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 5,224th most popular writer (down from 5,108th in 2024), the 8,049th 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 5,224 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: 5,218
Nicolaas Beets
1814 - 1903
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,219
Tabitha King
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,220
Regīna Ezera
1930 - 2002
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,221
Helene Hanff
1916 - 1997
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,222
Emil František Burian
1904 - 1959
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,223
Alan Dean Foster
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,224
Gcina Mhlophe
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5,225
Bernard Clavel
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5,226
Bart D. Ehrman
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5,227
Robert of Torigni
1100 - 1186
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5,228
Gillian Rubinstein
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5,229
María Martínez Sierra
1874 - 1974
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 5,230
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Alan Dean Foster ranks 579. Before him are Gilda Radner, Jimmy Buffett, Rudy Rucker, Robert Jarvik, Hrvoje Horvat, Ramazan Abdulatipov, and Hadi Dahane. After him are Michael Aris, Jasna Diklić, Eduard Krieger, Blair Brown, and Roy Wood.
Others Born in 1946
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Gilda Radner
ACTOR
1946 - 1989
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 572
Jimmy Buffett
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 573
Rudy Rucker
MATHEMATICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 574
Robert Jarvik
CHEMIST
1946 - 2025
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 575
Hrvoje Horvat
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 576
Ramazan Abdulatipov
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 577
Hadi Dahane
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 578
Alan Dean Foster
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 579
Michael Aris
HISTORIAN
1946 - 1999
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 580
Jasna Diklić
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 581
Eduard Krieger
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 582
Blair Brown
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 583
Roy Wood
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 584
In United States
Among people born in United States, Alan Dean Foster ranks 8,049 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: 8,043
Lexington Steele
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,044
Derek Sherinian
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,045
Mike Rogers
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,046
Xzibit
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,047
Rory Calhoun
ACTOR
1922 - 1999
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,048
Alan Dean Foster
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 8,049
James Coco
ACTOR
1930 - 1987
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,050
Rashida Jones
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,051
Zalman King
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 2012
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,052
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
CHEMIST
1925 - 1983
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,053
Joe Crowley
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,054
Mary Martin
ACTOR
1913 - 1990
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 8,055
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
