Writer
Oliver Sacks
1933 - 2015
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Oliver Sacks
His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Oliver Sacks is the 1,102nd most popular writer (down from 708th in 2024), the 1,015th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 539th in 2019) and the 113th most popular British Writer.
Oliver sacks is most famous for his book the man who mistook his wife for a hat. The book is about various neurological disorders and how they affect the person's life.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Oliver Sacks ranks 1,102 out of 7,302. Before him are B. Traven, Ivan Cankar, Tess Gerritsen, David Grossman, Tony Buzan, and Mori Ōgai. After him are Juan Rulfo, Roberto Bolaño, Publilius Syrus, Roger Zelazny, Alexander Kielland, and Alexander Ostrovsky.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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B. Traven
1882 - 1969
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,096
Ivan Cankar
1876 - 1918
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,097
Tess Gerritsen
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,098
David Grossman
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,099
Tony Buzan
1942 - 2019
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,100
Mori Ōgai
1862 - 1922
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,101
Oliver Sacks
1933 - 2015
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,102
Juan Rulfo
1917 - 1986
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,103
Roberto Bolaño
1953 - 2003
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 1,104
Publilius Syrus
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,105
Roger Zelazny
1937 - 1995
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,106
Alexander Kielland
1849 - 1906
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,107
Alexander Ostrovsky
1823 - 1886
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,108
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Oliver Sacks ranks 88. Before him are Waichiro Omura, Henryk Górecki, Tomislav Ivić, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Yasukazu Tanaka, and Yuri Oganessian. After him are Edward de Bono, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Walter Kasper, Larry King, Danny Aiello, and Hisataka Okamoto. Among people deceased in 2015, Oliver Sacks ranks 59. Before him are Mathieu Kérékou, Diana Douglas, James Horner, Michele Ferrero, Chantal Akerman, and Udo Lattek. After him are Zhelyu Zhelev, Kenzo Ohashi, Alfred G. Gilman, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Assia Djebar, and Maureen O'Hara.
Others Born in 1933
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Waichiro Omura
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2003
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 82
Henryk Górecki
COMPOSER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 83
Tomislav Ivić
COACH
1933 - 2011
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 84
Franz, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 85
Yasukazu Tanaka
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 86
Yuri Oganessian
PHYSICIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 87
Oliver Sacks
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 88
Edward de Bono
PHILOSOPHER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 89
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
JUDGE
1933 - 2020
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 90
Walter Kasper
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 91
Larry King
PRESENTER
1933 - 2021
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 92
Danny Aiello
ACTOR
1933 - 2019
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 93
Hisataka Okamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 94
Others Deceased in 2015
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Mathieu Kérékou
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2015
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 53
Diana Douglas
ACTOR
1923 - 2015
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 54
James Horner
COMPOSER
1953 - 2015
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 55
Michele Ferrero
BUSINESSPERSON
1925 - 2015
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 56
Chantal Akerman
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - 2015
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 57
Udo Lattek
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 58
Oliver Sacks
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 59
Zhelyu Zhelev
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2015
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 60
Kenzo Ohashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 61
Alfred G. Gilman
CHEMIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 62
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 63
Assia Djebar
WRITER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 64
Maureen O'Hara
ACTOR
1920 - 2015
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 65
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Oliver Sacks ranks 1,015 out of NaN. Before him are Peter Shilton (1949), Tony Buzan (1942), Reginald Lee (1870), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), David I of Scotland (1084), and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430). After him are Ian McDiarmid (1944), Arthur Cecil Pigou (1877), James Gregory (1638), Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), John of Salisbury (1110), and Freeman Dyson (1923).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Peter Shilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 1,009
Tony Buzan
WRITER
1942 - 2019
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,010
Reginald Lee
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1913
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,011
Beorhtric of Wessex
POLITICIAN
800 - 802
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 1,012
David I of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1084 - 1153
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,013
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1456
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 1,014
Oliver Sacks
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,015
Ian McDiarmid
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 1,016
Arthur Cecil Pigou
ECONOMIST
1877 - 1959
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1,017
James Gregory
MATHEMATICIAN
1638 - 1675
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 1,018
Godfrey Hounsfield
ENGINEER
1919 - 2004
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 1,019
John of Salisbury
PHILOSOPHER
1110 - 1180
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,020
Freeman Dyson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,021
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Oliver Sacks ranks 113. Before him are John Dryden (1631), Robert Graves (1895), Brian O'Nolan (1911), Leigh Hunt (1784), James Thomson (1700), and Tony Buzan (1942). After him are Len Deighton (1929), Diana Wynne Jones (1934), David Lodge (1935), P. G. Wodehouse (1881), Sarah, Duchess of York (1959), and Rosamunde Pilcher (1924).
John Dryden
1631 - 1700
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 107
Robert Graves
1895 - 1985
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 108
Brian O'Nolan
1911 - 1966
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 109
Leigh Hunt
1784 - 1859
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 110
James Thomson
1700 - 1748
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 111
Tony Buzan
1942 - 2019
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 112
Oliver Sacks
1933 - 2015
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 113
Len Deighton
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 114
Diana Wynne Jones
1934 - 2011
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 115
David Lodge
1935 - 2025
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 116
P. G. Wodehouse
1881 - 1975
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 117
Sarah, Duchess of York
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 118
Rosamunde Pilcher
1924 - 2019
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 119
