Writer

Ken MacLeod

Scottish science fiction writer

1954 - today

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Ken MacLeod

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken MacLeod is the 7,178th most popular writer (down from 6,996th in 2024), the 6,914th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,701st in 2019) and the 737th most popular British Writer.

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23k

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Past 12 months

45.37

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Aug 2

Ken MacLeod shares a August 2 birthday with Shimon Peres, Mahmud I, and Jorge Rafael Videla.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Ken MacLeod ranks 7,178 out of 7,302. Before him are Emma Donoghue, David Grann, Jasodhara Bagchi, Dima Khatib, Joumana Haddad, and Marcel Beyer. After him are Irshad Manji, Joaquin Miller, Bryan Fuller, Grace Ogot, Lena Andersson, and Dea Loher.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Emma Donoghue
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 7,172
David Grann
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 7,173
Jasodhara Bagchi
1937 - 2015
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 7,174
Dima Khatib
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 7,175
Joumana Haddad
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,176
Marcel Beyer
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,177
Ken MacLeod
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 7,178
Irshad Manji
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7,179
Joaquin Miller
1837 - 1913
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7,180
Bryan Fuller
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 7,181
Grace Ogot
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 7,182
Lena Andersson
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 7,183
Dea Loher
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 7,184

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ken MacLeod ranks 753. Before him are Phil Bryant, Mudashiru Lawal, Ravi Shankar Prasad, John Ousterhout, Mike Rounds, and Aleksandr Tarkhanov. After him are Ted Jensen, John O'Hurley, Jimmy Case, Mary Fallin, Rick McCallum, and James F. Reilly.

Others Born in 1954

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Phil Bryant
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 747
Mudashiru Lawal
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 1991
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 748
Ravi Shankar Prasad
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 749
John Ousterhout
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 750
Mike Rounds
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 751
Aleksandr Tarkhanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 752
Ken MacLeod
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 753
Ted Jensen
ENGINEER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 754
John O'Hurley
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 755
Jimmy Case
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 756
Mary Fallin
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 757
Rick McCallum
PRODUCER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 758
James F. Reilly
ASTRONAUT
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 759

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken MacLeod ranks 6,914 out of 8,785. Before him are John Healey (1960), Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1974), Adam Carroll (1982), Charlotte Coleman (1968), Max Brown (1981), and Gemma Whelan (1981). After him are Siobhan Finneran (1966), Jo Cox (1974), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Joe Calzaghe (1972), Lady Helen Taylor (1964), and Aiden McGeady (1986).

Others born in United Kingdom

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John Healey
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 6,908
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
NOBLEMAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 6,909
Adam Carroll
RACING DRIVER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 6,910
Charlotte Coleman
ACTOR
1968 - 2001
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 6,911
Max Brown
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 6,912
Gemma Whelan
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 6,913
Ken MacLeod
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 6,914
Siobhan Finneran
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 6,915
Jo Cox
POLITICIAN
1974 - 2016
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 6,916
Jessica Brown Findlay
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 6,917
Joe Calzaghe
BOXER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 6,918
Lady Helen Taylor
CELEBRITY
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 6,919
Aiden McGeady
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 6,920