Writer
Larry Niven
American science fiction writer
1938 - today
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Larry Niven
His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Larry Niven is the 3,111th most popular writer (down from 2,780th in 2024), the 4,507th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,538th in 2019) and the 353rd most popular American Writer.
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Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Larry Niven ranks 3,111 out of 7,302. Before him are Jack Higgins, Günter Wallraff, Gysbert Japiks, Gregory Benford, Jurij Koch, and Andrei Amalrik. After him are Gunnar Staalesen, Herbert Read, Frederick Denison Maurice, Ludovico di Varthema, Jim Rohn, and Faltonia Betitia Proba.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Jack Higgins
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 3,105
Günter Wallraff
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 3,106
Gysbert Japiks
1603 - 1666
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 3,107
Gregory Benford
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 3,108
Jurij Koch
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 3,109
Andrei Amalrik
1938 - 1980
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 3,110
Larry Niven
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 3,111
Gunnar Staalesen
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 3,112
Herbert Read
1893 - 1968
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 3,113
Frederick Denison Maurice
1805 - 1872
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 3,114
Ludovico di Varthema
1470 - 1517
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 3,115
Jim Rohn
1930 - 2009
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 3,116
Faltonia Betitia Proba
322 - 370
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 3,117
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Larry Niven ranks 248. Before him are Liya Akhedzhakova, Venedikt Yerofeyev, Margarita Salas, Gianluigi Saccaro, Fred Anton Maier, and Andrei Amalrik. After him are Angela Luce, Myechyslaw Hryb, Corine Rottschäfer, Theodor Kallifatides, Girish Karnad, and Nieves Navarro.
Others Born in 1938
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Liya Akhedzhakova
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 242
Venedikt Yerofeyev
WRITER
1938 - 1990
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 243
Margarita Salas
BIOLOGIST
1938 - 2019
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 244
Gianluigi Saccaro
FENCER
1938 - 2021
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 245
Fred Anton Maier
SKATER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 246
Andrei Amalrik
WRITER
1938 - 1980
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 247
Larry Niven
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 248
Angela Luce
ACTOR
1938 - 2026
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 249
Myechyslaw Hryb
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 250
Corine Rottschäfer
MODEL
1938 - 2020
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 251
Theodor Kallifatides
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 252
Girish Karnad
ACTOR
1938 - 2019
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 253
Nieves Navarro
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 254
In United States
Among people born in United States, Larry Niven ranks 4,507 out of NaN. Before him are John Lloyd Stephens (1805), Gregory Benford (1941), David Butler (1894), Abel Ferrara (1951), Tonya Harding (1970), and Stan Winston (1946). After him are Terry Funk (1944), Gore Verbinski (1964), Evelyn Berezin (1925), Nikos Galis (1957), Dorothy McGuire (1916), and Jim Rohn (1930).
Others born in United States
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John Lloyd Stephens
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1805 - 1852
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,501
Gregory Benford
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,502
David Butler
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,503
Abel Ferrara
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,504
Tonya Harding
SKATER
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,505
Stan Winston
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2008
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,506
Larry Niven
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,507
Terry Funk
WRESTLER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,508
Gore Verbinski
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,509
Evelyn Berezin
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,510
Nikos Galis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,511
Dorothy McGuire
ACTOR
1916 - 2001
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,512
Jim Rohn
WRITER
1930 - 2009
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 4,513
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Larry Niven ranks 353. Before him are Elmore Leonard (1925), Howard Fast (1914), John Edward Williams (1922), Richard Bandler (1950), E. L. Doctorow (1931), and Gregory Benford (1941). After him are Jim Rohn (1930), Jonathan Franzen (1959), Leon Uris (1924), Morgan Robertson (1861), Andrea Dworkin (1946), and Brian Herbert (1947).
Elmore Leonard
1925 - 2013
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 347
Howard Fast
1914 - 2003
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 348
John Edward Williams
1922 - 1994
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 349
Richard Bandler
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 350
E. L. Doctorow
1931 - 2015
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 351
Gregory Benford
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 352
Larry Niven
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 353
Jim Rohn
1930 - 2009
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 354
Jonathan Franzen
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 355
Leon Uris
1924 - 2003
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 356
Morgan Robertson
1861 - 1915
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 357
Andrea Dworkin
1946 - 2005
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 358
Brian Herbert
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 359
