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Joe R. Lansdale

1951 - Today

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Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor. A prose writer in a variety of genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense, he has also written comic books and screenplays. Several of his novels have been adapted for film and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe R. Lansdale has received more than 605,585 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe R. Lansdale is the 4,850th most popular writer, the 6,685th most popular biography from United States and the 539th most popular American Writer.

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  • 610k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joe R. Lansdale ranks 4,850 out of 7,302. Before him are José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Myrtis of Anthedon, Corín Tellado, Gulnazar Keldi, Jim Harrison, and Jan Kjærstad. After him are Vitaliano Brancati, Jenő Rejtő, Marie Hankel, Bedros Tourian, Philippe Claudel, and Pashko Vasa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Joe R. Lansdale ranks 337. Before him are Heinrich Schiff, Anatoly Alyabyev, Giovanni Battaglin, V. S. Ramachandran, Björn Andersson, and Zakir Hussain. After him are Leonid Tibilov, Patti D'Arbanville, Mario Boljat, Peter Withe, Mario Delpini, and Edie McClurg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe R. Lansdale ranks 6,685 out of 20,380. Before him are Jim Harrison (1937), Wendie Malick (1950), Emmett Toppino (1909), Bill Joy (1954), Melissa Rauch (1980), and Roy Eldridge (1911). After him are Mumia Abu-Jamal (1954), Theresa Russell (1957), James Worthy (1961), Leigh Harline (1907), Nicole Aniston (1987), and James L. Peters (1889).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Joe R. Lansdale ranks 539. Before him are David Weber (1952), Harriet Jacobs (1813), Marc Okrand (1948), Zig Ziglar (1926), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), and Jim Harrison (1937). After him are Candy Barr (1935), Tabitha King (1949), George Washington Williams (1849), Robert Charles Wilson (1953), Nathanael West (1903), and Ann Druyan (1949).

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