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James E. Gunn

1923 - 2020

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James Edwin Gunn (July 12, 1923 – December 23, 2020) was an American science fiction writer, editor, scholar, and anthologist. His work as an editor of anthologies includes the six-volume Road to Science Fiction series. He won the Hugo Award for "Best Related Work" in 1983 and he won or was nominated for several other awards for his non-fiction works in the field of science fiction studies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James E. Gunn has received more than 42,357 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). James E. Gunn is the 4,592nd most popular writer (up from 4,964th in 2019), the 6,547th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,392nd in 2019) and the 525th most popular American Writer.

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  • 42k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, James E. Gunn ranks 4,592 out of 5,755. Before him are Chester Himes, Dante Spinotti, John O'Hara, Alexander Abusch, Nikolai Klyuev, and William of Poitiers. After him are Jaroslav Pelikan, W. S. Gilbert, Pierre Daninos, Dora Gabe, Irena Veisaitė, and Wang Meng.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, James E. Gunn ranks 287. Before him are Emilio Rodríguez, Dina Merrill, Zofia Posmysz, Eugenio Calabi, Hanna Maron, and Mrinal Sen. After him are Juan Acuña, Jaroslav Pelikan, Peter Gay, Mother Angelica, Eduardo Lourenço, and Louise Brough. Among people deceased in 2020, James E. Gunn ranks 394. Before him are Roman Viktyuk, Pim Doesburg, Dino da Costa, Spencer Davis, Hadi Khosroshahi, and Fernando Atzori. After him are Papa Bouba Diop, Irena Veisaitė, Wolfgang Clement, Eduardo Lourenço, Ryo Kawasaki, and Norbert Blüm.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James E. Gunn ranks 6,547 out of 18,182. Before him are John Hammond (1910), Brian Setzer (1959), Dane DeHaan (1986), Sabrina Carpenter (1999), Edward Gibson (1936), and Sam Webb (1945). After him are Buck Adams (1955), Shawn Wayans (1971), Lucretia Garfield (1832), Jaroslav Pelikan (1923), Steve Aoki (1977), and Emma Tillman (1892).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James E. Gunn ranks 525. Before him are Arthur Golden (1956), Timothy Zahn (1951), Richard Powers (1957), David Weber (1952), Chester Himes (1909), and John O'Hara (1905). After him are Jaroslav Pelikan (1923), Eudora Welty (1909), Frank Norris (1870), Judith Krantz (1928), Julie Garwood (1946), and Patrick Rothfuss (1973).

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