1926 - 1968
Neal Leon Cassady (February 8, 1926 – February 4, 1968) was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. He was prominently featured as himself in the "scroll" (first draft) version of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, and served as the model for the character Dean Moriarty in the 1957 version of that book. In many of Kerouac's later books, Cassady is represented by the character Cody Pomeray. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neal Cassady has received more than 1,930,400 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Neal Cassady is the 720th most popular writer (down from 666th in 2019), the 780th most popular biography from United States (down from 657th in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Writer.
Neal Cassady is most famous for being the inspiration for the character Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road."
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Among writers, Neal Cassady ranks 720 out of 5,794. Before him are Odysseas Elytis, Andrea Camilleri, Max Jacob, Carlos Fuentes, Alejo Carpentier, and Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. After him are Lesya Ukrainka, Sin Saimdang, Vittoria Colonna, Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, Amin Maalouf, and Curzio Malaparte.
1911 - 1996
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 714
1925 - 2019
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 715
1876 - 1944
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 716
1928 - 2012
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 717
1904 - 1980
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 718
1757 - 1806
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 719
1926 - 1968
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 720
1871 - 1913
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 721
1504 - 1551
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 722
1490 - 1547
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 723
189 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 724
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 725
1898 - 1957
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 726
Among people born in 1926, Neal Cassady ranks 41. Before him are Necmettin Erbakan, Vivian Maier, Alcides Ghiggia, Hilary Putnam, Mel Brooks, and David Attenborough. After him are George Martin, Donald A. Glaser, Murray Rothbard, Ingrid Thulin, Margot Frank, and Maria Schell. Among people deceased in 1968, Neal Cassady ranks 23. Before him are Enid Blyton, Jim Clark, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Erwin Panofsky, Pitirim Sorokin, and Kees van Dongen. After him are Henry Hallett Dale, Corneille Heymans, Salvatore Quasimodo, Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, José Nasazzi, and Kirill Meretskov.
1926 - 2011
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 35
1926 - 2009
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 36
1926 - 2015
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 37
1926 - 2016
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 38
1926 - Present
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 39
1926 - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 40
1926 - 1968
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 41
1926 - 2016
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 42
1926 - 2013
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 43
1926 - 1995
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 44
1926 - 2004
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 45
1926 - 1945
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 46
1926 - 2005
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 47
1897 - 1968
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 17
1936 - 1968
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 18
1889 - 1968
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 19
1892 - 1968
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 20
1889 - 1968
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 21
1877 - 1968
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 22
1926 - 1968
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 23
1875 - 1968
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 24
1892 - 1968
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 25
1901 - 1968
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 26
1885 - 1968
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 27
1901 - 1968
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 28
1897 - 1968
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 29
Among people born in United States, Neal Cassady ranks 780 out of 15,968. Before him are Gina Haspel (1956), Ice-T (1958), Alec Baldwin (1958), Michio Kaku (1947), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), and Barry Seal (1939). After him are Charlie Sheen (1965), Robert Vaughn (1932), John Reed (1887), Steven Weinberg (1933), Matthew McConaughey (1969), and Raquel Welch (1940).
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 774
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 775
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 776
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 777
1977 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 778
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 779
1926 - 1968
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 780
1965 - Present
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 781
1932 - 2016
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 782
1887 - 1920
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 783
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 784
1969 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 785
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 786
Among writers born in United States, Neal Cassady ranks 80. Before him are Dashiell Hammett (1894), Stephen Covey (1932), William Saroyan (1908), Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), Ambrose Bierce (1842), and John Dos Passos (1896). After him are John Fante (1909), John Jacob Astor IV (1864), Joseph Campbell (1904), Maya Angelou (1928), Raymond Carver (1938), and Nellie Bly (1864).
1894 - 1961
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 74
1932 - 2012
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 75
1908 - 1981
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 76
1929 - 2018
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 77
1842 - 1914
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 78
1896 - 1970
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 79
1926 - 1968
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 80
1909 - 1983
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 81
1864 - 1912
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 82
1904 - 1987
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 83
1928 - 2014
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 84
1938 - 1988
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 85
1864 - 1922
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 86