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Peter Orlovsky

1933 - 2010

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Peter Anton Orlovsky (July 8, 1933 – May 30, 2010) was an American poet and actor. He was the long-time partner of Allen Ginsberg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Peter Orlovsky is the 6,203rd most popular writer (down from 6,091st in 2024), the 10,969th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,148th in 2019) and the 803rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Peter Orlovsky ranks 6,203 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Traherne, Éva Janikovszky, Meindert DeJong, Ahmad NikTalab, Kerstin Gier, and Pentti Haanpää. After him are Julia Donaldson, Volodymyr Vakulenko, Joan D. Vinge, Christina Hoff Sommers, Nigella Lawson, and Sam Lake.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Peter Orlovsky ranks 495. Before him are Umberto Colombo, Hillevi Rombin, James Meredith, Boris Tatushin, Renato Pirocchi, and Johnny Unitas. After him are Sheila Hancock, Daniel Massey, Steve Shirley, Jeffrey Goldstone, Mihály Mayer, and Raúl Sánchez. Among people deceased in 2010, Peter Orlovsky ranks 407. Before him are Harry Siljander, Maureen Forrester, Joe Mantell, Ellis Clarke, George Steinbrenner, and Beryl Bainbridge. After him are Ed Thigpen, Janet Simpson, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Daiki Sato, Corey Allen, and Jackie Burroughs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Orlovsky ranks 10,971 out of 20,380. Before him are Robin Beck (1954), Adele Astaire (1896), Nelson Eddy (1901), Mozhan Marnò (1980), Tawny Kitaen (1961), and Ken Salazar (1955). After him are Richard A. Falk (1930), Julius J. Epstein (1909), Ruth Patrick (1907), Joan D. Vinge (1948), Rachael Leigh Cook (1979), and Eric Schmitt (1975).

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Among writers born in United States, Peter Orlovsky ranks 803. Before him are Kenneth Burke (1897), Larry Kramer (1935), John Jakes (1932), Daniel Pearl (1963), Tillie Olsen (1912), and Patricia A. McKillip (1948). After him are Joan D. Vinge (1948), Christina Hoff Sommers (1950), John Patrick Shanley (1950), Louis Sachar (1954), Robert Creeley (1926), and Lyman Abbott (1835).

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