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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 217,369 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Murray Leinster is the 3,645th most popular writer (down from 3,391st in 2019), the 4,847th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,512th in 2019) and the 411th most popular American Writer.

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  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Murray Leinster ranks 3,645 out of 5,755. Before him are Elaine May, Rube Goldberg, George Washington Williams, Lars Saabye Christensen, Jules Janin, and Lesches. After him are Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Nikolay Ogarev, Amado Nervo, Hilary Mantel, Corrado Alvaro, and Farrukhi Sistani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Murray Leinster ranks 149. Before him are Friedrich Sämisch, Rafael Franco, Marguerite Laugier, Lester Germer, Philippe Étancelin, and Manuel A. Odría. After him are Joseph Schildkraut, Tommy Johnson, Árpád Weisz, Robert Gerhard, Adhemar Pimenta, and Philip Showalter Hench. Among people deceased in 1975, Murray Leinster ranks 130. Before him are Friedrich Sämisch, Gary Thain, Richard Ratsimandrava, Luigi Carlo Borromeo, Andrés Mazali, and José María Guido. After him are Minas Avetisyan, Moe Howard, Joseph Guillemot, George Marshall, Shojiro Sugimura, and Sisowath Sirik Matak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Murray Leinster ranks 4,847 out of 18,182. Before him are Antonio Fargas (1946), Elaine May (1932), Rube Goldberg (1883), George Washington Williams (1849), Bob Crane (1928), and Vincent Gigante (1928). After him are Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874), Charles Hallahan (1943), Virginia Rappe (1895), Tony Randall (1920), Virgil Abloh (1980), and Tammi Terrell (1945).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Murray Leinster ranks 411. Before him are Gene Wolfe (1931), Charles Brockden Brown (1771), Connie Willis (1945), Elaine May (1932), Rube Goldberg (1883), and George Washington Williams (1849). After him are Katherine Anne Porter (1890), E. B. White (1899), Dennis Lehane (1965), Donald Barthelme (1931), Henry Adams (1838), and Sue Grafton (1940).

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