1919 - 2001
Pauline Kael (; June 19, 1919 – September 3, 2001) was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991. Known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused" reviews, Kael's opinions often ran contrary to those of her contemporaries. One of the most influential American film critics of her era, she left a lasting impression on the art form. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pauline Kael has received more than 1,308,202 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Pauline Kael is the 4,920th most popular writer (down from 4,864th in 2019), the 7,254th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,887th in 2019) and the 587th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Pauline Kael ranks 4,920 out of 5,755. Before her are Inger Hagerup, Halina Poświatowska, Majit Gafuri, Madeleine L'Engle, Ádám Bodor, and Júlia Szendrey. After her are Eva Kotchever, Pentti Saarikoski, Conrad Aiken, Lev Kassil, Daniel Quinn, and Henry Home, Lord Kames.
1905 - 1985
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 4,914
1935 - 1967
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 4,915
1880 - 1934
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 4,916
1918 - 2007
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 4,917
1936 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 4,918
1828 - 1868
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 4,919
1919 - 2001
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 4,920
1891 - 1943
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 4,921
1937 - 1983
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 4,922
1889 - 1973
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 4,923
1905 - 1970
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 4,924
1935 - 2018
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 4,925
1696 - 1782
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 4,926
Among people born in 1919, Pauline Kael ranks 250. Before her are Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Jacques Laurent, George Cadle Price, Gisela Uhlen, Leona Woods, and Grisha Filipov. After her are Forrest Tucker, Masao Takemoto, Jan Flinterman, Jorge de Sena, Manna Dey, and Finn Helgesen. Among people deceased in 2001, Pauline Kael ranks 219. Before her are Joe Fagan, Michael Dertouzos, Christl Haas, Francis Bebey, Vasili Kuznetsov, and Álvaro Magaña. After her are Ettore Puricelli, Arie van Vliet, Sara Ashurbeyli, Sergio Mantovani, Sachiko Hidari, and Pavel Sadyrin.
1919 - 2006
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 244
1919 - 2000
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 245
1919 - 2011
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 246
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 247
1919 - 1986
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 248
1919 - 1994
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 249
1919 - 2001
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 250
1919 - 1986
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 251
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 252
1919 - 1992
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 253
1919 - 1978
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 254
1919 - 2013
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 255
1919 - 2011
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 256
1921 - 2001
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 213
1936 - 2001
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 214
1943 - 2001
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 215
1929 - 2001
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 216
1932 - 2001
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 217
1925 - 2001
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 218
1919 - 2001
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 219
1916 - 2001
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 220
1916 - 2001
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 221
1906 - 2001
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 222
1929 - 2001
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 223
1930 - 2001
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 224
1942 - 2001
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 225
Among people born in United States, Pauline Kael ranks 7,254 out of 18,182. Before her are Charles Sheeler (1883), Ted Wilde (1889), Bill Moseley (1951), Nadia Cassini (1949), Yuri Lowenthal (1971), and Paget Brewster (1969). After her are Bam Bam Bigelow (1961), Tim Bogert (1944), Maddie Ziegler (2002), Paul Bearer (1954), Denise Crosby (1957), and Edward Everett (1794).
1883 - 1965
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7,248
1889 - 1929
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7,249
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 7,250
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 7,251
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 7,252
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 7,253
1919 - 2001
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 7,254
1961 - 2007
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 7,255
1944 - 2021
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 7,256
2002 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 7,257
1954 - 2013
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 7,258
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 7,259
1794 - 1865
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 7,260
Among writers born in United States, Pauline Kael ranks 587. Before her are Tom Peters (1942), Ted Chiang (1967), Lester del Rey (1915), Ring Lardner (1885), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), and Madeleine L'Engle (1918). After her are Conrad Aiken (1889), Daniel Quinn (1935), James C. Collins (1958), Nicholas Meyer (1945), Scott O'Dell (1898), and Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942).
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 581
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 582
1915 - 1993
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 583
1885 - 1933
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 584
1848 - 1908
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 585
1918 - 2007
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 586
1919 - 2001
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 587
1889 - 1973
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 588
1935 - 2018
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 589
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 590
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 591
1898 - 1989
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 592
1942 - 2004
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 593