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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 249,618 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Pinsky is the 6,851st most popular writer (down from 6,042nd in 2019), the 14,401st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,534th in 2019) and the 1,044th most popular American Writer.

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  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Pinsky ranks 6,851 out of 7,302. Before him are Mariam Petrosyan, Faye Kellerman, Mimoza Ahmeti, Yiyun Li, Javier Valdez Cárdenas, and Dan Barker. After him are Laurie Lee, Roberto Orci, Ingrid Klimke, Toru Dutt, Ernest Cline, and James T. Farrell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Robert Pinsky ranks 603. Before him are Madam Auring, Padma Sachdev, Maxine Hong Kingston, Faimalaga Luka, Bharati Mukherjee, and Craig Brown. After him are Adam Faith, Melba Moore, Barney Frank, Savitri Jindal, Ali Eid, and Jim Clyburn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Pinsky ranks 14,401 out of 20,380. Before him are Kathleen Wilhoite (1964), William Allen (1803), Saginaw Grant (1936), Joni James (1930), Jon Tester (1956), and John Fetterman (1969). After him are Stephen Kotkin (1959), Tom Laughlin (1931), Bob Bryar (1979), Jimmy Ruffin (1936), Duane Swanson (1913), and Alison Mosshart (1978).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Pinsky ranks 1,044. Before him are David Ignatius (1950), Seth Meyers (1973), Elaine Showalter (1941), Michael Arndt (1970), Faye Kellerman (1952), and Dan Barker (1949). After him are Ernest Cline (1972), James T. Farrell (1904), Eliezer Yudkowsky (1979), David X. Cohen (1966), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), and William Joyce (1959).

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