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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 213,248 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Lester del Rey is the 4,905th most popular writer (down from 3,907th in 2019), the 7,205th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,316th in 2019) and the 583rd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lester del Rey ranks 4,905 out of 5,755. Before him are Tom Peters, Ted Chiang, Henriette Roland Holst, Edward Rutherfurd, François Weyergans, and Frano Selak. After him are Ring Lardner, Eoin Colfer, Joel Chandler Harris, Francis de Miomandre, Mark Strand, and Ōshikōchi no Mitsune.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Lester del Rey ranks 202. Before him are Luise Krüger, Mario Echandi Jiménez, Alice Faye, Ernest Lehman, Jean Despeaux, and Aníbal Ciocca. After him are Brenda Marshall, Hellmuth Marx, Jan Twardowski, David Diamond, Gary Merrill, and Dario Mangiarotti. Among people deceased in 1993, Lester del Rey ranks 199. Before him are Edith Farkas, Conway Twitty, Rıfat Ilgaz, Sven Thofelt, Akio Kaminaga, and John Hersey. After him are Steve James, Lien Gisolf, Anšlavs Eglītis, Héctor Freschi, Alexis Smith, and Edwin Vásquez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lester del Rey ranks 7,205 out of 18,182. Before him are Zachary Levi (1980), Stanley Norman Cohen (1935), Terry Moore (1929), Tory Lane (1982), Tim Miller (1964), and Michael Tilson Thomas (1944). After him are Francis Parker Yockey (1917), Bill Smitrovich (1947), David Koepp (1963), George Inness (1825), Ring Lardner (1885), and George Stibitz (1904).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lester del Rey ranks 583. Before him are Karin Slaughter (1971), Rita Mae Brown (1944), John Green (1977), Gardner Fox (1911), Tom Peters (1942), and Ted Chiang (1967). After him are Ring Lardner (1885), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Madeleine L'Engle (1918), Pauline Kael (1919), Conrad Aiken (1889), and Daniel Quinn (1935).

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