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H. Beam Piper

1904 - 1964

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Henry Beam Piper (March 23, 1904 – c. November 6, 1964) was an American science fiction writer. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive Terro-Human Future History series of stories and a shorter series of "Paratime" alternate history tales. He wrote under the name H. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of H. Beam Piper has received more than 224,704 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. H. Beam Piper is the 6,755th most popular writer, the 13,799th most popular biography from United States and the 1,007th most popular American Writer.

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  • 15

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  • 2.11

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  • 3.14

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, H. Beam Piper ranks 6,755 out of 7,302. Before him are Maja Haderlap, Miles Franklin, Susan Abulhawa, Maggie O'Farrell, Alexandre Jardin, and Sally Rooney. After him are Kamel Daoud, James K. Morrow, George Etherege, Horton Foote, Allen Tate, and Marge Piercy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, H. Beam Piper ranks 361. Before him are Jennison Heaton, Gwen Lee, Alfred Lindley, Dorothy Fields, K. L. Saigal, and Johnny Mack Brown. After him are James T. Farrell, Hilda James, Jerry Colonna, and Fernando Lopez. Among people deceased in 1964, H. Beam Piper ranks 217. Before him are Paul Cavanagh, William Bendix, Montgomery Wilson, Art Ross, Timmy Mayer, and Mehboob Khan. After him are Eddie Sachs, and Taffy Abel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, H. Beam Piper ranks 13,799 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry B. Gray (1935), Jerome Cowan (1897), Justina Machado (1972), Emma Myers (2002), William P. Clark Jr. (1931), and Drew Goddard (1975). After him are John LeCompt (1973), Reed Diamond (1967), Phil Mickelson (1970), Gretchen Whitmer (1971), Barbara Jo Allen (1906), and David Herman (1967).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, H. Beam Piper ranks 1,007. Before him are Virginia Hamilton (1936), Lorrie Moore (1957), John Crowe Ransom (1888), Jay McInerney (1955), Zoe Akins (1886), and Dave Eggers (1970). After him are James K. Morrow (1947), Horton Foote (1916), Allen Tate (1899), Marge Piercy (1936), Howard Gordon (1961), and Sharon Olds (1942).

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