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David Eddings

1931 - 2009

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David Carroll Eddings (July 7, 1931 – June 2, 2009) was an American fantasy writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Eddings has received more than 1,021,139 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. David Eddings is the 2,775th most popular writer (down from 2,192nd in 2019), the 3,633rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,757th in 2019) and the 327th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Eddings ranks 2,775 out of 5,755. Before him are Guiraut Riquier, R. A. Salvatore, Aleksander Fredro, Jean-François de La Harpe, Na Hye-sok, and Henry Kuttner. After him are Eumelus of Corinth, Ōtomo no Yakamochi, Georg Herwegh, Ana Blandiana, Imre Madách, and Gasparo Contarini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, David Eddings ranks 199. Before him are Heisuke Hironaka, Camillo Ruini, Dominique Lapierre, Lars Hörmander, Alda Merini, and Rajko Kuzmanović. After him are Allen Klein, Dean Jones, Mickey Mantle, Dritëro Agolli, Sylvano Bussotti, and Roger Piantoni. Among people deceased in 2009, David Eddings ranks 132. Before him are Tayeb Salih, Konstantin Feoktistov, Friaça, Eleanor F. Helin, Alda Merini, and Rosanna Schiaffino. After him are Allen Klein, Ron Silver, Shi Pei Pu, Ken Annakin, Yukio Endo, and Armen Takhtajan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Eddings ranks 3,633 out of 18,182. Before him are Crawford Long (1815), John Mearsheimer (1947), David Blaine (1973), Gil Amelio (1943), John Lloyd Stephens (1805), and Henry Kuttner (1915). After him are Harold E. Varmus (1939), Monica Potter (1971), Anna Gunn (1968), Frank Wigglesworth Clarke (1847), Allen Klein (1931), and Cynthia Rothrock (1957).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Eddings ranks 327. Before him are Joyce Meyer (1943), Jeff Lindsay (1952), Paul Gallico (1897), L. Sprague de Camp (1907), R. A. Salvatore (1959), and Henry Kuttner (1915). After him are Laura Bridgman (1829), Alice B. Toklas (1877), Vonda N. McIntyre (1948), Hubert Selby Jr. (1928), H.D. (1886), and Leon Uris (1924).

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