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Cordwainer Smith

1913 - 1966

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Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (July 11, 1913 – August 6, 1966), better known by his pen-name Cordwainer Smith, was an American author known for his science fiction works. Linebarger was a US Army officer, a noted East Asia scholar, and an expert in psychological warfare. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cordwainer Smith has received more than 360,757 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Cordwainer Smith is the 4,074th most popular writer (down from 3,293rd in 2019), the 5,539th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,349th in 2019) and the 455th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cordwainer Smith ranks 4,074 out of 5,755. Before him are Siamanto, Ricardo Palma, Jien, William Boyd, Attilâ İlhan, and Umihana Čuvidina. After him are Robert Jungk, Michel Carré, Guillaume Musso, Bozorg Alavi, Willibald Alexis, and Gennadius of Massilia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Cordwainer Smith ranks 202. Before him are René Llense, Jacqueline de Romilly, Friedrich Dickel, Sándor Weöres, Jiří Hájek, and Gina Bachauer. After him are Robert Jungk, Kazimierz Sabbat, Igor Bondarevsky, Philip Guston, Severino Varela, and Herbert Runge. Among people deceased in 1966, Cordwainer Smith ranks 132. Before him are Robert Charpentier, Mississippi John Hurt, Eva Justin, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Brian O'Nolan, and Anna Langfus. After him are Elizabeth Christ Trump, Alfred Berger, Reino Ragnar Lehto, Stylianos Gonatas, Yuri Shaporin, and Agostinho Fortes Filho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cordwainer Smith ranks 5,539 out of 18,182. Before him are Asa Gray (1810), Kaley Cuoco (1985), Peter Facinelli (1973), Dylan Baker (1959), Henry Knox (1750), and Harry Stenqvist (1893). After him are Bob Guccione (1930), Jennifer Ehle (1969), Julie Bowen (1970), Tyler Perry (1969), Susanna Hoffs (1959), and Bruce Kulick (1953).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Cordwainer Smith ranks 455. Before him are David Mamet (1947), Russell Kirk (1918), Ivanka Trump (1981), Thomas Friedman (1953), Mary McCarthy (1912), and Marilynne Robinson (1943). After him are Zane Grey (1872), Paul Theroux (1941), Sara Teasdale (1884), Robert Leckie (1920), Lloyd Alexander (1924), and David Crane (1957).

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