Writer
Richard Bach
American spiritual writer
1936 - today
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Richard Bach
His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Bach is the 533rd most popular writer (down from 529th in 2024), the 673rd most popular biography from United States (down from 544th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Writer.
Richard Bach is most famous for his book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, which tells the story of a seagull who is bored with his life and decides to explore the world.
Memorability Metrics
210k
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Past 12 months
72.37
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
#673 / 23k
Richard Bach ranks #673 among 23,232 people in Pantheon born in United States, inside the top 3% of that group.
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Richard Bach's biography appears in 50 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 91% of all Writers.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Richard Bach ranks 533 out of 7,707. Before him are Ludvig Holberg, Georg Trakl, Tennessee Williams, Jules Michelet, J. M. Barrie, and Vasily Grossman. After him are Pierre de Ronsard, Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, Martial, Vasubandhu, Luo Guanzhong, and Nâzım Hikmet.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Ludvig Holberg
1684 - 1754
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 527
Georg Trakl
1887 - 1914
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 528
Tennessee Williams
1911 - 1983
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 529
Jules Michelet
1798 - 1874
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 530
J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 531
Vasily Grossman
1905 - 1964
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 532
Richard Bach
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 533
Pierre de Ronsard
1524 - 1585
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 534
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
1627 - 1704
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 535
Martial
40 - 104
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 536
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 537
Luo Guanzhong
1330 - 1400
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 538
Nâzım Hikmet
1902 - 1963
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 539
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Richard Bach ranks 30. Before him are Zubin Mehta, Glen Campbell, David Carradine, Barack Obama Sr., Virna Lisi, and Ursula Andress. After him are Dennis Hopper, Günter Blobel, Uwe Seeler, Gerhard Ertl, Robert Downey Sr., and Georges Perec.
Others Born in 1936
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Zubin Mehta
CONDUCTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 24
Glen Campbell
SINGER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 25
David Carradine
ACTOR
1936 - 2009
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 26
Barack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 27
Virna Lisi
ACTOR
1936 - 2014
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 28
Ursula Andress
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 29
Richard Bach
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 30
Dennis Hopper
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 31
Günter Blobel
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 32
Uwe Seeler
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 33
Gerhard Ertl
CHEMIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 34
Robert Downey Sr.
ACTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 35
Georges Perec
WRITER
1936 - 1982
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 36
In United States
Among people born in United States, Richard Bach ranks 673 out of 23,232. Before him are Angela Davis (1944), Edwin Stanton (1814), Burton Richter (1931), Harold Lloyd (1893), William E. Moerner (1953), and Kamala Harris (1964). After him are Albert Fish (1870), James Avery (1945), Ralph Lauren (1939), Dennis Hopper (1936), Kevin Spacey (1959), and Sydney Chaplin (1926).
Others born in United States
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Angela Davis
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 667
Edwin Stanton
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1869
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 668
Burton Richter
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 669
Harold Lloyd
ACTOR
1893 - 1971
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 670
William E. Moerner
CHEMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 671
Kamala Harris
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 672
Richard Bach
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 673
Albert Fish
EXTREMIST
1870 - 1936
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 674
James Avery
ACTOR
1945 - 2013
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 675
Ralph Lauren
FASHION DESIGNER
1939 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 676
Dennis Hopper
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 677
Kevin Spacey
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 678
Sydney Chaplin
ACTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 679
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Richard Bach ranks 57. Before him are Harper Lee (1926), Eugene O'Neill (1888), Louise Glück (1943), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804), William S. Burroughs (1914), and Tennessee Williams (1911). After him are Robert A. Heinlein (1907), Tom Clancy (1947), Sidney Sheldon (1917), Napoleon Hill (1883), Maya Angelou (1928), and Washington Irving (1783).
Harper Lee
1926 - 2016
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 51
Eugene O'Neill
1888 - 1953
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 52
Louise Glück
1943 - 2023
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 53
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1804 - 1864
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 54
William S. Burroughs
1914 - 1997
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 55
Tennessee Williams
1911 - 1983
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 56
Richard Bach
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 57
Robert A. Heinlein
1907 - 1988
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 58
Tom Clancy
1947 - 2013
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 59
Sidney Sheldon
1917 - 2007
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 60
Napoleon Hill
1883 - 1970
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 61
Maya Angelou
1928 - 2014
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 62
Washington Irving
1783 - 1859
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 63
