Writer
Robert Anderson
American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer
1917 - 2009
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Robert Anderson
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Robert Anderson is the 3,185th most popular writer (up from 6,969th in 2024), the 4,619th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,310th in 2019) and the 364th most popular American Writer.
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HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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+51k
Robert Anderson climbed 50,544 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #88,048 to #37,561.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Robert Anderson ranks 3,185 out of 7,707. Before him are Irena Veisaitė, Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma, William Langland, Léon Daudet, Tomas Venclova, and Alfred Andersch. After him are Marianne Fredriksson, Vicente Huidobro, Hitoshi Igarashi, Giovanni della Casa, Theodor Kallifatides, and Bâkî.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Irena Veisaitė
1928 - 2020
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,179
Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma
520 - 607
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 3,180
William Langland
1332 - 1386
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,181
Léon Daudet
1867 - 1942
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,182
Tomas Venclova
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,183
Alfred Andersch
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,184
Robert Anderson
1917 - 2009
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,185
Marianne Fredriksson
1927 - 2007
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,186
Vicente Huidobro
1893 - 1948
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,187
Hitoshi Igarashi
1947 - 1991
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,188
Giovanni della Casa
1503 - 1556
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,189
Theodor Kallifatides
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,190
Bâkî
1526 - 1600
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 3,191
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Robert Anderson ranks 160. Before him are El Santo, Heinrich Ehrler, Dmitry Belyayev, Adolfo Consolini, Aníbal Paz, and Kerim Kerimov. After him are Victor Marijnen, Caspar Weinberger, Georgy Vitsin, Oliver Tambo, Pío Leyva, and Philipp von Boeselager. Among people deceased in 2009, Robert Anderson ranks 155. Before him are Ken Annakin, Alda Merini, Jim Carroll, Savka Dabčević-Kučar, Jim Rohn, and Béla Király. After him are Peter Shirayanagi, Aram Tigran, Horst Szymaniak, Zequinha, Gianna Maria Canale, and Gangubai Hangal.
Others Born in 1917
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El Santo
WRESTLER
1917 - 1984
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 154
Heinrich Ehrler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1917 - 1945
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 155
Dmitry Belyayev
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 156
Adolfo Consolini
ATHLETE
1917 - 1969
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 157
Aníbal Paz
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2013
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 158
Kerim Kerimov
ENGINEER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 159
Robert Anderson
WRITER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 160
Victor Marijnen
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1975
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 161
Caspar Weinberger
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 162
Georgy Vitsin
ACTOR
1917 - 2001
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 163
Oliver Tambo
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 164
Pío Leyva
MUSICIAN
1917 - 2006
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 165
Philipp von Boeselager
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2008
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 166
Others Deceased in 2009
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Ken Annakin
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 149
Alda Merini
WRITER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 150
Jim Carroll
WRITER
1949 - 2009
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 151
Savka Dabčević-Kučar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 152
Jim Rohn
WRITER
1930 - 2009
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 153
Béla Király
WRITER
1912 - 2009
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 154
Robert Anderson
WRITER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 155
Peter Shirayanagi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 156
Aram Tigran
SINGER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 157
Horst Szymaniak
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 158
Zequinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 159
Gianna Maria Canale
ACTOR
1927 - 2009
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 160
Gangubai Hangal
SINGER
1913 - 2009
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 161
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Anderson ranks 4,619 out of 23,232. Before him are Milton L. Humason (1891), Douglas Diamond (1953), Peter MacNicol (1954), Randall Duk Kim (1943), George Church (1954), and GG Allin (1956). After him are Kenneth Arnold (1915), William Forsythe (1955), Susan Kilrain (1961), Grey DeLisle (1973), Pamela Bach (1963), and Frank Beard (1949).
Others born in United States
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Milton L. Humason
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1972
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 4,613
Douglas Diamond
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 4,614
Peter MacNicol
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 4,615
Randall Duk Kim
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 4,616
George Church
CHEMIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 4,617
GG Allin
MUSICIAN
1956 - 1993
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 4,618
Robert Anderson
WRITER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 4,619
Kenneth Arnold
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1984
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 4,620
William Forsythe
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,621
Susan Kilrain
ASTRONAUT
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,622
Grey DeLisle
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,623
Pamela Bach
ACTOR
1963 - 2025
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 4,624
Frank Beard
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 4,625
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Robert Anderson ranks 364. Before him are Andrea Dworkin (1946), Brian Herbert (1947), Robert Ressler (1937), Edward Gorey (1925), Andre Norton (1912), and Robert Penn Warren (1905). After him are Henry Darger (1892), Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897), E. E. Smith (1890), Amy Lowell (1874), Zora Neale Hurston (1891), and Donna Tartt (1963).
Andrea Dworkin
1946 - 2005
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 358
Brian Herbert
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 359
Robert Ressler
1937 - 2013
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 360
Edward Gorey
1925 - 2000
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 361
Andre Norton
1912 - 2005
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 362
Robert Penn Warren
1905 - 1989
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 363
Robert Anderson
1917 - 2009
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 364
Henry Darger
1892 - 1973
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 365
Herman J. Mankiewicz
1897 - 1953
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 366
E. E. Smith
1890 - 1965
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 367
Amy Lowell
1874 - 1925
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 368
Zora Neale Hurston
1891 - 1960
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 369
Donna Tartt
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 370
