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Paul Theroux

1941 - Today

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Paul Edward Theroux (; born April 10, 1941) is an American novelist and travel writer who has written numerous books, including the travelogue The Great Railway Bazaar (1975). Some of his works of fiction have been adapted as feature films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Theroux has received more than 2,995,514 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Theroux is the 4,099th most popular writer (up from 4,162nd in 2019), the 5,574th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,844th in 2019) and the 457th most popular American Writer.

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  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Theroux ranks 4,099 out of 5,755. Before him are Ronald Knox, Friedebert Tuglas, William Hazlitt, Einar Benediktsson, Zane Grey, and Philipp Nicolai. After him are Luis Vélez de Guevara, Juan Montalvo, Moacyr Scliar, Claude Aveline, Kamini Roy, and Gysbert Japiks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Paul Theroux ranks 330. Before him are Henry Carr, Kornel Morawiecki, Tom Conti, Derek Bell, Howden Ganley, and Lucien Aimar. After him are Eberhard Diepgen, Pepetela, Youcef Yousfi, Christine Delphy, Jesús Moncada, and Arie den Hartog.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Theroux ranks 5,574 out of 18,182. Before him are Ray Allen (1975), Daniel Webster (1782), Zane Grey (1872), Robert Towne (1934), Wendell Willkie (1892), and George Calnan (1900). After him are Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883), Stephen A. Douglas (1813), Joseph Brant (1742), Bonnie Bartlett (1929), John Randolph (1915), and Hubert Dreyfus (1929).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Paul Theroux ranks 457. Before him are Ivanka Trump (1981), Thomas Friedman (1953), Mary McCarthy (1912), Marilynne Robinson (1943), Cordwainer Smith (1913), and Zane Grey (1872). After him are Sara Teasdale (1884), Robert Leckie (1920), Lloyd Alexander (1924), David Crane (1957), Norman Spinrad (1940), and Nicholas Pileggi (1933).

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