John Perry Barlow
American poet and essayist (1947-2018) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 70
John Perry Barlow was an American poet, essayist, cattle rancher, and cyberlibertarian political activist.
John Perry Barlow is read about 223 times a day, in 25 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 114 days, one point a day.
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He was also a lyricist for the Grateful Dead, a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and an early fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.
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United States
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Deceased
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Lived 1947 to 2018 · aged 70