WRITER

Fred Saberhagen

1930 - 2007

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Fred Thomas Saberhagen (May 18, 1930 – June 29, 2007) was an American science fiction and fantasy author most famous for his Berserker series of science fiction short stories and novels. Saberhagen also wrote a series of vampire novels in which the famous Dracula is the main protagonist, and a series of post-apocalyptic mytho-magical novels beginning with his popular Empire of the East series and continuing through a long series of Swords and Lost Swords novels. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred Saberhagen has received more than 219,245 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Saberhagen is the 5,415th most popular writer (down from 4,982nd in 2019), the 8,010th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,404th in 2019) and the 618th most popular American Writer.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

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  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Fred Saberhagen ranks 5,415 out of 7,302Before him are Olivia Manning, Mira Alečković, Manuel Curros Enríquez, Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Remco Campert, and Nathan Zach. After him are Paddy Chayefsky, Nancy Kress, Yuri Nagibin, Mary Sidney, Johan Falkberget, and Eduardo Acevedo Díaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Fred Saberhagen ranks 466Before him are Pavel Kolchin, Adam Maida, Adam Darius, Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, Richard Bonynge, and Nathan Zach. After him are Bob Mathias, Anton Donchev, Cabeção, Ty Hardin, John Keel, and Andy White. Among people deceased in 2007, Fred Saberhagen ranks 308Before him are Kirka, Pascal Yoadimnadji, Boots Randolph, Paule Desjardins, Bruce M. Metzger, and Adam Kozłowiecki. After him are Anne McLaren, Krystyna Feldman, The Fabulous Moolah, Tetsuo Okamoto, Anita Roddick, and Giorgio Anglesio.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fred Saberhagen ranks 8,010 out of 20,380Before him are Eric Szmanda (1975), Stan Brakhage (1933), Jeanette Nolan (1911), Neal Schon (1954), Ralph Meeker (1920), and Jenna Ortega (2002). After him are Paddy Chayefsky (1923), James Ransone (1979), Joe Roberts (1871), Nancy Kress (1948), John Shea (1949), and Bob Mathias (1930).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Fred Saberhagen ranks 618Before him are John Gardner (1933), Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908), Roderick Thorp (1936), Ring Lardner (1885), Elizabeth Hawley (1923), and Kristin Hannah (1960). After him are Paddy Chayefsky (1923), Nancy Kress (1948), Bill O'Reilly (1949), Madeline Miller (1978), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), and Christopher Paolini (1983).