1938 - Today
Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel Ringworld won the Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. With Jerry Pournelle he wrote The Mote in God's Eye (1974) and Lucifer's Hammer (1977). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Niven has received more than 1,002,767 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Larry Niven is the 2,501st most popular writer (down from 2,253rd in 2019), the 3,249th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,835th in 2019) and the 288th most popular American Writer.
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Among writers, Larry Niven ranks 2,501 out of 5,755. Before him are Francisco Ayala, Maciej Stryjkowski, Édouard Glissant, E. Nesbit, Anne McCaffrey, and Vasko Popa. After him are Alessandro Baricco, Juan Ruiz, James Aldridge, Jack Williamson, Edgar Lee Masters, and Heinrich Hoffmann.
1906 - 2009
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 2,495
1547 - 1593
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 2,496
1928 - 2011
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 2,497
1858 - 1924
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 2,498
1926 - 2011
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 2,499
1922 - 1991
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 2,500
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,501
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,502
1283 - 1350
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,503
1918 - 2015
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,504
1908 - 2006
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,505
1868 - 1950
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,506
1809 - 1894
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 2,507
Among people born in 1938, Larry Niven ranks 190. Before him are James W. Christy, Daniel Buren, Perry Anderson, Jim Simons, Yuri Temirkanov, and Carmela Corren. After him are Lawrence Block, Adolf Scherer, Jacqueline Andere, Jesús María Pereda, McCoy Tyner, and Tufuga Efi.
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 184
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 185
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 186
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 187
1938 - 2023
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 188
1938 - 2022
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 189
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 190
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 191
1938 - 2023
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 192
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 193
1938 - 2011
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 194
1938 - 2020
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 195
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 196
Among people born in United States, Larry Niven ranks 3,249 out of 18,182. Before him are Anne McCaffrey (1926), Stone Cold Steve Austin (1964), Gene Amdahl (1922), Peter Cetera (1944), Max Baer (1909), and Michael C. Hall (1971). After him are Kamehameha IV (1834), Wilson Pickett (1941), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), Ric Ocasek (1949), Jack Williamson (1908), and Edgar Lee Masters (1868).
1926 - 2011
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 3,243
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 3,244
1922 - 2015
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 3,245
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 3,246
1909 - 1959
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 3,247
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 3,248
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 3,249
1834 - 1863
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 3,250
1941 - 2006
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 3,251
1902 - 2001
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 3,252
1949 - 2019
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 3,253
1908 - 2006
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 3,254
1868 - 1950
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 3,255
Among writers born in United States, Larry Niven ranks 288. Before him are Jim Thompson (1906), Howard Fast (1914), Richard Wright (1908), John Zerzan (1943), William Peter Blatty (1928), and Anne McCaffrey (1926). After him are Jack Williamson (1908), Edgar Lee Masters (1868), Stephenie Meyer (1973), Eric Roth (1945), Lawrence Block (1938), and Budd Schulberg (1914).
1906 - 1977
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 282
1914 - 2003
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 283
1908 - 1960
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 284
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 285
1928 - 2017
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 286
1926 - 2011
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 287
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 288
1908 - 2006
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 289
1868 - 1950
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 290
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 291
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 292
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 293
1914 - 2009
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 294