WRITER

Bob Shaw

1931 - 1996

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Robert Shaw (31 December 1931 – 11 February 1996) was a science fiction writer and fan from Northern Ireland, noted for his originality and wit. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1979 and 1980. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Shaw has received more than 131,259 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Bob Shaw is the 5,219th most popular writer (down from 4,324th in 2019), the 3,924th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,195th in 2019) and the 440th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Orbitsville
1982
A Wreath of Stars
Fiction in English, English Science fiction
1976
Batman
Motion Pictures, Batman (Comic strip), Comics
1989
Other days, other eyes
1972
Cosmic kaleidoscope
English Science fiction, Science fiction, English
1976

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bob Shaw ranks 5,219 out of 7,302. Before him are Natalya Baranskaya, Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, Serhiy Zhadan, Édouard Chavannes, Göran Tunström, and Muthuswami Dikshitar. After him are William F. Buckley Jr., George Crabbe, Fatos Kongoli, Ralph Giordano, Jacob van Maerlant, and Georgy Ivanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Bob Shaw ranks 429. Before him are Jacques Miller, Maria Gusakova, Sergei Adian, Mark Midler, Carlo Galli, and Eva Bosáková. After him are Hansjörg Felmy, Barry Foster, Andrija Fuderer, E. C. George Sudarshan, Jiří Feureisl, and Marina Popovich. Among people deceased in 1996, Bob Shaw ranks 260. Before him are Henri Lepage, Jack Weston, Ludovico Avio, Gesualdo Bufalino, Raymond Salles, and Osvaldo Velloso de Barros. After him are Li Han-hsiang, Vytautas Žalakevičius, Don McNeill, Sándor Gellér, Joe Seneca, and José dos Santos Lopes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bob Shaw ranks 3,924 out of 8,785. Before him are Jackie Milburn (1924), Adrian Rawlins (1958), Edwin Long (1829), Alma Cogan (1932), Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (2015), and Mary Delany (1700). After him are Arthur Berry (1888), George Crabbe (1754), Reginald Wingate (1861), Arthur Bliss (1891), Michael Carrick (1981), and Nicholas Hooper (1952).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Bob Shaw ranks 440. Before him are Elizabeth Goudge (1900), Nicholas Culpeper (1616), Donald Rayfield (1942), John Farey Sr. (1766), Clara Reeve (1729), and David McKee (1935). After him are George Crabbe (1754), Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Thomas Love Peacock (1785), Edward Carpenter (1844), R. M. Ballantyne (1825), and Joanne Harris (1964).

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