WRITER
C. J. Cherryh
1942 - Today
C. J. Cherryh
Carolyn Janice Cherry (born September 1, 1942), better known by the pen name C. J. Cherryh, is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has written more than 80 books since the mid-1970s, including the Hugo Award–winning novels Downbelow Station (1981) and Cyteen (1988), both set in her Alliance–Union universe, and her Foreigner series. She is known for worldbuilding, depicting fictional realms with great realism supported by vast research in history, language, psychology, and archeology. Cherryh (pronounced "Cherry") appended a silent "h" to her real name because her first editor, Donald A. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of C. J. Cherryh has received more than 495,440 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. C. J. Cherryh is the 4,517th most popular writer (down from 3,764th in 2019), the 6,070th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,041st in 2019) and the 484th most popular American Writer.
Memorability Metrics
500k
Page Views (PV)
48.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
3.23
Effective Languages (L*)
4.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, C. J. Cherryh ranks 4,517 out of 7,302. Before her are Oskar Pastior, Terenci Moix, Piero Angela, Janko Kráľ, Claude Mauriac, and Murad Wilfried Hofmann. After her are Alfredo Panzini, Martin Suter, Dmitry Gulia, Amy Lowell, Paul Du Chaillu, and E. E. Smith.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOskar Pastior
1927 - 2006
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 4,511
Terenci Moix
1942 - 2003
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 4,512
Piero Angela
1928 - 2022
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 4,513
Janko Kráľ
1822 - 1876
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 4,514
Claude Mauriac
1914 - 1996
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 4,515
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
1931 - 2020
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 4,516
C. J. Cherryh
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 4,517
Alfredo Panzini
1863 - 1939
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 4,518
Martin Suter
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 4,519
Dmitry Gulia
1874 - 1960
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 4,520
Amy Lowell
1874 - 1925
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 4,521
Paul Du Chaillu
1835 - 1903
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 4,522
E. E. Smith
1890 - 1965
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 4,523
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, C. J. Cherryh ranks 421. Before her are Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Lupe Ontiveros, Tomasz Stańko, Roger McGuinn, Terenci Moix, and Sergey Shakurov. After her are Richard O'Brien, Chris Hani, Rildo da Costa Menezes, Roshan Seth, Gustavo Peña, and Yevhen Stankovych.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsBarnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 415
Lupe Ontiveros
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 416
Tomasz Stańko
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2018
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 417
Roger McGuinn
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 418
Terenci Moix
WRITER
1942 - 2003
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 419
Sergey Shakurov
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 420
C. J. Cherryh
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 421
Richard O'Brien
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 422
Chris Hani
POLITICIAN
1942 - 1993
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 423
Rildo da Costa Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 424
Roshan Seth
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 425
Gustavo Peña
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 426
Yevhen Stankovych
COMPOSER
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 427
In United States
Among people born in United States, C. J. Cherryh ranks 6,070 out of 20,380. Before her are Judge Reinhold (1957), Allen Garfield (1939), Tom Verlaine (1949), Mike Lee (1971), S. Robson Walton (1944), and Wilson Greatbatch (1919). After her are Mickey Kuhn (1932), Pruitt Taylor Vince (1960), Loretta Swit (1937), Lee Aaker (1943), Tommy Gunn (1967), and Amy Lowell (1874).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJudge Reinhold
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 6,064
Allen Garfield
ACTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 6,065
Tom Verlaine
SINGER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 6,066
Mike Lee
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 6,067
S. Robson Walton
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 6,068
Wilson Greatbatch
INVENTOR
1919 - 2011
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 6,069
C. J. Cherryh
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 6,070
Mickey Kuhn
ACTOR
1932 - 2022
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 6,071
Pruitt Taylor Vince
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,072
Loretta Swit
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,073
Lee Aaker
ACTOR
1943 - 2021
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,074
Tommy Gunn
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,075
Amy Lowell
WRITER
1874 - 1925
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 6,076
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, C. J. Cherryh ranks 484. Before her are Brian Herbert (1947), Helen Thomas (1920), Julia Quinn (1970), Tracy Chevalier (1962), Reginald Rose (1920), and Delia Owens (1949). After her are Amy Lowell (1874), E. E. Smith (1890), Timothy Zahn (1951), Norman Spinrad (1940), Russell Kirk (1918), and Sandra Brown (1948).
Brian Herbert
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 478
Helen Thomas
1920 - 2013
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 479
Julia Quinn
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 480
Tracy Chevalier
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 481
Reginald Rose
1920 - 2002
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 482
Delia Owens
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 483
C. J. Cherryh
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 484
Amy Lowell
1874 - 1925
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 485
E. E. Smith
1890 - 1965
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 486
Timothy Zahn
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 487
Norman Spinrad
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 488
Russell Kirk
1918 - 1994
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 489
Sandra Brown
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 490