WRITER
P. J. O'Rourke
1947 - 2022
P. J. O'Rourke
Patrick Jake O'Rourke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022) was an American author, journalist, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as politics, cars, etiquette, and economics. Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached No. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of P. J. O'Rourke has received more than 1,530,258 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. P. J. O'Rourke is the 7,015th most popular writer (down from 5,888th in 2019), the 15,799th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,576th in 2019) and the 1,108th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
34.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.34
Effective Languages (L*)
3.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 7,015 out of 7,302. Before him are Julie Powell, Rutger Bregman, Bryan Konietzko, Michael Savage, Helen Dunmore, and Chenjerai Hove. After him are Lotta Lotass, Shashi Deshpande, Paul Beatty, Jon Lee Anderson, Ruta Sepetys, and Jan Böhmermann.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJulie Powell
1973 - 2022
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 7,009
Rutger Bregman
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 7,010
Bryan Konietzko
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.02
Rank: 7,011
Michael Savage
1942 - Present
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 7,012
Helen Dunmore
1952 - 2017
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 7,013
Chenjerai Hove
1956 - 2015
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 7,014
P. J. O'Rourke
1947 - 2022
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 7,015
Lotta Lotass
1964 - Present
HPI: 34.84
Rank: 7,016
Shashi Deshpande
1938 - Present
HPI: 34.82
Rank: 7,017
Paul Beatty
1962 - Present
HPI: 34.81
Rank: 7,018
Jon Lee Anderson
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.81
Rank: 7,019
Ruta Sepetys
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.79
Rank: 7,020
Jan Böhmermann
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.77
Rank: 7,021
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 883. Before him are Haley Barbour, Judd Gregg, Alan Pascoe, Bev Perdue, Peter Wilson, and David Blunkett. After him are Lamar Smith, Glen Morgan, John Kitzhaber, Tessa Jowell, Larry Kudlow, and Jerry Nadler. Among people deceased in 2022, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 682. Before him are Robbie Brightwell, Vitalii Skakun, Masato Kudo, Jerry Allison, Veronica Carlson, and Julie Powell. After him are José Guirao, Technoblade, David Brenner, Valeriy Chybineyev, Alexandros Nikolaidis, and Pavlo Lee.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsHaley Barbour
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 877
Judd Gregg
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.63
Rank: 878
Alan Pascoe
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.44
Rank: 879
Bev Perdue
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 880
Peter Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 881
David Blunkett
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.93
Rank: 882
P. J. O'Rourke
WRITER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 883
Lamar Smith
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.75
Rank: 884
Glen Morgan
PRODUCER
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.52
Rank: 885
John Kitzhaber
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 886
Tessa Jowell
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 34.28
Rank: 887
Larry Kudlow
JOURNALIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.12
Rank: 888
Jerry Nadler
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 34.01
Rank: 889
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsRobbie Brightwell
ATHLETE
1939 - 2022
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 676
Vitalii Skakun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1996 - 2022
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 677
Masato Kudo
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - 2022
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 678
Jerry Allison
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 679
Veronica Carlson
ACTOR
1944 - 2022
HPI: 35.34
Rank: 680
Julie Powell
WRITER
1973 - 2022
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 681
P. J. O'Rourke
WRITER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 682
José Guirao
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2022
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 683
Technoblade
YOUTUBER
1999 - 2022
HPI: 34.86
Rank: 684
David Brenner
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2022
HPI: 34.77
Rank: 685
Valeriy Chybineyev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1988 - 2022
HPI: 34.17
Rank: 686
Alexandros Nikolaidis
ATHLETE
1979 - 2022
HPI: 34.15
Rank: 687
Pavlo Lee
ACTOR
1988 - 2022
HPI: 34.11
Rank: 688
In United States
Among people born in United States, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 15,799 out of 20,380. Before him are Timothy Creamer (1959), Alan Krueger (1960), Grey DeLisle (1973), Joseph R. Gannascoli (1959), Erin Sanders (1991), and Tig Notaro (1971). After him are Kia Stevens (1977), Eden Sher (1991), Herb Jeffries (1913), Cory Higgins (1989), John Sparkman (1899), and Bob Barr (1948).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTimothy Creamer
ASTRONAUT
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 15,793
Alan Krueger
ECONOMIST
1960 - 2019
HPI: 34.90
Rank: 15,794
Grey DeLisle
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 34.89
Rank: 15,795
Joseph R. Gannascoli
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.89
Rank: 15,796
Erin Sanders
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.89
Rank: 15,797
Tig Notaro
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 34.89
Rank: 15,798
P. J. O'Rourke
WRITER
1947 - 2022
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 15,799
Kia Stevens
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 15,800
Eden Sher
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 15,801
Herb Jeffries
ACTOR
1913 - 2014
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 15,802
Cory Higgins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 15,803
John Sparkman
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1985
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 15,804
Bob Barr
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 34.87
Rank: 15,805
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 1,108. Before him are Laura Lippman (1959), Edwin O'Connor (1918), Patrick Ness (1971), Julie Powell (1973), Bryan Konietzko (1975), and Michael Savage (1942). After him are Paul Beatty (1962), Jon Lee Anderson (1957), Ruta Sepetys (1967), Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), Candace Owens (1989), and George Will (1941).
Laura Lippman
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.18
Rank: 1,102
Edwin O'Connor
1918 - 1968
HPI: 35.14
Rank: 1,103
Patrick Ness
1971 - Present
HPI: 35.06
Rank: 1,104
Julie Powell
1973 - 2022
HPI: 35.03
Rank: 1,105
Bryan Konietzko
1975 - Present
HPI: 35.02
Rank: 1,106
Michael Savage
1942 - Present
HPI: 35.01
Rank: 1,107
P. J. O'Rourke
1947 - 2022
HPI: 34.88
Rank: 1,108
Paul Beatty
1962 - Present
HPI: 34.81
Rank: 1,109
Jon Lee Anderson
1957 - Present
HPI: 34.81
Rank: 1,110
Ruta Sepetys
1967 - Present
HPI: 34.79
Rank: 1,111
Becca Fitzpatrick
1979 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 1,112
Candace Owens
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 1,113
George Will
1941 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 1,114