Writer

Clay Shirky

1964 - today

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Clay Shirky

Clay Shirky (born 1964) is an American pundit, writer, and consultant on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies and journalism. In 2017 he was appointed Vice Provost for AI and Technology in Education at New York University (NYU), after serving as Chief Information Officer at NYU Shanghai from 2014 to 2017. He also is an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and Associate Arts Professor at the Tisch School of the Arts' Interactive Telecommunications Program. He has written and been interviewed about the Internet since 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Clay Shirky is the 7,246th most popular writer (down from 7,147th in 2024), the 17,221st most popular biography from United States (down from 17,057th in 2019) and the 1,161st most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Clay Shirky ranks 7,246 out of 7,302. Before him are Ramachandra Guha, Mika Brzezinski, Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria, Julie Powell, Nathacha Appanah, and Paula Vogel. After him are Al Roker, Nicola Griffith, Niloofar Rahmani, Rutger Bregman, Amanda Filipacchi, and Lucy Ayoub.

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Ramachandra Guha
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 7,240
Mika Brzezinski
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 7,241
Abubakar Muhammad Zakaria
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 7,242
Julie Powell
1973 - 2022
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 7,243
Nathacha Appanah
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 7,244
Paula Vogel
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 7,245
Clay Shirky
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 7,246
Al Roker
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 7,247
Nicola Griffith
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 7,248
Niloofar Rahmani
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 7,249
Rutger Bregman
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 7,250
Amanda Filipacchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 7,251
Lucy Ayoub
1992 - Present
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 7,252

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Clay Shirky ranks 1,074. Before him are Eddy Hartono, Dave Boyes, Bruno Dreossi, Michael Boatman, Gary Wallis, and Stephen Frick. After him are Barry Larkin, Rahibai Soma Popere, Sushmita Banerjee, Csaba László, Barrington Levy, and Sylvie Bernier.

Others Born in 1964

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Eddy Hartono
BADMINTON PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 1,068
Dave Boyes
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 1,069
Bruno Dreossi
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 1,070
Michael Boatman
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 1,071
Gary Wallis
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 1,072
Stephen Frick
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 1,073
Clay Shirky
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 1,074
Barry Larkin
BASEBALL PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 1,075
Rahibai Soma Popere
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 1,076
Sushmita Banerjee
WRITER
1964 - 2013
HPI: 42.79
Rank: 1,077
Csaba László
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 1,078
Barrington Levy
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 1,079
Sylvie Bernier
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 1,080