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Michael Shermer
1954 - today
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Michael Shermer
Michael Brant Shermer (born September 8, 1954) is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. The author of over a dozen books, Shermer is known for engaging in debates on pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism. Shermer was the co-producer and co-host of Exploring the Unknown, a 13-hour Fox Family television series broadcast in 1999. From April 2001 to January 2019, he contributed a monthly Skeptic column to Scientific American magazine. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Michael Shermer is the 5,753rd most popular writer (down from 5,660th in 2024), the 9,486th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,612th in 2019) and the 693rd most popular American Writer.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Michael Shermer ranks 5,753 out of 7,302. Before him are Martín Luis Guzmán, Rói Patursson, José Rodrigues dos Santos, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Robert E. Sherwood, and Roma Ryan. After him are David Halberstam, Joel Chandler Harris, Penelope Lively, Claude McKay, Jacob Abbott, and Park Wan-suh.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Martín Luis Guzmán
1887 - 1976
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 5,747
Rói Patursson
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 5,748
José Rodrigues dos Santos
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,749
Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
1884 - 1974
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,750
Robert E. Sherwood
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,751
Roma Ryan
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,752
Michael Shermer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,753
David Halberstam
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,754
Joel Chandler Harris
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,755
Penelope Lively
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 5,756
Claude McKay
1889 - 1948
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,757
Jacob Abbott
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,758
Park Wan-suh
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,759
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Michael Shermer ranks 456. Before him are Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou, Sumi Shimamoto, Martin Strel, Jean Fernandez, Dmitry Kiselyov, and Ines Pellegrini. After him are Tim O'Reilly, Ziad Fazah, Christie Brinkley, Michael Anthony, Vincent Lukáč, and Gabriel Costa.
Others Born in 1954
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Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 450
Sumi Shimamoto
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 451
Martin Strel
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 452
Jean Fernandez
COACH
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 453
Dmitry Kiselyov
JOURNALIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 454
Ines Pellegrini
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 455
Michael Shermer
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 456
Tim O'Reilly
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 457
Ziad Fazah
LINGUIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 458
Christie Brinkley
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 459
Michael Anthony
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 460
Vincent Lukáč
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 461
Gabriel Costa
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 462
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Shermer ranks 9,488 out of NaN. Before him are Iva Toguri D'Aquino (1916), Robert Stangland (1881), David Koepp (1963), Robert E. Sherwood (1896), Nestor Serrano (1955), and Charley Grapewin (1869). After him are Larry Linville (1939), Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Kent Beck (1961), Marsden Hartley (1877), Martha Rosler (1943), and Elizabeth Cotten (1893).
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Iva Toguri D'Aquino
MAFIOSO
1916 - 2006
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,482
Robert Stangland
ATHLETE
1881 - 1953
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,483
David Koepp
FILM DIRECTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,484
Robert E. Sherwood
WRITER
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,485
Nestor Serrano
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,486
Charley Grapewin
ACTOR
1869 - 1956
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,487
Michael Shermer
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 9,488
Larry Linville
ACTOR
1939 - 2000
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,489
Edward Goodrich Acheson
CHEMIST
1856 - 1931
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,490
Kent Beck
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,491
Marsden Hartley
PAINTER
1877 - 1943
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,492
Martha Rosler
ARTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,493
Elizabeth Cotten
MUSICIAN
1893 - 1987
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 9,494
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Michael Shermer ranks 693. Before him are Bill O'Reilly (1949), William Cullen Bryant (1794), Norah Vincent (1968), Hanya Yanagihara (1974), Michael Parenti (1933), and Robert E. Sherwood (1896). After him are David Halberstam (1934), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Jacob Abbott (1803), William Blum (1933), James Dashner (1972), and Elizabeth Gilbert (1969).
Bill O'Reilly
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 687
William Cullen Bryant
1794 - 1878
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 688
Norah Vincent
1968 - 2022
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 689
Hanya Yanagihara
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 690
Michael Parenti
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 691
Robert E. Sherwood
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 692
Michael Shermer
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 693
David Halberstam
1934 - 2007
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 694
Joel Chandler Harris
1848 - 1908
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 695
Jacob Abbott
1803 - 1879
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 696
William Blum
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 697
James Dashner
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 698
Elizabeth Gilbert
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 699
