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Robert B. Parker

1932 - 2010

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Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the mid-1980s; a series of TV movies was also produced based on the character. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert B. Parker has received more than 1,098,623 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert B. Parker is the 4,428th most popular writer (down from 3,929th in 2019), the 6,181st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,359th in 2019) and the 501st most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert B. Parker ranks 4,428 out of 5,755. Before him are Herman Heijermans, George Moore, Sax Rohmer, Adam Asnyk, Geo Milev, and Grant Allen. After him are Louis Bromfield, Samih al-Qasim, Mihály Csokonai, Ranko Marinković, Klaus Rifbjerg, and Jayakanthan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Robert B. Parker ranks 292. Before him are Cliff Allison, Carlo Maria Abate, Princess Margarita of Baden, Javier Ambrois, Atef Ebeid, and Vladimir Yengibaryan. After him are Marc Fumaroli, Casey Kasem, Jay Miner, Monte Hellman, Pauline Oliveros, and Soon-Tek Oh. Among people deceased in 2010, Robert B. Parker ranks 243. Before him are Harold Gould, Anneliese Rothenberger, Jamie Gillis, Takeshi Shudo, Vitaly Sevastyanov, and Walter Rudin. After him are Geoffrey Burbidge, Lhasa de Sela, Carla Del Poggio, John Wooden, Hans van Mierlo, and Nelly Landry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert B. Parker ranks 6,181 out of 18,182. Before him are Anna Harrison (1775), Jan Sterling (1921), Joe Sample (1939), Leonard Eugene Dickson (1874), Maurice Costello (1877), and Stan Hansen (1949). After him are Louis Bromfield (1896), Samuel Berger (1884), Clifton Webb (1889), Alvin Sargent (1927), Barbara Feldon (1933), and Conlon Nancarrow (1912).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert B. Parker ranks 501. Before him are Theodore Roszak (1933), Charlaine Harris (1951), Amiri Baraka (1934), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), Larry Collins (1929), and Horatio Alger (1832). After him are Louis Bromfield (1896), Irving Wallace (1916), Marilyn French (1929), James Dashner (1972), James Agee (1909), and Leo Buscaglia (1924).

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