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Ed Greenwood

1959 - Today

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Ed Greenwood (born July 21, 1959) is a Canadian fantasy writer and the creator of the Forgotten Realms game world. He began writing articles about the Forgotten Realms for Dragon magazine beginning in 1979, and subsequently sold the rights to the setting to TSR, the creators of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ed Greenwood has received more than 410,170 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Greenwood is the 6,138th most popular writer, the 761st most popular biography from Canada and the 40th most popular Canadian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ed Greenwood ranks 6,138 out of 5,755. Before him are Mercy Otis Warren, Leena Lehtolainen, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Robert C. Cooper, Calixthe Beyala, and Waleed Al-Husseini. After him are Patrick Ness, Allen Tate, Saroo Brierley, William Kamkwamba, Geoff Johns, and Anne Waldman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Ed Greenwood ranks 569. Before him are Mackenzie Phillips, Markus Büchel, Wanda Panfil, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Göran Hägglund, and Chris Hansen. After him are Anna Diamantopoulou, Leonid Yudasin, Michael Glawogger, Eric Wagner, Lutz Heßlich, and Jürgen Ligi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ed Greenwood ranks 761 out of 1,350. Before him are Emma Raducanu (2002), Alex Tagliani (1973), Pierre Bouvier (1979), Robert C. Cooper (1968), Jessica Lucas (1985), and Scott Moir (1987). After him are Jodelle Ferland (1994), Robert Maillet (1969), Mark Carney (1965), Greg Bryk (1972), Gina Holden (1975), and Ryder Hesjedal (1980).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Ed Greenwood ranks 40. Before him are Gregory Colbert (1960), Mavis Gallant (1922), E. Pauline Johnson (1861), Cory Doctorow (1971), Timothy Findley (1930), and Robert C. Cooper (1968). After him are Geoff Ryman (1951), Eleanor Catton (1985), and Anita Sarkeesian (1983).

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