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William Safire

1929 - 2009

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William Lewis Safire (; né Safir; December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009) was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Safire has received more than 647,309 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. William Safire is the 6,693rd most popular writer (down from 6,022nd in 2019), the 13,423rd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,401st in 2019) and the 984th most popular American Writer.

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  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, William Safire ranks 6,693 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Shadwell, Aleš Debeljak, Jill Abramson, Anthony E. Zuiker, Nadav Lapid, and Sara Stridsberg. After him are Marius von Mayenburg, Joumana Haddad, Mercy Otis Warren, Wolf Haas, Alex Hirsch, and Boris Izaguirre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, William Safire ranks 541. Before him are Creed Taylor, George Clayton Johnson, Yash Johar, Joan Taylor, Eddie Garcia, and T. P. McKenna. After him are King Moody, Bobby Johnstone, Tommy Banks, Barbara Murray, Keith Gardner, and Surinder Kaur. Among people deceased in 2009, William Safire ranks 398. Before him are Arnold Stang, Billy Mays, Sitara Achakzai, Vic Crowe, Johnny Kerr, and Vishnuvardhan. After him are Wendy Richard, Jane Randolph, Bina Rai, Sulim Yamadayev, Horton Foote, and Stanley Middleton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Safire ranks 13,423 out of 20,380. Before him are Anthony E. Zuiker (1968), Bow Wow (1987), Michael O'Keefe (1955), Jerry Paris (1925), Julie Felix (1938), and Rod Blagojevich (1956). After him are Kate Flannery (1964), Bob Seagren (1946), Melody Thomas Scott (1956), Amber Rose (1983), Deidre Hall (1947), and Paul Douglas (1892).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Safire ranks 984. Before him are Bayard Taylor (1825), Julia Phillips (1944), Al Jean (1961), Joseph Finder (1958), Jill Abramson (1954), and Anthony E. Zuiker (1968). After him are Mercy Otis Warren (1728), Alex Hirsch (1985), Terrence McNally (1938), Nic Pizzolatto (1975), Alice Stone Blackwell (1857), and John Seigenthaler (1927).

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