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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 1,328,655 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Harry Turtledove is the 5,599th most popular writer (down from 4,955th in 2019), the 9,699th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,376th in 2019) and the 739th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Harry Turtledove ranks 5,599 out of 5,755Before him are Ransom Riggs, Algis Budrys, Daniel Kehlmann, Ruskin Bond, Izzat Ghazzawi, and Daína Chaviano. After him are Chen Danqing, Mehmed Uzun, Dick King-Smith, Naja Marie Aidt, Michael Parenti, and John Toll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Harry Turtledove ranks 557Before him are Nick Lowe, Ulla Schmidt, Masaaki Shirakawa, Homi K. Bhabha, Ronnie Ray Smith, and Peter Friedman. After him are Anne-Marie Lizin, John Haglelgam, Efua Dorkenoo, José Rodrigues Neto, Jan Egil Storholt, and Ayşe Erzan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry Turtledove ranks 9,699 out of 18,182Before him are Tawny Kitaen (1961), Keith Andes (1920), Kevin Young (1966), George Finnegan (1881), Jenna Dewan (1980), and Alan King (1927). After him are Arthur Fiedler (1894), Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915), Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (1924), John O. Brennan (1955), Danny Ongais (1942), and Taylor Schilling (1984).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Harry Turtledove ranks 739Before him are Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896), Jodi Picoult (1966), Chaz Bono (1969), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), Tom Brokaw (1940), and Ransom Riggs (1979). After him are Michael Parenti (1933), John Toll (1952), Alice Sebold (1963), Alyson Noël (1965), Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), and Booth Tarkington (1869).