2357th most famous person in the world!

Thomas Pynchon is an American novelist known for his dense and complex works, including 'Gravity's Rainbow' which won the 1973 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction. His reclusive nature and wide-ranging themes make him a unique figure in American literature.

This is based on winning 1 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 19 head-to-head matchups.

Most recently Thomas Pynchon lost a matchup to Dave Chappelle (#917) voted by someone from Canada.