WRITER

Ken MacLeod

1954 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken MacLeod has received more than 248,476 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken MacLeod is the 6,996th most popular writer (down from 6,243rd in 2019), the 6,699th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,000th in 2019) and the 732nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

THE STONE CANAL
1997
The Stone Canal
1996
Newton's Wake
Life on other planets, Space flight, Fiction
2004
Learning the World
Fiction, Life on other planets, Interplanetary voyages
2005
The Star Fraction
Computer programs, Life on other planets, Fiction
1995

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ken MacLeod ranks 6,996 out of 7,302. Before him are Dima Khatib, Robert Olen Butler, Geoffrey A. Landis, Felicitas Hoppe, David Frawley, and Lucy Ayoub. After him are Joaquin Miller, Craig Thomas, Nadia Anjuman, Louisa Lawson, Justin Raimondo, and Saša Stanišić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Ken MacLeod ranks 724. Before him are James F. Reilly, Renuka Chowdhury, Kent Benson, Honey Irani, Susan Huggett, and Dafydd Williams. After him are Gale Norton, Ben Barres, Beverley Whitfield, Namadi Sambo, Yoshiaki Shimojo, and Doug Jones.

Others Born in 1954

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken MacLeod ranks 6,699 out of 8,785. Before him are Matt Ryan (1981), Kenny Burns (1953), Kenny Ball (1930), Walter D'Hondt (1936), Oli McBurnie (1996), and Sophie Rundle (1988). After him are Richard Hawley (1967), Veronica Carlson (1944), Aiden McGeady (1986), Aneurin Barnard (1987), Terence O'Neill (1914), and Henry Worsley (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ken MacLeod ranks 732. Before him are Jo Walton (1964), Andrea Levy (1956), Dennis Potter (1935), Anna Burns (1962), Alice Oseman (1994), and Edwin Morgan (1920). After him are Helen Dunmore (1952), Terry Nation (1930), Frances Hardinge (1973), Charlotte Roche (1978), Sophie Dahl (1977), and Mark Ravenhill (1966).

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