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Peter S. Beagle

1939 - Today

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Peter Soyer Beagle (born April 20, 1939) is an American novelist and screenwriter, especially of fantasy fiction. His best-known work is The Last Unicorn (1968) which Locus subscribers voted the number five "All-Time Best Fantasy Novel" in 1987. During the last twenty-five years he has won several literary awards, including a World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter S. Beagle has received more than 436,763 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Peter S. Beagle is the 5,049th most popular writer (down from 4,931st in 2019), the 7,105th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,295th in 2019) and the 564th most popular American Writer.

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  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Peter S. Beagle ranks 5,049 out of 7,302. Before him are Karolina Světlá, Han Yong-un, Chris Van Allsburg, René Maran, Jean Aicard, and Walter J. Ong. After him are Naomi Klein, Mahmud Taymur, Arvid August Afzelius, Martín Luis Guzmán, Mikalojus Daukša, and Frank O'Hara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Peter S. Beagle ranks 409. Before him are Alberto Suárez Inda, Tom Hayden, Odd Børre, Dario Campeotto, John F. MacArthur, and Ian Hunter. After him are Harry Reid, Luther Allison, Fred Schepisi, Shu Kamo, Madalena Iglésias, and Anthony D. Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter S. Beagle ranks 7,105 out of 20,380. Before him are Krysten Ritter (1981), Regis Philbin (1931), John C. Slater (1900), Larry O'Brien (1917), Larry Lieber (1931), and Walter J. Ong (1912). After him are Bruce Glover (1932), Kay Sage (1898), Jerry Van Dyke (1931), Mary Whiton Calkins (1863), Alexandra Hedison (1969), and Rose Marie (1923).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Peter S. Beagle ranks 564. Before him are Sidney Howard (1891), Joanna Russ (1937), Paul Theroux (1941), William Gibson (1914), Chris Van Allsburg (1949), and Walter J. Ong (1912). After him are Frank O'Hara (1926), Michael Cristofer (1945), Stephen Hunter (1946), Elaine May (1932), David Belasco (1853), and John O'Hara (1905).

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