Writer

R. A. Lafferty

American writer

1914 - 2002

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R. A. Lafferty

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. R. A. Lafferty is the 5,860th most popular writer (up from 5,880th in 2024), the 9,659th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,303rd in 2019) and the 706th most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, R. A. Lafferty ranks 5,860 out of 7,302. Before him are André Chamson, Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Ferdinand von Schirach, Bess Meredyth, Edward Abbey, and Charles Williams. After him are John Berryman, Brad Falchuk, Earl Derr Biggers, Guido Gozzano, Dafydd ap Gwilym, and Gardner Dozois.

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HPI: 53.37
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Bess Meredyth
1890 - 1969
HPI: 53.37
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Edward Abbey
1927 - 1989
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5,858
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1886 - 1945
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5,859
R. A. Lafferty
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5,860
John Berryman
1914 - 1972
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5,861
Brad Falchuk
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,862
Earl Derr Biggers
1884 - 1933
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,863
Guido Gozzano
1883 - 1916
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,864
Dafydd ap Gwilym
1320 - 1350
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,865
Gardner Dozois
1947 - 2018
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 5,866

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, R. A. Lafferty ranks 365. Before him are Hans Theilig, Franz Bistricky, Mary Carlisle, Hideko Maehata, Forrest Towns, and Josef Peters. After him are John Berryman, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Franz von Werra, Andreas Kupfer, Werner Meyer, and Erich Herrmann. Among people deceased in 2002, R. A. Lafferty ranks 294. Before him are Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, John Buscema, Spike Milligan, Vladimir Vasyutin, Günther Ortmann, and José Hierro. After him are Signe Hasso, Mary Brian, Jovdat Hajiyev, Willie Davenport, Ivano Blason, and Geoffrey Crossley.

Others Born in 1914

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Hans Theilig
HANDBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1976
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 359
Franz Bistricky
ATHLETE
1914 - 1975
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 360
Mary Carlisle
ACTOR
1914 - 2018
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 361
Hideko Maehata
SWIMMER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 362
Forrest Towns
ATHLETE
1914 - 1991
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 363
Josef Peters
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 364
R. A. Lafferty
WRITER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 365
John Berryman
WRITER
1914 - 1972
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 366
Oktay Rıfat Horozcu
WRITER
1914 - 1988
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 367
Franz von Werra
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1941
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 368
Andreas Kupfer
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 369
Werner Meyer
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 370
Erich Herrmann
ATHLETE
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 371

Others Deceased in 2002

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Johannes Joachim Degenhardt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 288
John Buscema
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2002
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 289
Spike Milligan
ACTOR
1918 - 2002
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 290
Vladimir Vasyutin
ASTRONAUT
1952 - 2002
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 291
Günther Ortmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1916 - 2002
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 292
José Hierro
WRITER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 293
R. A. Lafferty
WRITER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 294
Signe Hasso
ACTOR
1915 - 2002
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 295
Mary Brian
ACTOR
1906 - 2002
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 296
Jovdat Hajiyev
MUSICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 297
Willie Davenport
ATHLETE
1943 - 2002
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 298
Ivano Blason
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2002
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 299
Geoffrey Crossley
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 300