WRITER

Harlan Ellison

1934 - 2018

Photo of Harlan Ellison

Icon of person Harlan Ellison

Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published works include more than 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, comic book scripts, teleplays, essays, and a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media. Some of his best-known works include the 1967 Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever", considered by some to be the single greatest episode of the Star Trek franchise (he subsequently wrote a book about the experience that includes his original teleplay), his A Boy and His Dog cycle (which was made into a film), and his short stories "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" and "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harlan Ellison has received more than 3,566,272 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Harlan Ellison is the 2,683rd most popular writer (down from 2,545th in 2019), the 3,392nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,311th in 2019) and the 294th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Harlan Ellison ranks 2,683 out of 7,302. Before him are Edith Pargeter, Bhavabhuti, Herbert Read, Krishna Sobti, Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Petar Hektorović. After him are Labīd, Jacques Collin de Plancy, Alex Haley, Jean-François de La Harpe, David Lagercrantz, and Giuseppe Giacosa.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Harlan Ellison ranks 175. Before him are Bill Cobbs, Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Bernard Chiarelli, Frankie Valli, Boris Volynov, and Anna Maria Ferrero. After him are Marc Rich, Pierre Barouh, Lau Kar-leung, Eddie Fenech Adami, Gino Paoli, and Del Shannon. Among people deceased in 2018, Harlan Ellison ranks 155. Before him are June Whitfield, José Antonio Abreu, Neil Simon, Lindsay Kemp, William Goldman, and Anna Maria Ferrero. After him are Dobri Dobrev, Vladimir Voinovich, Walter Laqueur, Sinan Sakić, David Ogden Stiers, and Ara Güler.

Others Born in 1934

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2018

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Harlan Ellison ranks 3,392 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris Tucker (1971), Ma Rainey (1886), George Pullman (1831), Tom Hulce (1953), Philip Kaufman (1936), and Edwin Catmull (1945). After him are Alex Haley (1921), Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (1964), Marlee Matlin (1965), Paul Castellano (1915), Seth Rollins (1986), and Mick Mars (1951).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Harlan Ellison ranks 294. Before him are Orson Scott Card (1951), Eric Carle (1929), Richard Bandler (1950), John Cheever (1912), William Goldman (1931), and Michael Cunningham (1952). After him are Alex Haley (1921), Horace McCoy (1897), Robert M. Pirsig (1928), Henry Darger (1892), Eric Roth (1945), and Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (1822).

American born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous