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Lloyd Alexander

1924 - 2007

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Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King, was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. He won U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lloyd Alexander has received more than 583,528 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Lloyd Alexander is the 4,135th most popular writer (down from 3,878th in 2019), the 5,613th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,256th in 2019) and the 460th most popular American Writer.

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  • 580k

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  • 48.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lloyd Alexander ranks 4,135 out of 5,755. Before him are Yu Dafu, Cesare Balbo, Koji Suzuki, Hranush Arshagyan, Jan Blahoslav, and Donald Adamson. After him are Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Rizaeddin bin Fakhreddin, David Crane, Sofi Oksanen, Lily Braun, and Janwillem van de Wetering.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Lloyd Alexander ranks 267. Before him are Phyllis Schlafly, Fernando Romeo Lucas García, Jimmy Gardner, Robert Bolt, Jane Greer, and Heinz Müller. After him are Sonny Stitt, Ferdinando Terruzzi, Ricardo Infante, Rod Serling, Oldřich Lipský, and Bobo Brazil. Among people deceased in 2007, Lloyd Alexander ranks 214. Before him are Anne McLaren, Kenji Miyamoto, Francisco Umbral, Hallgeir Brenden, Huang Ju, and Teoctist Arăpașu. After him are Carlo Clerici, Néstor Rossi, Zara Dolukhanova, Bruno Ruffo, Antonio Puerta, and Frankie Laine.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lloyd Alexander ranks 5,613 out of 18,182. Before him are Edward Livingston (1764), Marcus Hurley (1883), Jude Ciccolella (1947), Hendrik Wade Bode (1905), Priscilla Lane (1915), and Merle Haggard (1937). After him are Annabella Sciorra (1960), Neil Flynn (1960), William Lombardy (1937), Butterfly McQueen (1911), David Crane (1957), and Chi McBride (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lloyd Alexander ranks 460. Before him are Marilynne Robinson (1943), Cordwainer Smith (1913), Zane Grey (1872), Paul Theroux (1941), Sara Teasdale (1884), and Robert Leckie (1920). After him are David Crane (1957), Norman Spinrad (1940), Nicholas Pileggi (1933), John Piper (1946), Hart Crane (1899), and Walter J. Ong (1912).

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