Writer
William Gibson
1948 - today
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William Gibson
His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). William Gibson is the 1,065th most popular writer (down from 1,013th in 2024), the 1,522nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,175th in 2019) and the 118th most popular American Writer.
William Gibson is most famous for his novel Neuromancer, which has been called the "best cyberpunk novel ever written" and "the archetypal cyberpunk work."
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Among Writers
Among writers, William Gibson ranks 1,065 out of 7,302. Before him are Radoje Domanović, Robert Graves, Brian O'Nolan, Clifford D. Simak, Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh, and P. L. Travers. After him are Nikolay Nekrasov, W. G. Sebald, Paul Bourget, Marcus Manilius, Meša Selimović, and Ilia Chavchavadze.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Radoje Domanović
1873 - 1908
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 1,059
Robert Graves
1895 - 1985
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 1,060
Brian O'Nolan
1911 - 1966
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 1,061
Clifford D. Simak
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 1,062
Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh
1883 - 1936
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 1,063
P. L. Travers
1899 - 1996
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,064
William Gibson
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,065
Nikolay Nekrasov
1821 - 1878
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,066
W. G. Sebald
1944 - 2001
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,067
Paul Bourget
1852 - 1935
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,068
Marcus Manilius
50 BC - 50
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,069
Meša Selimović
1910 - 1982
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,070
Ilia Chavchavadze
1837 - 1907
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 1,071
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, William Gibson ranks 81. Before him are Amadou Toumani Touré, Tom Wilkinson, Nicolae Timofti, Radomir Antić, Luis Galván, and Brian Eno. After him are Bernard-Henri Lévy, Svetlana Savitskaya, Edmund Kemper, Jayalalithaa, Ichirou Mizuki, and Raymond Leo Burke.
Others Born in 1948
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Amadou Toumani Touré
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2020
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 75
Tom Wilkinson
ACTOR
1948 - 2023
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 76
Nicolae Timofti
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 77
Radomir Antić
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 78
Luis Galván
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2025
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 79
Brian Eno
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 80
William Gibson
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 81
Bernard-Henri Lévy
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 82
Svetlana Savitskaya
ASTRONAUT
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 83
Edmund Kemper
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 84
Jayalalithaa
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 85
Ichirou Mizuki
COMPOSER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 86
Raymond Leo Burke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 87
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Gibson ranks 1,522 out of NaN. Before him are Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Francis Gary Powers (1929), Arthur Ashe (1943), James Van Allen (1914), Clifford D. Simak (1904), and John Gotti (1940). After him are Pitbull (1981), Al Jarreau (1940), Joseph Kosuth (1945), Adrien Brody (1973), Thelonious Monk (1917), and Ronald Wayne (1934).
Others born in United States
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Jerry Lee Lewis
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2022
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 1,516
Francis Gary Powers
PILOT
1929 - 1977
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 1,517
Arthur Ashe
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 1993
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 1,518
James Van Allen
ASTRONOMER
1914 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 1,519
Clifford D. Simak
WRITER
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 1,520
John Gotti
MAFIOSO
1940 - 2002
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,521
William Gibson
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,522
Pitbull
MUSICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 1,523
Al Jarreau
SINGER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,524
Joseph Kosuth
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,525
Adrien Brody
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 1,526
Thelonious Monk
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1982
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,527
Ronald Wayne
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 1,528
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, William Gibson ranks 118. Before him are Nellie Bly (1864), Ed Bradley (1941), Dalton Trumbo (1905), Eleanor H. Porter (1868), Mary Higgins Clark (1927), and Clifford D. Simak (1904). After him are Thomas Pynchon (1937), Edith Wharton (1862), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807), Harriet Jacobs (1813), Tess Gerritsen (1953), and Roger Zelazny (1937).
Nellie Bly
1864 - 1922
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 112
Ed Bradley
1941 - 2006
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 113
Dalton Trumbo
1905 - 1976
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 114
Eleanor H. Porter
1868 - 1920
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 115
Mary Higgins Clark
1927 - 2020
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 116
Clifford D. Simak
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 117
William Gibson
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 118
Thomas Pynchon
1937 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 119
Edith Wharton
1862 - 1937
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 120
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
1807 - 1882
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 121
Harriet Jacobs
1813 - 1897
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 122
Tess Gerritsen
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 123
Roger Zelazny
1937 - 1995
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 124
