Writer
Alan Dean Foster
American fiction writer
1946 - today
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Alan Dean Foster
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Alan Dean Foster is the 5,232nd most popular writer (down from 5,106th in 2024), the 8,061st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,257th in 2019) and the 599th most popular American Writer.
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55.15
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Alan Dean Foster ranks 5,232 out of 7,302. Before him are Kedarnath Singh, Nicolaas Beets, Tabitha King, Regīna Ezera, Helene Hanff, and Emil František Burian. After him are Gcina Mhlophe, Bernard Clavel, Bart D. Ehrman, Robert of Torigni, Gillian Rubinstein, and María Martínez Sierra.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Kedarnath Singh
1934 - 2018
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,226
Nicolaas Beets
1814 - 1903
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,227
Tabitha King
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,228
Regīna Ezera
1930 - 2002
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,229
Helene Hanff
1916 - 1997
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,230
Emil František Burian
1904 - 1959
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,231
Alan Dean Foster
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,232
Gcina Mhlophe
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,233
Bernard Clavel
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5,234
Bart D. Ehrman
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5,235
Robert of Torigni
1100 - 1186
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5,236
Gillian Rubinstein
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5,237
María Martínez Sierra
1874 - 1974
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5,238
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Alan Dean Foster ranks 581. Before him are Jimmy Buffett, Rudy Rucker, Robert Jarvik, Hrvoje Horvat, Ramazan Abdulatipov, and Hadi Dahane. After him are Michael Aris, Jasna Diklić, Eduard Krieger, Blair Brown, Roy Wood, and Domingo Cavallo.
Others Born in 1946
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Jimmy Buffett
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 575
Rudy Rucker
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 576
Robert Jarvik
CHEMIST
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 577
Hrvoje Horvat
HANDBALL PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 578
Ramazan Abdulatipov
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 579
Hadi Dahane
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 580
Alan Dean Foster
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 581
Michael Aris
HISTORIAN
1946 - 1999
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 582
Jasna Diklić
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 583
Eduard Krieger
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 584
Blair Brown
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 585
Roy Wood
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 586
Domingo Cavallo
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 587
In United States
Among people born in United States, Alan Dean Foster ranks 8,061 out of NaN. Before him are Mick Thomson (1973), Lexington Steele (1969), Derek Sherinian (1966), Mike Rogers (1958), Xzibit (1974), and Rory Calhoun (1922). After him are James Coco (1930), Rashida Jones (1976), Zalman King (1941), Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (1925), Joe Crowley (1962), and Mary Martin (1913).
Others born in United States
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Mick Thomson
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,055
Lexington Steele
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,056
Derek Sherinian
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,057
Mike Rogers
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,058
Xzibit
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,059
Rory Calhoun
ACTOR
1922 - 1999
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,060
Alan Dean Foster
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,061
James Coco
ACTOR
1930 - 1987
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,062
Rashida Jones
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,063
Zalman King
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,064
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
CHEMIST
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,065
Joe Crowley
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,066
Mary Martin
ACTOR
1913 - 1990
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,067
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Alan Dean Foster ranks 599. Before him are Louis L'Amour (1908), Barbara Ehrenreich (1941), Cordwainer Smith (1913), Charlaine Harris (1951), Tabitha King (1949), and Helene Hanff (1916). After him are Bart D. Ehrman (1955), Chester Himes (1909), Damon Knight (1922), John Antoine Nau (1860), Zig Ziglar (1926), and Dee Brown (1908).
Louis L'Amour
1908 - 1988
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 593
Barbara Ehrenreich
1941 - 2022
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 594
Cordwainer Smith
1913 - 1966
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 595
Charlaine Harris
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 596
Tabitha King
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 597
Helene Hanff
1916 - 1997
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 598
Alan Dean Foster
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 599
Bart D. Ehrman
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 600
Chester Himes
1909 - 1984
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 601
Damon Knight
1922 - 2002
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 602
John Antoine Nau
1860 - 1918
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 603
Zig Ziglar
1926 - 2012
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 604
Dee Brown
1908 - 2002
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 605
