1934 - 2018
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. Robert Bloch, the author of Psycho, described Ellison as "the only living organism I know whose natural habitat is hot water."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" (he subsequently wrote a book about the experience that includes his original screenplay), his A Boy and His Dog cycle, 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 2,362,806 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Harlan Ellison is the 2,138th most popular writer (up from 2,272nd in 2019), the 2,673rd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,684th in 2019) and the 260th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Harlan Ellison ranks 2,138 out of 5,794. Before him are Irvine Welsh, Zbigniew Herbert, Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Leopoldo Alas, Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, and Nguyễn Du. After him are Anne McCaffrey, Álvaro Mutis, Bernard Palissy, Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Ahmad ibn Arabshah, and André Frossard.
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 2,132
1924 - 1998
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 2,133
1906 - 1954
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 2,134
1852 - 1901
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 2,135
1877 - 1974
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 2,136
1765 - 1820
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 2,137
1934 - 2018
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 2,138
1926 - 2011
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 2,139
1923 - 2013
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,140
1510 - 1589
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,141
1876 - 1945
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,142
1389 - 1450
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,143
1915 - 1995
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,144
Among people born in 1934, Harlan Ellison ranks 135. Before him are Kate Millett, Eileen Atkins, Jacques Loussier, Lucien Muller, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, and Garry Marshall. After him are Vladimir Posner, Pierre Clastres, Tony Hoare, Dionigi Tettamanzi, Jean Chrétien, and Tatiana Samoilova. Among people deceased in 2018, Harlan Ellison ranks 119. Before him are Richard Pipes, Joseph Joffo, Lisbeth Palme, Eunice Gayson, Oliver Dragojević, and Maria Bueno. After him are Oleg Tabakov, Margot Kidder, Azeglio Vicini, Ola Ullsten, Raymond Chow, and Sergio Marchionne.
1934 - 2017
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 129
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 130
1934 - 2019
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 131
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 132
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 133
1934 - 2016
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 134
1934 - 2018
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 135
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 136
1934 - 1977
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 137
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 138
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 139
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 140
1934 - 2014
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 141
1923 - 2018
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 113
1931 - 2018
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 114
1931 - 2018
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 115
1928 - 2018
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 116
1947 - 2018
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 117
1939 - 2018
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 118
1934 - 2018
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 119
1935 - 2018
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 120
1948 - 2018
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 121
1933 - 2018
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 122
1931 - 2018
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 123
1927 - 2018
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 124
1952 - 2018
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 125
Among people born in United States, Harlan Ellison ranks 2,673 out of 15,968. Before him are Paul Bremer (1941), Jane Lynch (1960), Lindsay Wagner (1949), Edwin Sutherland (1883), Katie Holmes (1978), and Matthew Fox (1966). After him are Anne McCaffrey (1926), Scatman Crothers (1910), Arthur Kennedy (1914), Jill St. John (1940), Fess Parker (1924), and Jeffrey Hunter (1926).
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 2,667
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 2,668
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 2,669
1883 - 1950
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 2,670
1978 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 2,671
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 2,672
1934 - 2018
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 2,673
1926 - 2011
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 2,674
1910 - 1986
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,675
1914 - 1990
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,676
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,677
1924 - 2010
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,678
1926 - 1969
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 2,679
Among writers born in United States, Harlan Ellison ranks 260. Before him are Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Winston Groom (1943), Erle Stanley Gardner (1889), Robert Jordan (1948), and Ida Tarbell (1857). After him are Anne McCaffrey (1926), William Peter Blatty (1928), August Derleth (1909), Alfred Bester (1913), John Barth (1930), and David Eddings (1931).
1809 - 1894
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 254
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 255
1943 - 2020
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 256
1889 - 1970
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 257
1948 - 2007
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 258
1857 - 1944
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 259
1934 - 2018
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 260
1926 - 2011
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 261
1928 - 2017
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 262
1909 - 1971
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 263
1913 - 1987
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 264
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 265
1931 - 2009
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 266