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Greil Marcus

1945 - Today

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Greil Marcus (né Gerstley; born June 19, 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Greil Marcus is the 6,443rd most popular writer (up from 6,661st in 2024), the 12,206th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,260th in 2019) and the 881st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Greil Marcus ranks 6,443 out of 7,302. Before him are Hugh MacDiarmid, Helen Bannerman, Rohinton Mistry, Sarah Josepha Hale, Alan Dundes, and Ruth Graham. After him are Ragnar Jónasson, Dan Abnett, Lynne Cox, J. P. Donleavy, Sally Rooney, and Alain LeRoy Locke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Greil Marcus ranks 635. Before him are Ronald J. Grabe, Susan Bassnett, Guillermo Páez, Fyodor Simashev, Mike Mullane, and Tariq Anwar. After him are Wilma Mankiller, Vani Jairam, Aparna Sen, Leonardo Véliz, Daniel Rudisha, and Tom Ridge.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Greil Marcus ranks 12,208 out of 20,380. Before him are Marie Wilson (1916), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), Carl Levin (1934), Alan Dundes (1934), and Jim Bunning (1931). After him are Tracy Letts (1965), T.I. (1980), Ollan Cassell (1937), Maggie Siff (1974), Jack Harlow (1998), Michael Clarke (1946), and Paul Sereno (1957).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Greil Marcus ranks 881. Before him are Alice Sebold (1963), Terry Southern (1924), John Burroughs (1837), Bosley Crowther (1905), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788), and Alan Dundes (1934). After him are Lynne Cox (1957), J. P. Donleavy (1926), Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Walter Lord (1917), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), and Ellen Willis (1941).

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