WRITER
Neal Stephenson
1959 - Today
Neal Stephenson
Neal Town Stephenson (born October 31, 1959) is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque. Stephenson's work explores mathematics, cryptography, linguistics, philosophy, currency, and the history of science. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neal Stephenson has received more than 2,552,526 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Neal Stephenson is the 4,566th most popular writer (down from 2,937th in 2019), the 6,162nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,856th in 2019) and the 493rd most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
2.6M
Page Views (PV)
48.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
3.24
Effective Languages (L*)
4.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Neal Stephensons by language
Over the past year Neal Stephenson has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 270,849 views, followed by Russian (24,951), and German (19,562). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (50.67%), Lithuanian (38.09%), and Estonian (36.98%)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Neal Stephenson ranks 4,566 out of 7,302. Before him are Francis de Miomandre, Hadiya Davletshina, Mykhaylo Semenko, Elin Wägner, Ayşe Kulin, and Iakob Gogebashvili. After him are Jack Canfield, Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov, Bolesław Leśmian, Pencho Slaveykov, Olav Aukrust, and Robert Greene.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrancis de Miomandre
1880 - 1959
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 4,560
Hadiya Davletshina
1905 - 1954
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 4,561
Mykhaylo Semenko
1892 - 1937
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 4,562
Elin Wägner
1882 - 1949
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 4,563
Ayşe Kulin
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 4,564
Iakob Gogebashvili
1840 - 1912
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 4,565
Neal Stephenson
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 4,566
Jack Canfield
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 4,567
Pyotr Pavlovich Yershov
1815 - 1869
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 4,568
Bolesław Leśmian
1877 - 1937
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 4,569
Pencho Slaveykov
1866 - 1912
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 4,570
Olav Aukrust
1883 - 1929
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 4,571
Robert Greene
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 4,572
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Neal Stephenson ranks 220. Before him are Bob Lazar, Fabio Luisi, Sabine Meyer, Marie Richardson, Satoshi Yamaguchi, and Mare Winningham. After him are Fyodor Yurchikhin, Thomas Quasthoff, Robert Greene, Raf, Ricardo Gallego, and Sting.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsBob Lazar
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 214
Fabio Luisi
CONDUCTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 215
Sabine Meyer
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 216
Marie Richardson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 217
Satoshi Yamaguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 218
Mare Winningham
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 219
Neal Stephenson
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 220
Fyodor Yurchikhin
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 221
Thomas Quasthoff
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 222
Robert Greene
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 223
Raf
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 224
Ricardo Gallego
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 225
Sting
WRESTLER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 226
In United States
Among people born in United States, Neal Stephenson ranks 6,162 out of 20,380. Before him are Shane Black (1961), Jon Stewart (1962), Amanda Righetti (1983), John Lewis (1940), Susan Howard (1944), and Shawnee Smith (1969). After him are Dinah Shore (1916), John Podesta (1949), Robert R. Livingston (1746), Jack Canfield (1944), Spike Jonze (1969), and Jon Lovitz (1957).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsShane Black
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 6,156
Jon Stewart
PRESENTER
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 6,157
Amanda Righetti
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 6,158
John Lewis
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 6,159
Susan Howard
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,160
Shawnee Smith
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,161
Neal Stephenson
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,162
Dinah Shore
ACTOR
1916 - 1994
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,163
John Podesta
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,164
Robert R. Livingston
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1813
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,165
Jack Canfield
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 6,166
Spike Jonze
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 6,167
Jon Lovitz
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 6,168
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Neal Stephenson ranks 493. Before him are Timothy Zahn (1951), Norman Spinrad (1940), Russell Kirk (1918), Sandra Brown (1948), David Mamet (1947), and Amiri Baraka (1934). After him are Jack Canfield (1944), Robert Greene (1959), Robert Richardson (1955), Camille Paglia (1947), Art Buchwald (1925), and John Piper (1946).
Timothy Zahn
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 487
Norman Spinrad
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 488
Russell Kirk
1918 - 1994
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 489
Sandra Brown
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 490
David Mamet
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 491
Amiri Baraka
1934 - 2014
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 492
Neal Stephenson
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 493
Jack Canfield
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 494
Robert Greene
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 495
Robert Richardson
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 496
Camille Paglia
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 497
Art Buchwald
1925 - 2007
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 498
John Piper
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 499