WRITER

Ken MacLeod

1954 - Today

Ken MacLeod

Kenneth Macrae MacLeod (born 2 August 1954) is a Scottish science fiction writer. His novels The Sky Road and The Night Sessions won the BSFA Award. MacLeod's novels have been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Campbell Memorial awards for best novel on multiple occasions. In 2024 MacLeod was one of the Guests of Honour at the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken MacLeod is the 7,085th most popular writer (down from 6,999th in 2024), the 6,870th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,701st in 2019) and the 733rd most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ken MacLeod ranks 7,085 out of 7,302. Before him are Emma Donoghue, David Grann, Jasodhara Bagchi, Dima Khatib, Joumana Haddad, and Marcel Beyer. After him are Irshad Manji, Joaquin Miller, Bryan Fuller, Grace Ogot, Lena Andersson, and Dea Loher.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Emma Donoghue
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 7,079
David Grann
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 7,080
Jasodhara Bagchi
1937 - 2015
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 7,081
Dima Khatib
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 7,082
Joumana Haddad
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,083
Marcel Beyer
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 7,084
Ken MacLeod
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 7,085
Irshad Manji
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7,086
Joaquin Miller
1837 - 1913
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 7,087
Bryan Fuller
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 7,088
Grace Ogot
1930 - 2015
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 7,089
Lena Andersson
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 7,090
Dea Loher
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 7,091

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ken MacLeod ranks 720. Before him are Phil Bryant, Mudashiru Lawal, Ravi Shankar Prasad, John Ousterhout, Mike Rounds, and Aleksandr Tarkhanov. After him are Ted Jensen, John O'Hurley, Jimmy Case, Mary Fallin, Rick McCallum, and James F. Reilly.

Others Born in 1954

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Phil Bryant
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 714
Mudashiru Lawal
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 1991
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 715
Ravi Shankar Prasad
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 716
John Ousterhout
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 717
Mike Rounds
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 718
Aleksandr Tarkhanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 719
Ken MacLeod
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 720
Ted Jensen
ENGINEER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 721
John O'Hurley
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 722
Jimmy Case
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 723
Mary Fallin
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 724
Rick McCallum
PRODUCER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 725
James F. Reilly
ASTRONAUT
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 726

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken MacLeod ranks 6,872 out of 8,785. Before him are John Healey (1960), Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (1974), Adam Carroll (1982), Charlotte Coleman (1968), Max Brown (1981), and Gemma Whelan (1981). After him are Siobhan Finneran (1966), Jo Cox (1974), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Joe Calzaghe (1972), Lady Helen Taylor (1964), and Aiden McGeady (1986).

Others born in United Kingdom

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John Healey
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 6,866
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
NOBLEMAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 6,867
Adam Carroll
RACING DRIVER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 6,868
Charlotte Coleman
ACTOR
1968 - 2001
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 6,869
Max Brown
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 6,870
Gemma Whelan
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 6,871
Ken MacLeod
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 6,872
Siobhan Finneran
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 6,873
Jo Cox
POLITICIAN
1974 - 2016
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 6,874
Jessica Brown Findlay
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 6,875
Joe Calzaghe
BOXER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 6,876
Lady Helen Taylor
CELEBRITY
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 6,877
Aiden McGeady
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 6,878