WRITER
Dan Simmons
1948 - Today
Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works which span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. Simmons' genre-intermingling Song of Kali (1985) won the World Fantasy Award. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dan Simmons has received more than 804,031 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 1,275th most popular writer.
Memorability Metrics
800k
Page Views (PV)
57.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
6.05
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Page views of Dan Simmons by language
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Dan Simmons ranks 1,274 out of 4,883. Before him are Allan Pinkerton, Karl-Maria Kertbeny, Georges Rodenbach, B. K. S. Iyengar, Sulpicius Severus, and Tess Gerritsen. After him are Per Olov Enquist, Wen Tianxiang, Avienus, Henri Murger, Thomas Moore, and Marshall Rosenberg.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Allan Pinkerton
1819 - 1884
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,268
Karl-Maria Kertbeny
1824 - 1882
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,269
Georges Rodenbach
1855 - 1898
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,270
B. K. S. Iyengar
1918 - 2014
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,271
Sulpicius Severus
360 - 420
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,272
Tess Gerritsen
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,273
Dan Simmons
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,274
Per Olov Enquist
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1,275
Wen Tianxiang
1236 - 1283
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,276
Avienus
305 - 375
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,277
Henri Murger
1822 - 1861
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 1,278
Thomas Moore
1779 - 1852
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,279
Marshall Rosenberg
1934 - 2015
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,280
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Dan Simmons ranks 65. Before him are Brian Eno, John R. Bolton, Chris de Burgh, Pim Fortuyn, Charles Simonyi, and Dominique Sanda. After him are William Daniel Phillips, Claude Jade, Nicolae Timofti, Alia Al-Hussein, René Arnoux, and Amadou Toumani Touré.
Others Born in 1948
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Brian Eno
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 59
John R. Bolton
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 60
Chris de Burgh
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 61
Pim Fortuyn
1948 - 2002
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 62
Charles Simonyi
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 63
Dominique Sanda
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 64
Dan Simmons
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 65
William Daniel Phillips
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 66
Claude Jade
1948 - 2006
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 67
Nicolae Timofti
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 68
Alia Al-Hussein
1948 - 1977
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 69
René Arnoux
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 70
Amadou Toumani Touré
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 71
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dan Simmons ranks 1,445 out of 12,171. Before him are Sam Cooke (1931), Frank Lucas (1930), Frederick Douglass (1818), Robert H. Grubbs (1942), David McClelland (1917), and Tess Gerritsen (1953). After him are Rodney King (1965), Jonathan Edwards (1703), Paul L. Modrich (1946), William Lipscomb (1919), Sol LeWitt (1928), and Marshall Rosenberg (1934).
Others born in United States
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Sam Cooke
1931 - 1964
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,439
Frank Lucas
1930 - 2019
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,440
Frederick Douglass
1818 - 1895
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1,441
Robert H. Grubbs
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 1,442
David McClelland
1917 - 1998
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 1,443
Tess Gerritsen
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,444
Dan Simmons
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 1,445
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 1,446
Jonathan Edwards
1703 - 1758
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,447
Paul L. Modrich
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,448
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,449
Sol LeWitt
1928 - 2007
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,450
Marshall Rosenberg
1934 - 2015
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 1,451
