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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 46,329 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Hunter is the 5,922nd most popular writer (down from 1,978th in 2019), the 11,656th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,809th in 2019) and the 873rd most popular American Writer.

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  • 46k

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  • 38.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Hunter ranks 5,922 out of 5,755Before him are Johanna Sinisalo, Shan Sa, Anthony Boucher, Peter Stamm, Jasper Fforde, and Amory Lovins. After him are Sarah Winnemucca, Masih Alinejad, Kim Leine, Renate Dorrestein, Kevin Poulsen, and Elizabeth Inchbald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Robert Hunter ranks 508Before him are Frederick Hauck, Twyla Tharp, Ron Brown, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Trent Lott, and Michael Mukasey. After him are Guy Clark, Martha Reeves, Alan Mullery, Michel Roux, Paul Tsongas, and Ali Khalif Galaydh. Among people deceased in 2019, Robert Hunter ranks 500Before him are Ram Jethmalani, Daniel Leclercq, Djimrangar Dadnadji, Juan José Muñante, Pablo Larios, and Caroll Spinney. After him are John Conyers, Charalambos Cholidis, Donald Kalpokas, Georgia Engel, Red Kelly, and Bill Macy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Hunter ranks 11,656 out of 18,182Before him are William O. Douglas (1898), Robert Treat Paine (1731), Beatrix Loughran (1900), Rod Milburn (1950), Jeremy Soule (1975), and Michael Mukasey (1941). After him are Floyd Cramer (1933), Ron Glass (1945), Sarah Winnemucca (1844), John Ruiz (1972), John Conyers (1929), and Lacey Chabert (1982).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Hunter ranks 873Before him are Michael Goldenberg (1965), Philip Freneau (1752), P. J. O'Rourke (1947), J. P. Donleavy (1926), Anthony Boucher (1911), and Amory Lovins (1947). After him are Sarah Winnemucca (1844), Kevin Poulsen (1965), Emma Willard (1787), Russell Simmons (1957), Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), and Sarah Josepha Hale (1788).