WRITER
Philip Roth
1933 - 2018
Philip Roth
Philip Milton Roth (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an American novelist and short-story writer. Roth's fiction—often set in his birthplace of Newark, New Jersey—is known for its intensely autobiographical character, for philosophically and formally blurring the distinction between reality and fiction, for its "sensual, ingenious style" and for its provocative explorations of American identity. He first gained attention with the 1959 short story collection Goodbye, Columbus, which won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Roth has received more than 4,756,484 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Roth is the 428th most popular writer (down from 337th in 2019), the 406th most popular biography from United States (down from 315th in 2019) and the 39th most popular American Writer.
Philip Roth is most famous for his novel Portnoy's Complaint, which is about a Jewish man who is sexually frustrated and has an obsession with his mother.
Memorability Metrics
4.8M
Page Views (PV)
67.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
75
Languages Editions (L)
6.12
Effective Languages (L*)
4.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Philip Roth ranks 428 out of 7,302. Before him are Lactantius, Constantine P. Cavafy, Seneca the Elder, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Nadine Gordimer, and Vladimir Vysotsky. After him are William of Rubruck, Phaedrus, Andrzej Sapkowski, Frank Herbert, Hector Malot, and Al-Maʿarri.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLactantius
250 - 325
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 422
Constantine P. Cavafy
1863 - 1933
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 423
Seneca the Elder
54 BC - 39
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 424
Alejandro Jodorowsky
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 425
Nadine Gordimer
1923 - 2014
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 426
Vladimir Vysotsky
1938 - 1980
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 427
Philip Roth
1933 - 2018
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 428
William of Rubruck
1220 - 1293
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 429
Phaedrus
20 BC - 50
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 430
Andrzej Sapkowski
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 431
Frank Herbert
1920 - 1986
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 432
Hector Malot
1830 - 1907
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 433
Al-Maʿarri
973 - 1057
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 434
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Philip Roth ranks 20. Before him are James Brown, Just Fontaine, Corazon Aquino, Nina Simone, Amartya Sen, and Heinrich Rohrer. After him are Susan Sontag, Mako, Elinor Ostrom, Francisco Gento, Arno Allan Penzias, and Jayne Mansfield. Among people deceased in 2018, Philip Roth ranks 15. Before him are Stan Lee, Bernardo Bertolucci, Miloš Forman, Amos Oz, Isao Takahata, and John McCain. After him are Stephen Hillenburg, France Gall, Paul Bocuse, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Peter Grünberg, and Hubert de Givenchy.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsJames Brown
SINGER
1933 - 2006
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 14
Just Fontaine
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 15
Corazon Aquino
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2009
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 16
Nina Simone
SINGER
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 17
Amartya Sen
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 18
Heinrich Rohrer
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2013
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 19
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 20
Susan Sontag
WRITER
1933 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 21
Mako
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 22
Elinor Ostrom
ECONOMIST
1933 - 2012
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 23
Francisco Gento
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 24
Arno Allan Penzias
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2024
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 25
Jayne Mansfield
ACTOR
1933 - 1967
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsStan Lee
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 9
Bernardo Bertolucci
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2018
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 10
Miloš Forman
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 11
Amos Oz
WRITER
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 12
Isao Takahata
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 13
John McCain
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 14
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 15
Stephen Hillenburg
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2018
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 16
France Gall
SINGER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 17
Paul Bocuse
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 18
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 19
Peter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 20
Hubert de Givenchy
FASHION DESIGNER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 21
In United States
Among people born in United States, Philip Roth ranks 406 out of 20,380. Before him are Michelle Pfeiffer (1958), Sarah Palin (1964), James Hong (1929), Man Ray (1890), Florence Foster Jenkins (1868), and Sarah Vaughan (1924). After him are Billie Holiday (1915), Frank Herbert (1920), Prince (1958), Jack Ruby (1911), Paul Tibbets (1915), and Willis Carrier (1876).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMichelle Pfeiffer
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 400
Sarah Palin
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 401
James Hong
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 402
Man Ray
PAINTER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 403
Florence Foster Jenkins
SINGER
1868 - 1944
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 404
Sarah Vaughan
SINGER
1924 - 1990
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 405
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 406
Billie Holiday
SINGER
1915 - 1959
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 407
Frank Herbert
WRITER
1920 - 1986
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 408
Prince
SINGER
1958 - 2016
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 409
Jack Ruby
MAFIOSO
1911 - 1967
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 410
Paul Tibbets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 2007
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 411
Willis Carrier
INVENTOR
1876 - 1950
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 412
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Philip Roth ranks 39. Before him are Paul Auster (1947), O. Henry (1862), Raymond Chandler (1888), Henry James (1843), Dan Brown (1964), and Sylvia Plath (1932). After him are Frank Herbert (1920), Kurt Vonnegut (1922), Susan Sontag (1933), Jack Kerouac (1922), Eugene O'Neill (1888), and Patricia Highsmith (1921).
Paul Auster
1947 - 2024
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 33
O. Henry
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 34
Raymond Chandler
1888 - 1959
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 35
Henry James
1843 - 1916
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 36
Dan Brown
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 37
Sylvia Plath
1932 - 1963
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 38
Philip Roth
1933 - 2018
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 39
Frank Herbert
1920 - 1986
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 40
Kurt Vonnegut
1922 - 2007
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 41
Susan Sontag
1933 - 2004
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 42
Jack Kerouac
1922 - 1969
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 43
Eugene O'Neill
1888 - 1953
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 44
Patricia Highsmith
1921 - 1995
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 45