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Robert E. Howard

1906 - 1936

Robert E. Howard

Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American writer who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. Howard was born and raised in Texas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert E. Howard has received more than 2,800,881 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Robert E. Howard is the 644th most popular writer (up from 1,345th in 2019), the 703rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,583rd in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

2.8M
Page Views (PV)
64.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
5.73
Effective Languages (L*)
3.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert E. Howard ranks 644 out of 5,755. Before him are Luqman, Verner von Heidenstam, Amin Maalouf, Thomas Harris, Andrea Camilleri, and William McMaster Murdoch. After him are Witold Gombrowicz, Theodore the Studite, Bert Hellinger, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Columella, and Frontinus.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Luqman
1100 BC - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 638
Verner von Heidenstam
1859 - 1940
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 639
Amin Maalouf
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 640
Thomas Harris
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 641
Andrea Camilleri
1925 - 2019
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 642
William McMaster Murdoch
1873 - 1912
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 643
Robert E. Howard
1906 - 1936
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 644
Witold Gombrowicz
1904 - 1969
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 645
Theodore the Studite
759 - 826
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 646
Bert Hellinger
1925 - 2019
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 647
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
1755 - 1826
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 648
Columella
4 - 70
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 649
Frontinus
30 - 103
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 650

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Robert E. Howard ranks 43. Before him are Wassily Leontief, James E. Webb, Hans Bethe, Dino Buzzati, Marcelo Caetano, and Philip Johnson. After him are Vladimir Prelog, Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, Oleg Antonov, Marie José of Belgium, Clyde Tombaugh, and Bugsy Siegel. Among people deceased in 1936, Robert E. Howard ranks 27. Before him are Louis Blériot, Hans von Seeckt, Ottorino Respighi, Karl Kraus, Buenaventura Durruti, and Róbert Bárány. After him are Andrija Mohorovičić, Elsa Einstein, Anne Sullivan, Charles Nicolle, Julius Schreck, and Georg Michaelis.

Others Born in 1906

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Wassily Leontief
1906 - 1999
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 37
James E. Webb
1906 - 1992
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 38
Hans Bethe
1906 - 2005
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 39
Dino Buzzati
1906 - 1972
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 40
Marcelo Caetano
1906 - 1980
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 41
Philip Johnson
1906 - 2005
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 42
Robert E. Howard
1906 - 1936
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 43
Vladimir Prelog
1906 - 1998
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 44
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein
1906 - 1989
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 45
Oleg Antonov
1906 - 1984
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 46
Marie José of Belgium
1906 - 2001
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 47
Clyde Tombaugh
1906 - 1997
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 48
Bugsy Siegel
1906 - 1947
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 49