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Charles Stross

1964 - Today

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Charles David George "Charlie" Stross (born 18 October 1964) is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Between 1994 and 2004, he was also an active writer for the magazine Computer Shopper and was responsible for its monthly Linux column. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Stross has received more than 884,118 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Stross is the 6,520th most popular writer (down from 6,071st in 2019), the 5,798th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,680th in 2019) and the 662nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 880k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Stross ranks 6,520 out of 7,302. Before him are Kiera Cass, Sarah Winnemucca, Sidney Lee, Ralf Rothmann, Deborah Ellis, and Máirtín Ó Cadhain. After him are Martin Österdahl, John Gribbin, Laurell K. Hamilton, Ellen Kushner, Andrew Kevin Walker, and Elizabeth Inchbald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Charles Stross ranks 559. Before him are Paolo Virzì, Clara Rojas, Volodymyr Struk, Masaya Onosaka, Nikolay Iliev, and Ute Geweniger. After him are Raimo Helminen, Masha Rasputina, Gao Zhisheng, John Pyper-Ferguson, Andrew Kevin Walker, and Virgil Hill.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Stross ranks 5,798 out of 8,785. Before him are Wally Kinnear (1880), Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772), Sidney Lee (1859), Mary Rand (1940), Bill Slater (1927), and Maxi Priest (1961). After him are Levi Colwill (2003), John Gribbin (1946), Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915), Willie Watson (1920), Selwyn Lloyd (1904), and David O'Hara (1965).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Charles Stross ranks 662. Before him are Felicia Hemans (1793), John Arden (1930), Jasper Fforde (1961), George MacDonald Fraser (1925), John Lydgate (1370), and Sidney Lee (1859). After him are John Gribbin (1946), Elizabeth Inchbald (1753), Richard Lovelace (1617), Jeff Noon (1957), Dorothy E. Smith (1926), and Eric Linklater (1899).

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