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P. J. O'Rourke

1947 - 2022

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Patrick Jake O'Rourke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022) was an American author, journalist, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as politics, cars, etiquette, and economics. Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list. After beginning his career writing for the National Lampoon, O'Rourke went on to serve as foreign affairs desk chief for Rolling Stone where he reported from far-flung places. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. P. J. O'Rourke is the 6,988th most popular writer (up from 7,018th in 2019), the 15,567th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,812th in 2019) and the 1,098th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 6,988 out of 7,302. Before him are Matthew Weiner, Jorge Volpi, Dav Pilkey, Paul Attanasio, Kae Tempest, and Justin Raimondo. After him are Rebecca Walker, Sofia Andrukhovych, Mimoza Ahmeti, Candace Owens, Radka Denemarková, and Doris Kareva.

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Among people born in 1947, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 890. Before him are Paula Deen, Tom DeLay, Judd Gregg, Glen Morgan, John Kitzhaber, and Andrew Card. After him are Roy Moore, Reshma, Dave Barry, Bev Perdue, Zoe Lofgren, and Todd Akin. Among people deceased in 2022, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 675. Before him are Brent Renaud, Douglas McGrath, Kathleen Nord, Szilveszter Csollány, Nergüin Enkhbat, and Javier Imbroda. After him are Brad William Henke, Dennis Waterman, Joni James, Dean Woods, Lusia Harris, and KK.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 15,574 out of 20,380. Before him are Jackie Speier (1950), Raquel Atawo (1982), Rose Mofford (1922), Richard Lloyd (1951), Daryl Sabara (1992), and David C. Hilmers (1950). After him are Travis Kalanick (1976), Judson Mills (1969), Ian Gomez (1964), Robin Weigert (1969), Jacob Batalon (1996), and Rebecca Walker (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, P. J. O'Rourke ranks 1,098. Before him are Neil Strauss (1969), Meghan McCain (1984), Matthew Weiner (1965), Dav Pilkey (1966), Paul Attanasio (1959), and Justin Raimondo (1951). After him are Rebecca Walker (1969), Candace Owens (1989), Joaquin Miller (1837), Bryan Fuller (1969), Ishmael Reed (1938), and Ruta Sepetys (1967).

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