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Ta-Nehisi Coates

1975 - Today

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Ta-Nehisi Paul Coates ( TAH-nə-HAH-see; born September 30, 1975) is an American author, journalist, and activist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ta-Nehisi Coates has received more than 4,998,531 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ta-Nehisi Coates is the 7,160th most popular writer (down from 6,385th in 2019), the 17,292nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,810th in 2019) and the 1,165th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 7,160 out of 7,302. Before him are Edward Kitsis, James Frey, Mohsin Hamid, Espido Freire, Shehan Karunatilaka, and Chetan Bhagat. After him are Owen Gleiberman, Hitomi Kanehara, Meena Alexander, Judith Wright, Chris Abani, and J. G. Quintel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 856. Before him are Shehan Karunatilaka, Petria Thomas, Sutton Foster, Árni Gautur Arason, Ha Tae-kwon, and Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski. After him are Craig Thompson, Craig Moore, Brian J. White, Coby Bell, Roger Craig Smith, and Cliff Bleszinski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 17,292 out of 20,380. Before him are Kris Allen (1985), Luke Bryan (1976), Vivienne Medrano (1992), Gerald Henderson (1956), Martin Shkreli (1983), and Susan Dunklee (1986). After him are Spencer Dinwiddie (1993), Craig Thompson (1975), Bailey Chase (1972), Cody Kasch (1987), Evan Taubenfeld (1983), and Darren Barnet (1991).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ta-Nehisi Coates ranks 1,165. Before him are Vince Flynn (1966), Ottessa Moshfegh (1981), Pamela Geller (1958), Elizabeth Edwards (1949), Edward Kitsis (1971), and James Frey (1969). After him are J. G. Quintel (1982), Jane Espenson (1964), Kristin Cashore (1976), Elizabeth Wurtzel (1967), Stephen Glass (1972), and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (1973).

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