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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 1,300,261 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). John Scalzi is the 5,710th most popular writer (down from 5,162nd in 2019), the 10,365th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,699th in 2019) and the 783rd most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Scalzi ranks 5,710 out of 5,755. Before him are Sándor Csoóri, Penelope Lively, Crane Wilbur, Lorraine Hansberry, Edith Hamilton, and James Truslow Adams. After him are Dorothy Richardson, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Vigdis Hjorth, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Antjie Krog, and Brigitte Kronauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, John Scalzi ranks 388. Before him are Marcus Stephen, Adriana Esteves, Nyamko Sabuni, Kyle Richards, Kim Rhodes, and Hidehiko Yoshida. After him are Philippe Adams, Dimas, Andrei Okounkov, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Joe Carnahan, and Siv Jensen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Scalzi ranks 10,365 out of 18,182. Before him are Willa Holland (1991), Julia Jones (1981), Marcia Neugebauer (1932), Mike Gravel (1930), John Kasich (1952), and Michael Novak (1933). After him are Gloria DeHaven (1925), Michaela Conlin (1978), Sidney Wood (1911), James Hartle (1939), Wallace Langham (1965), and Audrey Landers (1956).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Scalzi ranks 783. Before him are Carol Shields (1935), Tracy Hickman (1955), Michael McClure (1932), Crane Wilbur (1886), Lorraine Hansberry (1930), and James Truslow Adams (1878). After him are Charles Eastman (1858), Nicole Krauss (1974), Charles Olson (1910), Joan D. Vinge (1948), Christina Hoff Sommers (1950), and Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978).

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