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P. J. O'Rourke

1947 - 2022

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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 1,474,287 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. P. J. O'Rourke is the 5,911th most popular writer, the 11,603rd most popular biography from United States and the 869th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 5,911 out of 5,755. Before him are Pat Conroy, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Mitch Albom, Michael Goldenberg, Philip Freneau, and Henry Green. After him are J. P. Donleavy, Robert Henryson, David Foenkinos, Arkady Babchenko, Johanna Sinisalo, and Shan Sa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 715. Before him are Oliver Friggieri, Carry Geijssen, Ronnie Montrose, James K. Morrow, Carole Bayer Sager, and Dieter Riedel. After him are Amory Lovins, Mike Burton, Terry Griffiths, Ron Freeman, Gennadiy Tsygankov, and Andrew Parrott. Among people deceased in 2022, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 407. Before him are Ilinka Mitreva, Alexei Panshin, Enrique Rodríguez, Janusz Kupcewicz, Jason David Frank, and András Törőcsik. After him are Kathleen Booth, Wilson Kiprugut, John Powell, Mike Hagerty, Leslie Jordan, and Billy Bingham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 11,603 out of 18,182. Before him are Philip Freneau (1752), Albert Hackett (1900), Dwight Stones (1953), Caroll Spinney (1933), Scott Hahn (1957), and Jack McGrath (1919). After him are Freddy Rodriguez (1975), Colin Trevorrow (1976), Chris Messina (1974), J. P. Donleavy (1926), Mageina Tovah (1979), and Norris Bradbury (1909).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 869. Before him are John P. Marquand (1893), Pat Conroy (1945), Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), Mitch Albom (1958), Michael Goldenberg (1965), and Philip Freneau (1752). After him are J. P. Donleavy (1926), Anthony Boucher (1911), Amory Lovins (1947), Robert Hunter (1941), Sarah Winnemucca (1844), and Kevin Poulsen (1965).

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