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Robert Pinsky

1940 - Today

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Robert Pinsky (born October 20, 1940) is an American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator. He was the first United States Poet Laureate to serve three terms. Recognized worldwide, Pinsky's work has earned numerous accolades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Pinsky has received more than 231,137 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Pinsky is the 6,066th most popular writer, the 12,563rd most popular biography from United States and the 924th most popular American Writer.

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  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Pinsky ranks 6,066 out of 5,755Before him are Alexey Dreev, Donna Williams, Durs Grünbein, José Luís Peixoto, Julia Franck, and Andrey Malakhov. After him are Timothy Findley, Judith Miller, Mieko Kawakami, Paul Dini, Federico Andahazi, and Alfred Austin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Robert Pinsky ranks 530Before him are Brian Labone, Terry McDermott, Bob Knight, Penelope Coelen, Maxine Hong Kingston, and William Ferguson. After him are Mike Troy, Barney Frank, Jim Clyburn, Roger K. Crouch, Cynthia Weil, and Melba Moore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Pinsky ranks 12,563 out of 18,182Before him are John Eaton (1790), Dweezil Zappa (1969), Cindy McCain (1954), Dana Rohrabacher (1947), Sterling Knight (1989), and Mark-Paul Gosselaar (1974). After him are John Laurinaitis (1962), Jerry Nelson (1934), Jay Acovone (1955), Sybil Bauer (1903), Sidney Moncrief (1957), and Steven Lindsey (1960).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Pinsky ranks 924Before him are Peter Schiff (1963), Terence Winter (1960), Karen Joy Fowler (1950), William Safire (1929), Alfred Gough (1967), and Paolo Bacigalupi (1972). After him are Judith Miller (1948), Paul Dini (1957), James T. Farrell (1904), Brannon Braga (1965), Norman Lear (1922), and Jennifer Egan (1962).