WRITER

Murray Leinster

1896 - 1975

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Murray Leinster () was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975), an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of science fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Murray Leinster has received more than 233,510 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Murray Leinster is the 4,028th most popular writer (down from 3,632nd in 2019), the 5,263rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,835th in 2019) and the 431st most popular American Writer.

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  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Murray Leinster ranks 4,028 out of 7,302. Before him are Eno Raud, Syd Field, Boualem Sansal, Elbert Hubbard, Dagmar Lange, and José Cadalso. After him are Anita Brookner, Katherine Paterson, Bernardus Silvestris, Gabrielle Wittkop, Russell Banks, and Rémy Belleau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Murray Leinster ranks 165. Before him are Robert E. Sherwood, Friedrich Waismann, Ulises Saucedo, Joan Lindsay, Sao Shwe Thaik, and Lilia Skala. After him are Edward Arthur Milne, William Gopallawa, Robert Gerhard, Franz Blücher, Peter Cheyney, and Lado Gudiashvili. Among people deceased in 1975, Murray Leinster ranks 147. Before him are Kyusaku Ogino, Mary Ure, Victor Marijnen, Gary Thain, Willy Böckl, and Louis Jordan. After him are George Marshall, Charles Journet, Morgan Taylor, Dave Alexander, Knut Kroon, and Niginho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Murray Leinster ranks 5,263 out of 20,380. Before him are Elbert Hubbard (1856), Jessica Drake (1974), Jean Hagen (1923), Hal Roach (1892), Eric Johnson (1954), and Mae Jemison (1956). After him are Joan Mitchell (1925), Elmo Lincoln (1889), Taraji P. Henson (1970), Kid Ory (1886), Timothy D. Snyder (1969), and Toni Braxton (1967).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Murray Leinster ranks 431. Before him are Ralph Ellison (1914), Tad Williams (1957), Melissa Mathison (1950), Lloyd Alexander (1924), Syd Field (1935), and Elbert Hubbard (1856). After him are Russell Banks (1940), V. C. Andrews (1923), Bret Harte (1836), James Redfield (1950), E. B. White (1899), and Gary Chapman (1938).

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