WRITER
Tom Wolfe
1930 - 2018
Tom Wolfe
Thomas Kennerly Wolfe Jr. (March 2, 1930 – May 14, 2018) was an American author and journalist widely known for his association with New Journalism, a style of news writing and journalism developed in the 1960s and 1970s that incorporated literary techniques. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tom Wolfe has received more than 3,694,400 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Tom Wolfe is the 2,040th most popular writer (down from 1,442nd in 2019), the 2,574th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,839th in 2019) and the 224th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
3.7M
Page Views (PV)
56.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
2.76
Effective Languages (L*)
5.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Tom Wolfe ranks 2,040 out of 7,302. Before him are Sulpicia, Menander Protector, Carl Zuckmayer, Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder, Annette Kellermann, and Fyodor Sologub. After him are Ahmad ibn Arabshah, Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Mirza Shafi Vazeh, Mahsati, Maria Konopnicka, and Dora d'Istria.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSulpicia
100 BC - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,034
Menander Protector
550 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,035
Carl Zuckmayer
1896 - 1977
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,036
Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder
1773 - 1798
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,037
Annette Kellermann
1887 - 1975
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,038
Fyodor Sologub
1863 - 1927
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,039
Tom Wolfe
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,040
Ahmad ibn Arabshah
1389 - 1450
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,041
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
1477 - 1542
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,042
Mirza Shafi Vazeh
1794 - 1852
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 2,043
Mahsati
1089 - 1181
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 2,044
Maria Konopnicka
1842 - 1910
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 2,045
Dora d'Istria
1828 - 1888
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 2,046
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Tom Wolfe ranks 149. Before him are Bernard Collomb, Tanya Savicheva, Stephen Sondheim, Philippe Leroy, Stephen Smale, and Tony Lip. After him are Choe Thae-bok, Manuel Marulanda, Viktor Tikhonov, José Águas, Anthony Steffen, and Ilon Wikland. Among people deceased in 2018, Tom Wolfe ranks 112. Before him are Dennis Nilsen, Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Raymond Chow, Josep Lluís Núñez, Irena Szewińska, and Choi Eun-hee. After him are Philip Kerr, Lill-Babs, Luis García Meza, Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Đỗ Mười, and Sridevi.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsBernard Collomb
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 143
Tanya Savicheva
WRITER
1930 - 1944
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 144
Stephen Sondheim
COMPOSER
1930 - 2021
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 145
Philippe Leroy
ACTOR
1930 - 2024
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 146
Stephen Smale
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 147
Tony Lip
ACTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 148
Tom Wolfe
WRITER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 149
Choe Thae-bok
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2024
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 150
Manuel Marulanda
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2008
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 151
Viktor Tikhonov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 152
José Águas
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2000
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 153
Anthony Steffen
ACTOR
1930 - 2004
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 154
Ilon Wikland
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 155
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsDennis Nilsen
EXTREMIST
1945 - 2018
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 106
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 107
Raymond Chow
PRODUCER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 108
Josep Lluís Núñez
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - 2018
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 109
Irena Szewińska
ATHLETE
1946 - 2018
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 110
Choi Eun-hee
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 111
Tom Wolfe
WRITER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 112
Philip Kerr
WRITER
1956 - 2018
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 113
Lill-Babs
SINGER
1938 - 2018
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 114
Luis García Meza
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2018
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 115
Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 116
Đỗ Mười
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2018
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 117
Sridevi
ACTOR
1963 - 2018
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 118
In United States
Among people born in United States, Tom Wolfe ranks 2,574 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Lip (1930), John C. Bogle (1929), Jean Kennedy Smith (1928), Peter Gallagher (1955), Chris Noth (1954), and Christina Applegate (1971). After him are Edward Weston (1886), William Henry Pickering (1858), Sal Mineo (1939), Terry Crews (1968), Charles Napier (1936), and Bonnie Bedelia (1948).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTony Lip
ACTOR
1930 - 2013
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2,568
John C. Bogle
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2019
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2,569
Jean Kennedy Smith
DIPLOMAT
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 2,570
Peter Gallagher
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,571
Chris Noth
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,572
Christina Applegate
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 2,573
Tom Wolfe
WRITER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,574
Edward Weston
PHOTOGRAPHER
1886 - 1958
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 2,575
William Henry Pickering
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 2,576
Sal Mineo
ACTOR
1939 - 1976
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 2,577
Terry Crews
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 2,578
Charles Napier
ACTOR
1936 - 2011
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 2,579
Bonnie Bedelia
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 2,580
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Tom Wolfe ranks 224. Before him are Jane Jacobs (1916), Eugene Nida (1914), Lady Randolph Churchill (1854), Cornell Woolrich (1903), Richard Brautigan (1935), and Bob Woodward (1943). After him are Erle Stanley Gardner (1889), John Grinder (1940), Walter Tevis (1928), James M. Cain (1892), Terry Brooks (1944), and Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919).
Jane Jacobs
1916 - 2006
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 218
Eugene Nida
1914 - 2011
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 219
Lady Randolph Churchill
1854 - 1921
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 220
Cornell Woolrich
1903 - 1968
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 221
Richard Brautigan
1935 - 1984
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 222
Bob Woodward
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 223
Tom Wolfe
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 224
Erle Stanley Gardner
1889 - 1970
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 225
John Grinder
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 226
Walter Tevis
1928 - 1984
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 227
James M. Cain
1892 - 1977
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 228
Terry Brooks
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 229
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
1919 - 2021
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 230