WRITER

Geoff Ryman

1951 - Today

Photo of Geoff Ryman

Icon of person Geoff Ryman

Geoffrey Charles Ryman (born 1951) is a Canadian writer of science fiction, fantasy, slipstream and historical fiction. Ryman has written and published seven novels, including an early example of a hypertext novel, 253. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Geoff Ryman has received more than 82,098 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Geoff Ryman is the 6,892nd most popular writer (down from 6,227th in 2019), the 901st most popular biography from Canada (down from 832nd in 2019) and the 50th most popular Canadian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 82k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Geoff Ryman ranks 6,892 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacek Dukaj, Vagif Sultanli, Erik Möller, Walter Jon Williams, Susan Faludi, and Alexis Jenni. After him are Shamsul Maidin, Charles Krauthammer, Raja Rao, Benjamin Jowett, Sayed Kashua, and Sandi Toksvig.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Geoff Ryman ranks 706. Before him are Miguel Ángel Gamboa, Tony Rice, Tony Evers, Giuliano Poletti, Lawrence O'Donnell, and Rehman Malik. After him are Lucie Arnaz, Aleksandr Ivanov, Jorge Socías, Esther Dyson, Kathy Hammond, and Melissa Manchester.

Others Born in 1951

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Geoff Ryman ranks 901 out of 1,622. Before him are Victor Webster (1973), Kate Vernon (1961), Robert Maillet (1969), Alaina Huffman (1980), Bill Wennington (1963), and Joseph Albert Sullivan (1901). After him are Gary Lux (1959), Richard Harmon (1991), Paul Kariya (1974), Jessica Paré (1980), Dick Pound (1942), and Lauren Lee Smith (1980).

Others born in Canada

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Geoff Ryman ranks 50. Before him are Ed Greenwood (1959), Mavis Gallant (1922), Timothy Findley (1930), Cory Doctorow (1971), Robert C. Cooper (1968), and Rachel Cusk (1967). After him are Anne Michaels (1958), Stephanie Savage (1969), Eleanor Catton (1985), Anita Sarkeesian (1983), and Emily St. John Mandel (1979).

Canadian born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous