1925 - 2008
William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative writer, public intellectual, and political commentator.Born in New York City, Buckley spoke Spanish as his first language before learning French and then English as a child. He served stateside in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, he attended Yale University, where he engaged in debate and conservative political commentary. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William F. Buckley Jr. has received more than 3,744,999 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). William F. Buckley Jr. is the 5,185th most popular writer (down from 4,850th in 2019), the 8,020th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,814th in 2019) and the 638th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 5,185 out of 5,755. Before him are André Heller, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Larry Kramer, Tahar Djaout, Edward Wilmot Blyden, and Eva Ibbotson. After him are Scholastique Mukasonga, Michael Bishop, Elisabeth Eybers, Aleardo Aleardi, J. Michael Straczynski, and Elizabeth Hawley.
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 5,179
1851 - 1921
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 5,180
1935 - 2020
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 5,181
1954 - 1993
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 5,182
1832 - 1912
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 5,183
1925 - 2010
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 5,184
1925 - 2008
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 5,185
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 5,186
1945 - 2023
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 5,187
1915 - 2007
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 5,188
1812 - 1878
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 5,189
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 5,190
1923 - 2018
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 5,191
Among people born in 1925, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 387. Before him are Martha Vickers, Carlo Annovazzi, Ali Bozer, Gunnar Birkerts, Cornell Borchers, and Eva Ibbotson. After him are Elaine Stritch, Abel Muzorewa, István Szondy, Horacio Guarany, Stepas Butautas, and Simone Segouin. Among people deceased in 2008, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 267. Before him are František Čapek, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Jimmy Stewart, Jo Stafford, Alton Ellis, and Randy Pausch. After him are Estelle Reiner, Jesse Helms, Monica Lovinescu, Harvey Korman, Buddy Miles, and Tony Duvert.
1925 - 1971
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 381
1925 - 1980
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 382
1925 - 2020
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 383
1925 - 2017
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 384
1925 - 2014
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 385
1925 - 2010
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 386
1925 - 2008
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 387
1925 - 2014
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 388
1925 - 2010
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 389
1925 - 2017
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 390
1925 - 2017
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 391
1925 - 2001
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 392
1925 - 2023
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 393
1914 - 2008
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 261
1922 - 2008
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 262
1931 - 2008
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 263
1917 - 2008
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 264
1938 - 2008
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 265
1960 - 2008
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 266
1925 - 2008
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 267
1914 - 2008
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 268
1921 - 2008
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 269
1923 - 2008
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 270
1927 - 2008
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 271
1947 - 2008
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 272
1945 - 2008
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 273
Among people born in United States, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 8,020 out of 18,182. Before him are Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Randy Pausch (1960), Dennis Johnson (1954), Joseph Nicolosi (1947), Mark Rydell (1929), and Edgar Kennedy (1890). After him are Lloyd Bentsen (1921), Troian Bellisario (1985), Merrick Garland (1952), Ron Eldard (1965), Tim Howard (1979), and Michael Bishop (1945).
1941 - 2016
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 8,014
1960 - 2008
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 8,015
1954 - 2007
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 8,016
1947 - 2017
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 8,017
1929 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 8,018
1890 - 1948
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 8,019
1925 - 2008
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 8,020
1921 - 2006
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 8,021
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 8,022
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 8,023
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 8,024
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 8,025
1945 - 2023
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 8,026
Among writers born in United States, William F. Buckley Jr. ranks 638. Before him are Christopher Paolini (1983), Alison Lurie (1926), Jerry Falwell (1933), Ann Coulter (1961), Richard Wilbur (1921), and Larry Kramer (1935). After him are Michael Bishop (1945), J. Michael Straczynski (1954), Elizabeth Hawley (1923), Robert Christgau (1942), Daniel Goldhagen (1959), and Tim LaHaye (1926).
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 632
1926 - 2020
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 633
1933 - 2007
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 634
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 635
1921 - 2017
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 636
1935 - 2020
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 637
1925 - 2008
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 638
1945 - 2023
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 639
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 640
1923 - 2018
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 641
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 642
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 643
1926 - 2016
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 644