WRITER
Michael Cunningham
1952 - Today

Michael Cunningham
Michael Cunningham (born November 6, 1952) is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1998 novel The Hours, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1999. Cunningham is Professor in the Practice of Creative Writing at Yale University. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Cunningham is the 1,689th most popular writer (up from 2,662nd in 2019), the 2,472nd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,379th in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Michael Cunningham ranks 1,689 out of 7,302. Before him are Ahmed Shawqi, Gil Vicente, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Ryū Murakami, Jacopo Sannazaro, and Anne Desclos. After him are Mahadevi Varma, François Pierre La Varenne, Karen Armstrong, Edward Albee, Symeon the Metaphrast, and Mohamed Choukri.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAhmed Shawqi
1868 - 1932
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 1,683
Gil Vicente
1465 - 1536
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 1,684
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
1820 - 1891
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 1,685
Ryū Murakami
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 1,686
Jacopo Sannazaro
1458 - 1530
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 1,687
Anne Desclos
1907 - 1998
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1,688
Michael Cunningham
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1,689
Mahadevi Varma
1907 - 1987
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1,690
François Pierre La Varenne
1618 - 1678
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 1,691
Karen Armstrong
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,692
Edward Albee
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,693
Symeon the Metaphrast
900 - 987
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,694
Mohamed Choukri
1935 - 2003
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 1,695
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Michael Cunningham ranks 119. Before him are Joe Strummer, Joel Silver, Graham Greene, Jack W. Szostak, Roger Y. Tsien, and Ryū Murakami. After him are Krystyna Janda, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, Michael Jeter, Mary McDonnell, Chen Kaige, and Mandy Patinkin.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsJoe Strummer
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2002
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 113
Joel Silver
PRODUCER
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 114
Graham Greene
ACTOR
1952 - 2025
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 115
Jack W. Szostak
BIOLOGIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 116
Roger Y. Tsien
CHEMIST
1952 - 2016
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 117
Ryū Murakami
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 118
Michael Cunningham
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 119
Krystyna Janda
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 120
Vanderlei Luxemburgo
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 121
Michael Jeter
ACTOR
1952 - 2003
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 122
Mary McDonnell
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 123
Chen Kaige
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 124
Mandy Patinkin
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 125
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Cunningham ranks 2,472 out of 20,380. Before him are George Phillips Bond (1825), James Sikking (1934), Bobby Joe Long (1953), Tom Wolf (1948), Henry Bergman (1868), and Ma Barker (1873). After him are Robert Moog (1934), Edward Albee (1928), William Wirt (1772), Beau Bridges (1941), Eddie Constantine (1913), and Arthur Danto (1924).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGeorge Phillips Bond
ASTRONOMER
1825 - 1865
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 2,466
James Sikking
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 2,467
Bobby Joe Long
EXTREMIST
1953 - 2019
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 2,468
Tom Wolf
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 2,469
Henry Bergman
ACTOR
1868 - 1946
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 2,470
Ma Barker
EXTREMIST
1873 - 1935
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 2,471
Michael Cunningham
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 2,472
Robert Moog
INVENTOR
1934 - 2005
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 2,473
Edward Albee
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2,474
William Wirt
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2,475
Beau Bridges
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2,476
Eddie Constantine
ACTOR
1913 - 1993
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2,477
Arthur Danto
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2,478
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Michael Cunningham ranks 197. Before him are Elizabeth George (1949), Robert Wilson (1941), E. Howard Hunt (1918), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), Dean Koontz (1945), and James Oliver Curwood (1878). After him are Edward Albee (1928), James Brendan Connolly (1868), John Gray (1951), Anne Sexton (1928), Patricia Cornwell (1956), and Johnston McCulley (1883).
Elizabeth George
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 191
Robert Wilson
1941 - 2025
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 192
E. Howard Hunt
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 193
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1815 - 1902
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 194
Dean Koontz
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 195
James Oliver Curwood
1878 - 1927
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 196
Michael Cunningham
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 197
Edward Albee
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 198
James Brendan Connolly
1868 - 1957
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 199
John Gray
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 200
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 201
Patricia Cornwell
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 202
Johnston McCulley
1883 - 1958
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 203