1928 - 1982
Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against elements such as alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness.Born in Chicago, Dick moved to the San Francisco Bay Area with his family at a young age. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip K. Dick has received more than 8,096,586 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Philip K. Dick is the 237th most popular writer (up from 242nd in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from United States (up from 211th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Writer.
Philip K. Dick is most famous for his science fiction novels, which often explore the nature of reality and what it means to be human.
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Among writers, Philip K. Dick ranks 237 out of 5,755. Before him are Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Lu Xun, Mary Wollstonecraft, Anna Wintour, François de La Rochefoucauld, and Anna Akhmatova. After him are Coen brothers, Torquato Tasso, Doris Lessing, Nelly Sachs, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, and Jacob Grimm.
1894 - 1961
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 231
1881 - 1936
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 232
1759 - 1797
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 233
1949 - Present
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 234
1613 - 1680
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 235
1889 - 1966
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 236
1928 - 1982
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 237
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 238
1544 - 1595
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 239
1919 - 2013
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 240
1891 - 1970
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 241
1201 - 1274
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 242
1785 - 1863
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 243
Among people born in 1928, Philip K. Dick ranks 13. Before him are Noam Chomsky, Ariel Sharon, Eduard Shevardnadze, James Watson, Chinghiz Aitmatov, and Serge Gainsbourg. After him are Zbigniew Brzezinski, Osamu Tezuka, Jeanne Moreau, Rinus Michels, Yves Klein, and Didi. Among people deceased in 1982, Philip K. Dick ranks 11. Before him are Romy Schneider, Ingrid Bergman, Carl Orff, Arthur Rubinstein, Roman Jakobson, and Henry Fonda. After him are Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Anna Freud, Erving Goffman, Vasily Chuikov, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Jacques Tati.
1928 - Present
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 7
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 8
1928 - 2014
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 9
1928 - Present
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 10
1928 - 2008
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 11
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 12
1928 - 1982
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 13
1928 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 14
1928 - 1989
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 15
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 16
1928 - 2005
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 17
1928 - 1962
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 18
1928 - 2001
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 19
1938 - 1982
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 5
1915 - 1982
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 6
1895 - 1982
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 7
1887 - 1982
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 8
1896 - 1982
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 9
1905 - 1982
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 10
1928 - 1982
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 11
1916 - 1982
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 12
1895 - 1982
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 13
1922 - 1982
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 14
1900 - 1982
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 15
1945 - 1982
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 16
1907 - 1982
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 17
Among people born in United States, Philip K. Dick ranks 209 out of 18,182. Before him are Henry Fonda (1905), David Rockefeller (1915), Christopher Reeve (1952), Edward Thorndike (1874), Jesse Owens (1913), and Mel Gibson (1956). After him are Charlton Heston (1923), Coen brothers (null), Buster Keaton (1895), J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904), Quentin Tarantino (1963), and Miles Davis (1926).
1905 - 1982
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 203
1915 - 2017
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 204
1952 - 2004
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 205
1874 - 1949
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 206
1913 - 1980
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 207
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 208
1928 - 1982
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 209
1923 - 2008
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 210
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 211
1895 - 1966
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 212
1904 - 1967
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 213
1963 - Present
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 214
1926 - 1991
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 215
Among writers born in United States, Philip K. Dick ranks 22. Before him are John Steinbeck (1902), Emily Dickinson (1830), Herman Melville (1819), Pearl S. Buck (1892), Ray Bradbury (1920), and Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803). After him are Coen brothers (null), Walt Whitman (1819), Henry Miller (1891), Margaret Mitchell (1900), Mario Puzo (1920), and Raymond Chandler (1888).
1902 - 1968
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 16
1830 - 1886
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 17
1819 - 1891
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 18
1892 - 1973
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 19
1920 - 2012
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 20
1803 - 1882
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 21
1928 - 1982
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 22
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 23
1819 - 1892
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 24
1891 - 1980
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 25
1900 - 1949
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 26
1920 - 1999
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 27
1888 - 1959
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 28