards, Rod Grams, Noé Hernández, Igor Kurnosov, and Donna Hartley. After him are Ned Vizzini, Steven Muller, and Patrick Kay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Hastings ranks 19,639 out of 20,380. Before him are Marcus Williams (1985), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (1969), Jason Smith (1986), Ramon Sessions (1986), Breaux Greer (1976), and Heather Petri (1978). After him are Chase Elliott (1995), Eugene Jeter (1983), Toney Douglas (1986), Alice Greczyn (1986), Brianna Rollins-McNeal (1991), and Madilyn Bailey (1992).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Michael Hastings ranks 1,218. Before him are Silvio Horta (1974), Jed Whedon (1975), G. Willow Wilson (1982), Tarell Alvin McCraney (1980), Pierce Brown (1988), and Janet Mock (1983). After him are Ned Vizzini (1981), Frank Santopadre (1961), Emily Temple-Wood (1994), Abby Stein (1991), CGP Grey (2000), and Erica Dawson (null).

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