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Paul Beatty

1962 - Today

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Paul Beatty (born June 9, 1962) is an American author and an associate professor of writing at Columbia University. In 2016, he won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Beatty has received more than 529,917 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Paul Beatty is the 7,020th most popular writer (down from 6,299th in 2019), the 15,844th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,652nd in 2019) and the 1,109th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Beatty ranks 7,020 out of 7,302. Before him are Michael Savage, Helen Dunmore, Chenjerai Hove, P. J. O'Rourke, Lotta Lotass, and Shashi Deshpande. After him are Jon Lee Anderson, Ruta Sepetys, Jan Böhmermann, Radka Denemarková, Becca Fitzpatrick, and Candace Owens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Paul Beatty ranks 795. Before him are Michael McCaul, John Wallace, Gauri Lankesh, Mike Phelan, Juan Bautista Hernández Pérez, and Kim Ki-taik. After him are Redžep Redžepovski, Madhavi, David Brenner, Steve Daines, Stefano Farina, and Steve Hodge.

Others Born in 1962

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Beatty ranks 15,844 out of 20,380. Before him are Halston Sage (1993), Jack Endino (1964), Haylie Duff (1985), Christopher Showerman (1971), Leven Rambin (1990), and Emma Bell (1986). After him are Julianne Hough (1988), Rebecca Wisocky (1971), Jon Lee Anderson (1957), Shelby Lynne (1968), Hilda Solis (1957), and JJ Feild (1978).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Paul Beatty ranks 1,109. Before him are Edwin O'Connor (1918), Patrick Ness (1971), Julie Powell (1973), Bryan Konietzko (1975), Michael Savage (1942), and P. J. O'Rourke (1947). After him are Jon Lee Anderson (1957), Ruta Sepetys (1967), Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), Candace Owens (1989), George Will (1941), and Geoff Johns (1973).

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