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Michael Pollan

1955 - Today

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Michael Kevin Pollan (; born February 6, 1955) is an American journalist who is a professor and the first Lewis K. Chan Arts Lecturer at Harvard University. Concurrently, he is the Knight Professor of Science and Environmental Journalism and the director of the Knight Program in Science and Environmental Journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism where in 2020 he cofounded the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics, in which he leads the public-education program. Pollan is best known for his books that explore the socio-cultural impacts of food, such as The Botany of Desire and The Omnivore's Dilemma. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Michael Pollan is the 6,629th most popular writer (down from 6,564th in 2024), the 13,305th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,707th in 2019) and the 942nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Michael Pollan ranks 6,629 out of 7,302. Before him are Patrick Kavanagh, Chen Danqing, Dinah Craik, Kang Chol-hwan, Justin Cronin, and Swami Rama. After him are David Malouf, Olga Slavnikova, Rebecca Yarros, Tana French, Lualhati Bautista, and Ralf Rothmann.

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Among people born in 1955, Michael Pollan ranks 609. Before him are Don Hahn, Ray Ozzie, Gustavo Moscoso, Steve Lillywhite, Bernd Riexinger, and Philippe Lafontaine. After him are Stephen Robinson, Geoffrey A. Landis, Momir Rnić, Steven M. Greer, Maud Olofsson, and Ruben Buriani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Pollan ranks 13,309 out of 20,380. Before him are Audrey Patterson (1926), Barrett Strong (1941), Justin Cronin (1962), William Grant Still (1895), Margaret Whiting (1924), and Mark Warner (1954). After him are Willye White (1939), Hayley Williams (1988), Michelle Borth (1978), Jason Everman (1967), Kristine DeBell (1954), and Aimee Mann (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Michael Pollan ranks 942. Before him are Vachel Lindsay (1879), Rick Yancey (1962), Adam Horowitz (1971), Virginia Hamilton (1936), Stanley Kunitz (1905), and Justin Cronin (1962). After him are Rebecca Yarros (1981), Tana French (1973), Horton Foote (1916), James Truslow Adams (1878), Richelle Mead (1976), and Nat Hentoff (1925).

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