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Michael Shermer

1954 - Today

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Michael Brant Shermer (born September 8, 1954) is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. The author of over a dozen books, Shermer is known for engaging in debates on pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism. Shermer was the co-producer and co-host of Exploring the Unknown, a 13-hour Fox Family television series broadcast in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Shermer has received more than 1,186,548 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Michael Shermer is the 5,218th most popular writer (down from 5,120th in 2019), the 8,106th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,438th in 2019) and the 647th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Shermer ranks 5,218 out of 5,755. Before him are Jacqueline Wilson, Jean Amrouche, Antoine Blondin, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Vjenceslav Novak, and Val McDermid. After him are Elvira Lindo, Olive Schreiner, Carl Amery, Jonathan Safran Foer, Robinson Jeffers, and Luiza Pesjak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Michael Shermer ranks 382. Before him are Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, Guy Gavriel Kay, Caroline Cossey, Uli Stein, Adrie Koster, and Leonard Mlodinow. After him are Ziad Fazah, Michael Badalucco, Balázs Taróczy, Boro Primorac, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, and Rick Warren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Shermer ranks 8,106 out of 18,182. Before him are Christian Camargo (1971), Leonard Mlodinow (1954), John Buscema (1927), Jeff Hardy (1977), Wyomia Tyus (1945), and Regina Hall (1970). After him are Jaime Pressly (1977), William C. McCool (1961), Tom DeLonge (1975), Daryl Stuermer (1952), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), and Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Michael Shermer ranks 647. Before him are Elizabeth Hawley (1923), Robert Christgau (1942), Daniel Goldhagen (1959), Tim LaHaye (1926), Amy Tan (1952), and Peter Orlovsky (1933). After him are Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Robinson Jeffers (1887), Diana Der Hovanessian (1934), Earl Derr Biggers (1884), Barbara Ehrenreich (1941), and Paddy Chayefsky (1923).

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