WRITER

Donald A. Wollheim

1914 - 1990

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Donald Allen Wollheim (October 1, 1914 – November 2, 1990) was an American science fiction editor, publisher, writer, and fan. As an author, he published under his own name as well as under pseudonyms, including David Grinnell, Martin Pearson, and Darrell G. Raynor. A founding member of the Futurians, he was a leading influence on science fiction development and fandom in the 20th-century United States. Ursula K. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald A. Wollheim has received more than 178,695 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald A. Wollheim is the 6,250th most popular writer, the 10,999th most popular biography from United States and the 807th most popular American Writer.

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  • 180k

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  • 50.08

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Donald A. Wollheim ranks 6,250 out of 7,302Before him are Helen Bannerman, Alfred Domett, Thomas Heywood, Swami Rama, Andrew Vachss, and Ferenc Juhász. After him are Mikael Niemi, Cheryl Strayed, Charles Eastman, Buddhadeb Dasgupta, Akif Pirinçci, and R. C. Sherriff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Donald A. Wollheim ranks 385Before him are Hans Theilig, Edward Andrews, Zdeněk Škrland, Robert Herman, Jack Medica, and Lillian Randolph. After him are Hendrik Isemborghs, Julie Bishop, Sam Hanks, Jale İnan, Hillary Brooke, and Forrest Towns. Among people deceased in 1990, Donald A. Wollheim ranks 295Before him are V. Shantaram, Leongino Unzaim, June Christy, Ed Czerkiewicz, Ralph Bagnold, and Luis Lucchetti. After him are Charles Farrell, Alan Hale Jr., Nobuo Arai, Andrew Wood, Madge Bellamy, and Adam Papée.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald A. Wollheim ranks 10,999 out of 20,380Before him are Lillian Randolph (1914), Elizabeth Catlett (1915), Adrianne Palicki (1983), Allyson Felix (1985), Lee Garlington (1953), and Steven Lisberger (1951). After him are Josh Gad (1981), Constance Binney (1896), Gabriel Luna (1982), Keiko Agena (1973), Virginia Weidler (1927), and Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Donald A. Wollheim ranks 807Before him are N. Scott Momaday (1934), Cecily von Ziegesar (1970), Wallace Stegner (1909), Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872), Tristan Taormino (1971), and Andrew Vachss (1942). After him are Cheryl Strayed (1968), Charles Eastman (1858), Studs Terkel (1912), Michael Chabon (1963), Philip G. Epstein (1909), and Lauren Weisberger (1977).