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John Perry Barlow

1947 - 2018

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John Perry Barlow (October 3, 1947 – February 7, 2018) was an American poet, essayist, cattle rancher, and cyberlibertarian political activist who had been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He was also a lyricist for the Grateful Dead, a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and an early fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Perry Barlow is the 5,981st most popular writer (up from 6,065th in 2019), the 10,188th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,038th in 2019) and the 740th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Perry Barlow ranks 5,981 out of 7,302. Before him are Arvi Pohjanpää, Banjo Paterson, Šatrijos Ragana, Kurt Marti, Monika Maron, and Liao Yiwu. After him are Roberto Orci, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Dan Houser, Antonia Fraser, and Guus Kuijer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Perry Barlow ranks 736. Before him are Cemil Turan, Peter Nogly, Elena Solovey, Arantxa Urretabizkaia, Rajko Đurić, and David Bordwell. After him are Emlyn Hughes, Buddy Miles, Ron Freeman, Hugh N. Kennedy, Debra Mooney, and Flemming Jørgensen. Among people deceased in 2018, John Perry Barlow ranks 472. Before him are Johan van Hulst, Sabit Hadžić, Wenceslao Padilla, Nikolai Pankin, Antonio Munguía, and Carlo Vanzina. After him are Geoffrey Oryema, Douglas Rain, Benny Andersen, Peter Sutherland, Momoko Sakura, and Luisa Cuesta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Perry Barlow ranks 10,190 out of 20,380. Before him are Earl Eby (1894), Frankie Muniz (1985), John Colter (1774), Bob Foster (1942), June Gable (1945), and James H. Clark (1944). After him are Alan Jay Lerner (1918), Richard B. Spencer (1978), Robert O'Brien (1908), Carl Shy (1908), Jimmy Heath (1926), and Bella Thorne (1997).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Perry Barlow ranks 740. Before him are Phil Donahue (1935), Iris Chang (1968), Anna J. Cooper (1858), W. S. Merwin (1927), Kevin J. Anderson (1962), and David Benioff (1970). After him are Jenna Bush Hager (1981), Nella Larsen (1891), Howard Ashman (1950), Harry Turtledove (1949), Walker Percy (1916), and Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850).

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