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Greg Bear

1951 - 2022

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Gregory Dale Bear (August 20, 1951 – November 19, 2022) was an American science fiction writer. His work covered themes of galactic conflict (Forge of God books), parallel universes (The Way series), consciousness and cultural practices (Queen of Angels), and accelerated evolution (Blood Music, Darwin's Radio, and Darwin's Children). His last work was the 2021 novel The Unfinished Land. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Greg Bear has received more than 594,787 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Greg Bear is the 4,412th most popular writer (down from 4,299th in 2019), the 5,884th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,938th in 2019) and the 476th most popular American Writer.

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  • 49.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Greg Bear ranks 4,412 out of 7,302Before him are Géza Csáth, Philip Reeve, Anna Katharine Green, Gerardo Diego, Abdul Rahman Munif, and Kikkuli. After him are Janwillem van de Wetering, Raghunath Murmu, Mykola Kulish, Sara Lidman, Yuri Vizbor, and Gerbrand Bredero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Greg Bear ranks 295Before him are Bill Bryson, Bob Gale, Domitien Ndayizeye, Carl Lumbly, Edgardo Codesal, and Fyodor Konyukhov. After him are Marie-Anne Chazel, Alicia Giménez Bartlett, Phyllis Smith, Ivano Bordon, Dan Bricklin, and Luis Llosa. Among people deceased in 2022, Greg Bear ranks 312Before him are François Remetter, Nélida Piñon, Herman Daly, Kevin Conroy, Taylor Hawkins, and Lidiya Alfeyeva. After him are Rodri, Wilko Johnson, John Steiner, Rafael Chimishkyan, Michael Sela, and Yoshishige Yoshida.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Greg Bear ranks 5,884 out of 20,380Before him are Michael Stuhlbarg (1968), Anna Katharine Green (1846), The Ultimate Warrior (1959), Leonard Rosenman (1924), Sharon Gless (1943), and Robert Henri (1865). After him are Karl Lashley (1890), Helen Herron Taft (1861), Harry Shearer (1943), Buddy Rogers (1921), James Hansen (1941), and Kathy Najimy (1957).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Greg Bear ranks 476Before him are William Wharton (1925), Arthur Golden (1956), Charles Brockden Brown (1771), Norman Lear (1922), David Baldacci (1960), and Anna Katharine Green (1846). After him are Norman Vincent Peale (1898), Brian Herbert (1947), Helen Thomas (1920), Julia Quinn (1970), Tracy Chevalier (1962), and Reginald Rose (1920).