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John Scalzi

1969 - Today

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John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, where he has written on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several charity drives. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Scalzi has received more than 1,402,390 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. John Scalzi is the 6,356th most popular writer (down from 5,689th in 2019), the 11,593rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,342nd in 2019) and the 850th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Scalzi ranks 6,356 out of 7,302. Before him are John Skelton, Mark Boal, Chris Hedges, Shin Kyung-sook, Damon Runyon, and James Truslow Adams. After him are P. H. Newby, Charles Lock Eastlake, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, Tom Wilson, Edward Everett Hale, and Kaifi Azmi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, John Scalzi ranks 469. Before him are Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Roy Hargrove, Francesco Moriero, Colman Domingo, Stephan Eberharter, and Tony Meola. After him are Amy Pietz, Joe Carnahan, Nezha Bidouane, Nathalie Becquart, Mariusz Błaszczak, and Meredith Monroe.

Others Born in 1969

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Scalzi ranks 11,593 out of 20,380. Before him are Tony Meola (1969), James Truslow Adams (1878), Buddy Jeannette (1917), Loren Shriver (1944), Guinevere Turner (1968), and Christian Pollas (1947). After him are Howie Dorough (1973), Chuck Leavell (1952), Rosa Smith Eigenmann (1858), Peyton Manning (1976), Ezra Taft Benson (1899), and Amy Pietz (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Scalzi ranks 850. Before him are Oscar Hijuelos (1951), Ann Coulter (1961), Mark Boal (1973), Chris Hedges (1956), Damon Runyon (1880), and James Truslow Adams (1878). After him are Tom Wilson (1931), Edward Everett Hale (1822), John P. Marquand (1893), S. E. Hinton (1948), Joel Osteen (1963), and Richard Price (1949).

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