1931 - 2003
Neil Postman (March 8, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American author, educator, media theorist and cultural critic, who eschewed technology, including personal computers, mobile devices, and cruise control in cars, and was critical of uses of technology, such as personal computers in school. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Neil Postman has received more than 592,666 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Neil Postman is the 2,024th most popular writer (down from 1,953rd in 2019), the 2,540th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,313th in 2019) and the 243rd most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Neil Postman ranks 2,024 out of 5,794. Before him are Gaston Paris, Matthew Arnold, James M. Cain, Eliza Orzeszkowa, Gottschalk of Orbais, and Julian Tuwim. After him are Oscar Milosz, Ahad Ha'am, Elizabeth Siddal, Margaret Fuller, Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, and Sirindhorn.
1839 - 1903
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 2,018
1822 - 1888
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,019
1892 - 1977
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,020
1841 - 1910
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,021
805 - 869
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,022
1894 - 1953
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,023
1931 - 2003
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 2,024
1877 - 1939
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 2,025
1856 - 1927
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 2,026
1829 - 1862
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 2,027
1810 - 1850
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 2,028
1906 - 1988
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 2,029
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 2,030
Among people born in 1931, Neil Postman ranks 130. Before him are Peter Collins, Vizma Belševica, Lamberto Dini, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Jan Troell, and Márta Mészáros. After him are George Maciunas, Sébastien Japrisot, Don Walsh, Dries van Agt, Freddy Quinn, and Igor Oistrakh. Among people deceased in 2003, Neil Postman ranks 85. Before him are Guy Thys, Charles Berlitz, Donald O'Connor, Mario Merz, Kinji Fukasaku, and Massimo Girotti. After him are Sébastien Japrisot, Eizo Yuguchi, Wendy Hiller, Vasil Bykaŭ, Miloš Milutinović, and Maurice Pialat.
1931 - 1958
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 124
1931 - 2005
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 125
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 126
1931 - 2018
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 127
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 128
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 129
1931 - 2003
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 130
1931 - 1978
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 131
1931 - 2003
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 132
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 133
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 134
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 135
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 136
1922 - 2003
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 79
1913 - 2003
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 80
1925 - 2003
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 81
1925 - 2003
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 82
1930 - 2003
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 83
1918 - 2003
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 84
1931 - 2003
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 85
1931 - 2003
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 86
1945 - 2003
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 87
1912 - 2003
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 88
1924 - 2003
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 89
1933 - 2003
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 90
1925 - 2003
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 91
Among people born in United States, Neil Postman ranks 2,540 out of 15,968. Before him are Paul Rudd (1969), Leonard Susskind (1940), James M. Cain (1892), William Labov (1927), Paul Robeson (1898), and David Strathairn (1949). After him are Henry Silva (1928), Philip Sheridan (1831), Bill Gates Sr. (1925), Margaret Fuller (1810), Jo Van Fleet (1915), and Billy Preston (1946).
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 2,534
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 2,535
1892 - 1977
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,536
1927 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,537
1898 - 1976
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,538
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 2,539
1931 - 2003
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 2,540
1928 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 2,541
1831 - 1888
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 2,542
1925 - 2020
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 2,543
1810 - 1850
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 2,544
1915 - 1996
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 2,545
1946 - 2006
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 2,546
Among writers born in United States, Neil Postman ranks 243. Before him are Nora Ephron (1941), Maria Shriver (1955), Johnston McCulley (1883), Maurice Sendak (1928), Nelson Algren (1909), and James M. Cain (1892). After him are Margaret Fuller (1810), Kate Millett (1934), Edward Bellamy (1850), Tony Robbins (1960), William Moulton Marston (1893), and Clark Ashton Smith (1893).
1941 - 2012
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 237
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 238
1883 - 1958
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 239
1928 - 2012
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 240
1909 - 1981
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 241
1892 - 1977
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 242
1931 - 2003
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 243
1810 - 1850
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 244
1934 - 2017
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 245
1850 - 1898
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 246
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 247
1893 - 1947
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 248
1893 - 1961
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 249