WRITER
Robert J. Sawyer
1960 - Today
Robert J. Sawyer
Robert James Sawyer (born April 29, 1960) is a Canadian and American science fiction writer. He has had 25 novels published and his short fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Amazing Stories, On Spec, Nature, and numerous anthologies. He has won many writing awards, including the best-novel Nebula Award (1995), the best-novel Hugo Award (2003), the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2006), the Robert A. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert J. Sawyer has received more than 332,104 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert J. Sawyer is the 5,962nd most popular writer (down from 5,033rd in 2019), the 551st most popular biography from Canada (down from 422nd in 2019) and the 35th most popular Canadian Writer.
Memorability Metrics
330k
Page Views (PV)
51.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
4.63
Effective Languages (L*)
2.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Robert J. Sawyer ranks 5,962 out of 7,302. Before him are Giannina Braschi, Josipina Turnograjska, Jeroen Brouwers, José Jiménez Lozano, François Nourissier, and James Dickey. After him are Hugh Blair, Damon Lindelof, Daniel Quinn, Lucía Etxebarría, Monika Fagerholm, and Rói Patursson.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiannina Braschi
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 5,956
Josipina Turnograjska
1833 - 1854
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 5,957
Jeroen Brouwers
1940 - 2022
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 5,958
José Jiménez Lozano
1930 - 2020
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 5,959
François Nourissier
1927 - 2011
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 5,960
James Dickey
1923 - 1997
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 5,961
Robert J. Sawyer
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 5,962
Hugh Blair
1718 - 1800
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 5,963
Damon Lindelof
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 5,964
Daniel Quinn
1935 - 2018
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 5,965
Lucía Etxebarría
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 5,966
Monika Fagerholm
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 5,967
Rói Patursson
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 5,968
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Robert J. Sawyer ranks 394. Before him are Steven Rooks, Takeshi Koshida, Olga Bondarenko, Ellina Zvereva, Maurane, and Mike Mignola. After him are Vyacheslav Bykov, Dorothy Stratten, Zoran Živković, Erin Moran, Igor Presnyakov, and Oleksandr Sydorenko.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsSteven Rooks
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 388
Takeshi Koshida
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 389
Olga Bondarenko
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 390
Ellina Zvereva
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 391
Maurane
SINGER
1960 - 2018
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 392
Mike Mignola
COMIC ARTIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 393
Robert J. Sawyer
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 394
Vyacheslav Bykov
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 395
Dorothy Stratten
ACTOR
1960 - 1980
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 396
Zoran Živković
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 397
Erin Moran
ACTOR
1960 - 2017
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 398
Igor Presnyakov
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 399
Oleksandr Sydorenko
SWIMMER
1960 - 2022
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 400
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Robert J. Sawyer ranks 551 out of 1,622. Before him are Howie Morenz (1902), Guy Delisle (1966), Jack Cameron (1900), Rob Gonsalves (1959), Robert Lepage (1957), and Barbara Parkins (1942). After him are Jeanne Sauvé (1922), Kenneth Lane (1923), Arthur Hill (1922), Farley Mowat (1921), Edward Archibald (1884), and Charles Scicluna (1959).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsHowie Morenz
HOCKEY PLAYER
1902 - 1937
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 545
Guy Delisle
COMIC ARTIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 546
Jack Cameron
ATHLETE
1900 - 1981
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 547
Rob Gonsalves
PAINTER
1959 - 2017
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 548
Robert Lepage
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 549
Barbara Parkins
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 550
Robert J. Sawyer
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 551
Jeanne Sauvé
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1993
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 552
Kenneth Lane
ATHLETE
1923 - 2010
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 553
Arthur Hill
ACTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 554
Farley Mowat
WRITER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 555
Edward Archibald
ATHLETE
1884 - 1965
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 556
Charles Scicluna
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 557
Among WRITERS In Canada
Among writers born in Canada, Robert J. Sawyer ranks 35. Before him are Justine Musk (1972), Robertson Davies (1913), Guy Gavriel Kay (1954), Antonine Maillet (1929), Sven Delblanc (1931), and Mark Strand (1934). After him are Farley Mowat (1921), George Woodcock (1912), John Ralston Saul (1947), Robert Elsie (1950), Deborah Ellis (1960), and E. Pauline Johnson (1861).
Justine Musk
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 29
Robertson Davies
1913 - 1995
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 30
Guy Gavriel Kay
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 31
Antonine Maillet
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 32
Sven Delblanc
1931 - 1992
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 33
Mark Strand
1934 - 2014
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 34
Robert J. Sawyer
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 35
Farley Mowat
1921 - 2014
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 36
George Woodcock
1912 - 1995
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 37
John Ralston Saul
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 38
Robert Elsie
1950 - 2017
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 39
Deborah Ellis
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 40
E. Pauline Johnson
1861 - 1913
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 41