1931 - 2003
Neil Postman (March 8, 1931 – October 5, 2003) was an American author, educator, media theorist and cultural critic, who eschewed digital 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 794,212 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Neil Postman is the 2,307th most popular writer (down from 2,023rd in 2019), the 2,960th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,539th in 2019) and the 263rd most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Neil Postman ranks 2,307 out of 5,755. Before him are Wolfgang Iser, Jean Bruller, Frigyes Karinthy, Rudolf Rocker, Michael Choniates, and Eduard Uspensky. After him are Orderic Vitalis, Ueda Akinari, Simon Dach, Mahsati, Johann Nestroy, and Li Shangyin.
1926 - 2007
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 2,301
1902 - 1991
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 2,302
1887 - 1938
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,303
1873 - 1958
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,304
1140 - 1222
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,305
1937 - 2018
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,306
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,307
1075 - 1142
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,308
1734 - 1809
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,309
1605 - 1659
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,310
1089 - 1181
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,311
1801 - 1862
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,312
813 - 858
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,313
Among people born in 1931, Neil Postman ranks 148. Before him are Antonella Lualdi, Daniel Ellsberg, Robert Morris, Sven Tumba, Linda Nochlin, and Viliam Schrojf. After him are Umberto Lenzi, Bernard Francis Law, Joseph Joffo, Arawa Kimura, Seyni Kountché, and David Wilkerson. Among people deceased in 2003, Neil Postman ranks 102. Before him are Massimo Girotti, Mario Merz, Guy Thys, Eizo Yuguchi, Jaba Ioseliani, and Kató Lomb. After him are Jacques Deray, Bernard Williams, Anita Mui, John Ritter, Donald Davidson, and Charles Berlitz.
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 142
1931 - 2023
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 143
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 144
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 145
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 146
1931 - 2007
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 147
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 148
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 149
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 150
1931 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 151
1931 - 2007
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 152
1931 - 1987
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 153
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 154
1918 - 2003
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 96
1925 - 2003
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 97
1922 - 2003
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 98
1945 - 2003
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 99
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 100
1909 - 2003
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 101
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 102
1929 - 2003
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 103
1929 - 2003
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 104
1963 - 2003
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 105
1948 - 2003
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 106
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 107
1913 - 2003
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 108
Among people born in United States, Neil Postman ranks 2,960 out of 18,182. Before him are Frank Grillo (1965), Benjamin Libet (1916), Tallulah Bankhead (1902), Linda Blair (1959), William Bates (1860), and Derrick Rose (1988). After him are Phillip Allen Sharp (1944), Charles Napier (1936), Scatman Crothers (1910), Patricia Krenwinkel (1947), Paul Romer (1955), and George Lincoln Rockwell (1918).
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 2,954
1916 - 2007
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 2,955
1902 - 1968
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 2,956
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,957
1860 - 1931
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,958
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,959
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,960
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,961
1936 - 2011
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,962
1910 - 1986
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,963
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 2,964
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,965
1918 - 1967
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 2,966
Among writers born in United States, Neil Postman ranks 263. Before him are John Kennedy Toole (1937), Audre Lorde (1934), Terence McKenna (1946), Jonathan Franzen (1959), S. S. Van Dine (1888), and Terry Goodkind (1948). After him are Alexandra Ripley (1934), Edward Bunker (1933), Mary Baker Eddy (1821), Orson Scott Card (1951), Kate Chopin (1850), and Johnston McCulley (1883).
1937 - 1969
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 257
1934 - 1992
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 258
1946 - 2000
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 259
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 260
1888 - 1939
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 261
1948 - 2020
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 262
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 263
1934 - 2004
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 264
1933 - 2005
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 265
1821 - 1910
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 266
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 267
1850 - 1904
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 268
1883 - 1958
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 269