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Rick Yancey

1962 - Today

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Richard Yancey is an American author who writes works of suspense, fantasy, and science fiction aimed at young adults. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick Yancey has received more than 408,940 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Rick Yancey is the 6,422nd most popular writer (down from 5,632nd in 2019), the 11,920th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,015th in 2019) and the 874th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Rick Yancey ranks 6,422 out of 7,302. Before him are Michal Šanda, Thomas Hood, Klas Östergren, Tana French, Jenny Erpenbeck, and Barbara Kingsolver. After him are Anna Löwenstein, Jonathan Rosenbaum, James Lipton, Ruth Graham, Samuel Daniel, and Kate Mosse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Rick Yancey ranks 538. Before him are Tomas Johansson, Jáchym Topol, Jean-François Bernard, Carme Pigem, Michael Gaston, and DJ Hell. After him are Ahn Byeong-keun, Pierre Quinon, Jan Furtok, George D. Zamka, Algirdas Šemeta, and Trinidad Jiménez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rick Yancey ranks 11,920 out of 20,380. Before him are John Taylor (1883), Matthew Barney (1967), Alex Kurtzman (1973), Tito Santana (1953), Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), and Barbara Kingsolver (1955). After him are Lydia Lunch (1959), Elizabeth Marvel (1969), John Boozman (1950), Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), Teresa Edwards (1964), and Lyndsy Fonseca (1987).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Rick Yancey ranks 874. Before him are Joe Hill (1972), James Branch Cabell (1879), Michael McClure (1932), Andrew Sarris (1928), Tana French (1973), and Barbara Kingsolver (1955). After him are Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), James Lipton (1926), Daniel Handler (1970), Helen Gurley Brown (1922), J. P. Donleavy (1926), and Joel Barlow (1754).

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