1933 - 2017
Jerry Eugene Pournelle (; August 7, 1933 – September 8, 2017) was an American scientist in the area of operations research and human factors research, a science fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s and early 1970s, he worked in the aerospace industry, but eventually focused on his writing career. In an obituary in Gizmodo, he is described as "a tireless ambassador for the future."Pournelle's hard science fiction writing received multiple awards. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Pournelle has received more than 682,844 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Pournelle is the 5,743rd most popular writer (down from 4,986th in 2019), the 10,612th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,553rd in 2019) and the 795th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Jerry Pournelle ranks 5,743 out of 5,755. Before him are Jean Rouaud, Gyrðir Elíasson, Tristan Taormino, Mary Lamb, Cynthia Ozick, and Thomas Lodge. After him are Ama Ata Aidoo, Sam Lake, Michelle Paver, Robert Cormier, George Farquhar, and Andrew Sarris.
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 5,737
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 5,738
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 5,739
1764 - 1847
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 5,740
1928 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 5,741
1558 - 1625
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 5,742
1933 - 2017
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 5,743
1942 - 2023
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 5,744
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 5,745
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 5,746
1925 - 2000
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 5,747
1677 - 1707
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 5,748
1928 - 2012
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 5,749
Among people born in 1933, Jerry Pournelle ranks 451. Before him are Pete Wilson, Maurice Stokes, John Cannon, Tom Courtney, Jeffrey Goldstone, and Renato Pirocchi. After him are Chris Lawrence, Sergio Renán, Leonard Peikoff, David McCullough, Irwin M. Jacobs, and Don Young. Among people deceased in 2017, Jerry Pournelle ranks 507. Before him are Warren Frost, Hans Gerschwiler, Muhal Richard Abrams, Benjamin Whitrow, Gianuario Carta, and Erin Moran. After him are George Steele, Bano Qudsia, Graham Taylor, Viktor Kupreichik, Nicole Bricq, and Aleksandr Salnikov.
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 445
1933 - 1970
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 446
1933 - 1999
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 447
1933 - 2023
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 448
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 449
1933 - 2002
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 450
1933 - 2017
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 451
1933 - 2011
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 452
1933 - 2015
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 453
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 454
1933 - 2022
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 455
1933 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 456
1933 - 2022
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 457
1925 - 2017
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 501
1920 - 2017
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 502
1930 - 2017
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 503
1937 - 2017
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 504
1931 - 2017
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 505
1960 - 2017
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 506
1933 - 2017
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 507
1937 - 2017
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 508
1928 - 2017
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 509
1944 - 2017
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 510
1949 - 2017
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 511
1947 - 2017
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 512
1949 - 2017
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 513
Among people born in United States, Jerry Pournelle ranks 10,612 out of 18,182. Before him are Mike Bryan (1978), Irene Sharaff (1910), Hector Dyer (1910), Virginia Valli (1895), Tom Scholz (1947), and Beth Ditto (1981). After him are Caleb Cushing (1800), Dot Jones (1964), Ted Lange (1948), Jimmy Dean (1928), Rufus King (1755), and Shirley Scott (1934).
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 10,606
1910 - 1993
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 10,607
1910 - 1990
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 10,608
1895 - 1968
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 10,609
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 10,610
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 10,611
1933 - 2017
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 10,612
1800 - 1879
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 10,613
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 10,614
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 10,615
1928 - 2010
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 10,616
1755 - 1827
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 10,617
1934 - 2002
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 10,618
Among writers born in United States, Jerry Pournelle ranks 795. Before him are Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978), Stephen Vincent Benét (1898), Elizabeth Moon (1945), Beverly Cleary (1916), Tristan Taormino (1971), and Cynthia Ozick (1928). After him are Robert Cormier (1925), Andrew Sarris (1928), Thomas Beatie (1974), Christopher Moore (1957), Kiera Cass (1981), and David Gerrold (1944).
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 789
1898 - 1943
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 790
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 791
1916 - 2021
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 792
1971 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 793
1928 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 794
1933 - 2017
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 795
1925 - 2000
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 796
1928 - 2012
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 797
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 798
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 799
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 800
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 801