Writer
Norman Lear
American television writer and producer
1922 - 2023
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Norman Lear
His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Norman Lear is the 6,571st most popular writer (down from 4,398th in 2024), the 12,668th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,866th in 2019) and the 908th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
570k
Page Views
Past 12 months
49.86
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Page views of Norman Lear by language
Among Writers
Among writers, Norman Lear ranks 6,571 out of 7,302. Before him are Damon Galgut, Laura Restrepo, Marina Nemat, Walter Besant, Anthony Boucher, and Mariana Enríquez. After him are Christine Angot, Klas Östergren, Naomi Mitchison, Andrew Kevin Walker, Chiaki J. Konaka, and Anderson Cooper.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDamon Galgut
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 6,565
Laura Restrepo
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 6,566
Marina Nemat
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 6,567
Walter Besant
1836 - 1901
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 6,568
Anthony Boucher
1911 - 1968
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 6,569
Mariana Enríquez
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 6,570
Norman Lear
1922 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 6,571
Christine Angot
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 6,572
Klas Östergren
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 6,573
Naomi Mitchison
1897 - 1999
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 6,574
Andrew Kevin Walker
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 6,575
Chiaki J. Konaka
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 6,576
Anderson Cooper
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 6,577
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Norman Lear ranks 447. Before him are Fortune Gordien, G. N. Ramachandran, Herbert Goldstein, Esther M. Conwell, Miller Anderson, and Bill Macy. After him are Arthur Wightman, Bernard Bailyn, Frank Spellman, Ken Hughes, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, and Gil Merrick. Among people deceased in 2023, Norman Lear ranks 540. Before him are Heath, José del Castillo, Vani Jairam, Kathy Chow, Gary Wright, and Dick Butkus. After him are Paweł Huelle, David Singmaster, Hazel McCallion, Jamuna, Terry Dischinger, and James Abourezk.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsFortune Gordien
ATHLETE
1922 - 1990
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 441
G. N. Ramachandran
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2001
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 442
Herbert Goldstein
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2005
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 443
Esther M. Conwell
CHEMIST
1922 - 2014
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 444
Miller Anderson
ATHLETE
1922 - 1965
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 445
Bill Macy
ACTOR
1922 - 2019
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 446
Norman Lear
WRITER
1922 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 447
Arthur Wightman
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2013
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 448
Bernard Bailyn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 449
Frank Spellman
ATHLETE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 450
Ken Hughes
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2001
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 451
Edwin Thompson Jaynes
PHYSICIST
1922 - 1998
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 452
Gil Merrick
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 453
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsHeath
MUSICIAN
1968 - 2023
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 534
José del Castillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 535
Vani Jairam
SINGER
1945 - 2023
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 536
Kathy Chow
ACTOR
1966 - 2023
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 537
Gary Wright
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 538
Dick Butkus
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 539
Norman Lear
WRITER
1922 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 540
Paweł Huelle
WRITER
1957 - 2023
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 541
David Singmaster
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - 2023
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 542
Hazel McCallion
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2023
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 543
Jamuna
ACTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 544
Terry Dischinger
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 545
James Abourezk
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 546
In United States
Among people born in United States, Norman Lear ranks 12,668 out of NaN. Before him are Patrick M. Shanahan (1962), Robert P. Patterson (1891), Samuel E. Wright (1946), Dick Butkus (1942), William Steinkraus (1925), and Marjorie Main (1890). After him are Ruth Roland (1892), William McNamara (1965), Ruth R. Benerito (1916), Katie Nageotte (1991), Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884), and Arthur Wightman (1922).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPatrick M. Shanahan
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12,662
Robert P. Patterson
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1952
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 12,663
Samuel E. Wright
ACTOR
1946 - 2021
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,664
Dick Butkus
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,665
William Steinkraus
ATHLETE
1925 - 2017
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,666
Marjorie Main
ACTOR
1890 - 1975
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,667
Norman Lear
WRITER
1922 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,668
Ruth Roland
ACTOR
1892 - 1937
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,669
William McNamara
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,670
Ruth R. Benerito
CHEMIST
1916 - 2013
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 12,671
Katie Nageotte
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 12,672
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
INVENTOR
1884 - 1961
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 12,673
Arthur Wightman
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2013
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 12,674
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Norman Lear ranks 908. Before him are Sylvia Browne (1936), Andrew Sarris (1928), Robert Rodat (1953), Vin Scully (1927), Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872), and Anthony Boucher (1911). After him are Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), Anderson Cooper (1967), Alyson Noël (1965), Anna Todd (1989), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), and Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872).
Sylvia Browne
1936 - 2013
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 902
Andrew Sarris
1928 - 2012
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 903
Robert Rodat
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 904
Vin Scully
1927 - 2022
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 905
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
1872 - 1958
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 906
Anthony Boucher
1911 - 1968
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 907
Norman Lear
1922 - 2023
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 908
Andrew Kevin Walker
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 909
Anderson Cooper
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 910
Alyson Noël
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 911
Anna Todd
1989 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 912
Emanuel Pastreich
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 913
Paul Laurence Dunbar
1872 - 1906
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 914
























































