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Robert Bloch

1917 - 1994

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Robert Albert Bloch (; April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. He also wrote a relatively small amount of science fiction. His writing career lasted 60 years, including more than 30 years in television and film. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Bloch has received more than 1,086,172 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Robert Bloch is the 1,400th most popular writer (down from 1,331st in 2019), the 1,718th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,686th in 2019) and the 157th most popular American Writer.

Robert Bloch is most famous for his work in the horror genre. He is best known for his novel Psycho, which was adapted into the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock.

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  • 64.78

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  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Bloch ranks 1,400 out of 7,302. Before him are Mendele Mocher Sforim, Pehr Henrik Ling, Fulcher of Chartres, César Vallejo, Sima Xiangru, and Siegfried Lenz. After him are Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, Korney Chukovsky, Kâtip Çelebi, Maj Sjöwall, Gavrila Derzhavin, and Jaan Kross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Robert Bloch ranks 73. Before him are David McClelland, Kunitaka Sueoka, Pál Maléter, Kamal Jumblatt, Obdulio Varela, and Magda Szabó. After him are Ettore Sottsass, Henry Ford II, Maurice Trintignant, Alexander Schmorell, Stéphane Hessel, and Alparslan Türkeş. Among people deceased in 1994, Robert Bloch ranks 70. Before him are Terence Young, Rollo May, Sebastian Shaw, Cesar Romero, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, and Paisios of Mount Athos. After him are Haim Bar-Lev, Clement Greenberg, Jacques Ellul, Golo Mann, Johannes Steinhoff, and Alain Cuny.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Bloch ranks 1,718 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Aldrich (1918), Alfred Stieglitz (1864), Barnett Newman (1905), Patricia Neal (1926), John Frankenheimer (1930), and Fran Drescher (1957). After him are Joseph Losey (1909), Gene Roddenberry (1921), Fred Ward (1942), Larry Page (1973), John Forsythe (1918), and Lou Ferrigno (1951).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Bloch ranks 157. Before him are Diana Gabaldon (1952), Rex Stout (1886), Robert Wilson (1941), Seymour Hersh (1937), Don DeLillo (1936), and Robin Hobb (1952). After him are Virginia Henderson (1897), Henry Steel Olcott (1832), Elizabeth George (1949), James Oliver Curwood (1878), Robert Jordan (1948), and Nora Roberts (1950).

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