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Harry Turtledove

1949 - Today

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Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He is a student of history and completed his PhD in Byzantine history. His dissertation was on the period 565–582. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harry Turtledove has received more than 1,412,836 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Harry Turtledove is the 6,004th most popular writer (down from 5,579th in 2019), the 9,780th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,677th in 2019) and the 737th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Harry Turtledove ranks 6,004 out of 7,302. Before him are Lucy Hawking, Kristina Lugn, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Joel Lehtonen, Carol J. Adams, and Jonathan Safran Foer. After him are Arthur Laurents, Paulina Chiziane, Larry Kramer, Robert Coover, David Storey, and Jacob Abbott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Harry Turtledove ranks 594. Before him are Richard Thompson, Ed King, Kęstutis Šapka, Richard Russo, Roger Allers, and Aslaug Dahl. After him are Michael Horse, Artis Gilmore, Scott Turow, Wilhelm Kreuz, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Bruno Forte.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry Turtledove ranks 9,780 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward James Roye (1815), Amanda Bynes (1986), Jaime King (1979), Pamela Bach (1963), Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823), and Drew Gilpin Faust (1947). After him are Katherine MacDonald (1891), Lawrence H. Aller (1913), Victor Schertzinger (1888), Red Mitchell (1927), Chris Fehn (1973), and Leonard Wood (1860).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Harry Turtledove ranks 737. Before him are Sarah Moore Grimké (1792), Gardner Fox (1911), W. S. Merwin (1927), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896), Carol J. Adams (1951), and Jonathan Safran Foer (1977). After him are Arthur Laurents (1917), Larry Kramer (1935), Robert Coover (1932), Jacob Abbott (1803), Rebecca Solnit (1961), and Nella Larsen (1891).

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