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Robert Hunter

1941 - 2019

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Robert C. Christie Hunter (born Robert Burns; June 23, 1941 – September 23, 2019) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator and poet, best known for his work with the Grateful Dead. Born near San Luis Obispo, California, Hunter spent some time during his childhood in foster homes as a result of his father abandoning his family, and took refuge in reading and writing. He attended the University of Connecticut for a year before returning to Palo Alto, where he became friends with musician Jerry Garcia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Hunter has received more than 48,965 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Robert Hunter is the 6,732nd most popular writer (down from 5,899th in 2019), the 13,668th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,629th in 2019) and the 999th most popular American Writer.

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  • 49k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Hunter ranks 6,732 out of 7,302. Before him are Judith Miller, Lawrence Wright, Robert Rodat, Éliette Abécassis, Mark Z. Danielewski, and Ken Levine. After him are Marina Nemat, Katherine Schwarzenegger, Sherin Khankan, David Hare, Padraic Colum, and Alison Weir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Robert Hunter ranks 620. Before him are Trent Lott, Gloria Allred, Ed Bradley, James Clapper, Guy Clark, and Frederick Hauck. After him are Ali Khalif Galaydh, Lamont Dozier, Joan A. Steitz, Donna Shalala, Tommy Thompson, and Martin Carthy. Among people deceased in 2019, Robert Hunter ranks 577. Before him are Alan Rollinson, James Frawley, Les Murray, Ted Burgin, John Carl Buechler, and Manohar Parrikar. After him are Sandie Jones, Viktor Manakov, Anthoine Hubert, D. C. Fontana, Thad Cochran, and Dorothy Masuka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Hunter ranks 13,668 out of 20,380. Before him are Amy Heckerling (1954), Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942), Ken Levine (1966), Ray Ozzie (1955), Carmelita Jeter (1979), and Kim Director (1974). After him are Kay Starr (1922), Rudy Youngblood (1982), Andy Buckley (1965), Brody Jenner (1983), Mike Parson (1955), and Jon Moxley (1985).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Hunter ranks 999. Before him are James Gleick (1954), Judith Miller (1948), Lawrence Wright (1947), Robert Rodat (1953), Mark Z. Danielewski (1966), and Ken Levine (1966). After him are Katherine Schwarzenegger (1989), Virginia Hamilton (1936), Lorrie Moore (1957), John Crowe Ransom (1888), Jay McInerney (1955), and Zoe Akins (1886).

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