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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 1,252,461 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Shermer is the 5,661st most popular writer (down from 5,199th in 2019), the 8,616th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,089th in 2019) and the 664th most popular American Writer.

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  • 52.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Shermer ranks 5,661 out of 7,302. Before him are Semyon Nadson, Valentín Paz-Andrade, Eoin Colfer, Yuri Samarin, Layamon, and Alfred Capus. After him are Nikolay Rubtsov, Jean-Paul Dubois, Jeanette Winterson, Sapardi Djoko Damono, Yakov Polonsky, and Paul Arène.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Michael Shermer ranks 424. Before him are Désiré Tsarahazana, Marc Ribot, Terry Kinney, Hanif Kureishi, Paul Bearer, and Kurt Welzl. After him are Jouko Törmänen, Théophile Abega, Andrei Sannikov, Zach Grenier, Carly Fiorina, and Joseph Polchinski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Shermer ranks 8,616 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Lyon (1901), Joseph Ruben (1950), Richard LeParmentier (1946), Jamie Farr (1934), Karen Pence (1957), and Margaret E. Knight (1838). After him are Richard Lewis (1947), David Patterson (1947), Adrian Pasdar (1965), Dack Rambo (1941), Matt Czuchry (1977), and Jack Shea (1910).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Michael Shermer ranks 664. Before him are Karin Slaughter (1971), Zitkala-Sa (1876), Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), Kate Wilhelm (1928), MacKenzie Scott (1970), and William Blum (1933). After him are Kevin Kelly (1952), Edmund White (1940), Alison Lurie (1926), Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), and Lew Rockwell (1944).

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