WRITER

Lester del Rey

1915 - 1993

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Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lester del Rey has received more than 238,702 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Lester del Rey is the 5,204th most popular writer (down from 4,888th in 2019), the 7,483rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,190th in 2019) and the 585th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lester del Rey ranks 5,204 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, Rita Mae Brown, Solomana Kante, Clara Reeve, Christian Matras, and Sam Lake. After him are David McKee, Miklós Jósika, Nikolai Pogodin, Carlos Monsiváis, Louis L'Amour, and Leigh Bardugo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Lester del Rey ranks 216. Before him are Pavel Kadochnikov, Ismat Chughtai, Argemiro, Felix Kaspar, Jóhann Hafstein, and Alice Faye. After him are Alvin M. Weinberg, Barnard Hughes, Ewan MacColl, Lars Ahlin, David Diamond, and Jan Twardowski. Among people deceased in 1993, Lester del Rey ranks 213. Before him are Leslie Charteris, Edwin Vásquez, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Ann Todd, Edith Farkas, and Axel von dem Bussche. After him are Tahar Djaout, Kenny Drew, Tony Barton, Hamo Sahyan, Margarita Nikolaeva, and Lien Gisolf.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lester del Rey ranks 7,483 out of 20,380. Before him are Amber Valletta (1974), Edgar Kennedy (1890), Roger Penske (1937), Scott Cawthon (1971), Alice Faye (1915), and Alan Hovhaness (1911). After him are Robert Moses (1888), Al Harker (1910), Warren Jeffs (1955), Charlie Byrd (1925), Ethel Waters (1896), and Richard Davalos (1930).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lester del Rey ranks 585. Before him are Eve Ensler (1953), Richard Powers (1957), Ernie Pyle (1900), Bart D. Ehrman (1955), Philip Agee (1935), and Rita Mae Brown (1944). After him are Louis L'Amour (1908), Theodora Kroeber (1897), William F. Buckley Jr. (1925), Fran Lebowitz (1950), Leo Buscaglia (1924), and Katherine Neville (1945).

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