1729th most famous person in the world!

Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing focused on the lives of ordinary Americans, often touching on themes like poverty, alcohol, and relationships. Known for his raw and direct style, Bukowski became a significant figure in the Dirty realism and transgressive fiction movements.

This is based on winning 3 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 16 head-to-head matchups.

Most recently Charles Bukowski lost a matchup to Albert Finney (#1449) voted by someone from Canada.