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Lin Carter

1930 - 1988

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Linwood Vrooman Carter (June 9, 1930 – February 7, 1988) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, as well as an editor, poet and critic. He usually wrote as Lin Carter; known pseudonyms include H. P. Lowcraft (for an H. P. Lovecraft parody) and Grail Undwin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lin Carter has received more than 301,938 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lin Carter is the 5,265th most popular writer, the 8,302nd most popular biography from United States and the 658th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lin Carter ranks 5,265 out of 5,755. Before him are Terence MacSwiney, George Woodcock, Charles Mackay, John Marston, Delphine de Vigan, and C. L. R. James. After him are Kevin Kelly, Kjartan Fløgstad, John of Worcester, Heinrich Christian Boie, Damon Runyon, and Miguel Mihura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Lin Carter ranks 449. Before him are Beryl Penrose, Pavel Kolchin, Marisol Escobar, Andrew Sachs, Peter Hall, and Derek Bailey. After him are Vladimir Kesarev, Anton Donchev, Mate Trojanović, Célestin Oliver, Michele Giordano, and David Amram. Among people deceased in 1988, Lin Carter ranks 197. Before him are Bernard Leene, John M. Allegro, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Mike Beuttler, Jackie Milburn, and André Saeys. After him are Ralph Meeker, Bibi Torriani, Sten Suvio, Duane Jones, Lois Wilson, and Ove Arup.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lin Carter ranks 8,302 out of 18,182. Before him are James Meredith (1933), Lorna Luft (1952), Jerry Lawler (1949), James MacArthur (1937), Alison Sudol (1984), and Edward Binns (1916). After him are Edward Van Sloan (1882), Amy Yasbeck (1962), Kevin Kelly (1952), Constance Talmadge (1898), Herbert Stothart (1885), and Arnie Robinson (1948).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lin Carter ranks 658. Before him are Barbara Ehrenreich (1941), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), Rebecca Solnit (1961), Rick Warren (1954), and Joe Hill (1972). After him are Kevin Kelly (1952), Damon Runyon (1880), Iris Chang (1968), David Benioff (1970), Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884), and Edmund White (1940).

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