Writer
Robert Sheckley
1928 - 2005
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Robert Sheckley
His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Robert Sheckley is the 1,220th most popular writer (up from 1,273rd in 2024), the 1,744th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,505th in 2019) and the 141st most popular American Writer.
Robert Sheckley is most famous for his satirical science fiction short stories.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Robert Sheckley ranks 1,220 out of 7,302. Before him are Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Matteo Bandello, Tahar Ben Jelloun, James Clavell, Blaise Cendrars, and Cornelius Gallus. After him are Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Hristo Botev, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Léo Taxil, Michel Verne, and Herrad of Landsberg.
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Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani
1914 - 1999
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 1,214
Matteo Bandello
1484 - 1561
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,215
Tahar Ben Jelloun
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,216
James Clavell
1921 - 1994
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,217
Blaise Cendrars
1887 - 1961
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,218
Cornelius Gallus
69 BC - 26 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,219
Robert Sheckley
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,220
Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
1878 - 1947
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,221
Hristo Botev
1848 - 1876
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,222
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
1757 - 1806
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,223
Léo Taxil
1854 - 1907
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,224
Michel Verne
1861 - 1925
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,225
Herrad of Landsberg
1125 - 1195
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,226
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Robert Sheckley ranks 86. Before him are Tony Richardson, Seki Matsunaga, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Elias James Corey, Manfred Rommel, and Bernard Cribbins. After him are Wolfgang von Trips, Burt Bacharach, John Stewart Bell, Patrick McGoohan, Walter Mondale, and Pierre Mauroy. Among people deceased in 2005, Robert Sheckley ranks 54. Before him are Richard Smalley, Rosemary Kennedy, Peter Benenson, Consuelo Velázquez, Ahmed Deedat, and Victoria de los Ángeles. After him are Ibrahim Ferrer, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, Wim Duisenberg, Ephraim Kishon, Carlo Maria Giulini, and Arman.
Others Born in 1928
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Tony Richardson
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1991
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 80
Seki Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 81
Gustavo Gutiérrez
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 2024
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 82
Elias James Corey
CHEMIST
1928 - Present
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 83
Manfred Rommel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 84
Bernard Cribbins
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 85
Robert Sheckley
WRITER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 86
Wolfgang von Trips
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1961
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 87
Burt Bacharach
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 88
John Stewart Bell
PHYSICIST
1928 - 1990
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 89
Patrick McGoohan
ACTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 90
Walter Mondale
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 91
Pierre Mauroy
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 92
Others Deceased in 2005
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Richard Smalley
CHEMIST
1943 - 2005
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 48
Rosemary Kennedy
CELEBRITY
1918 - 2005
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 49
Peter Benenson
LAWYER
1921 - 2005
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 50
Consuelo Velázquez
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 51
Ahmed Deedat
WRITER
1918 - 2005
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 52
Victoria de los Ángeles
SINGER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 53
Robert Sheckley
WRITER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 54
Ibrahim Ferrer
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 55
Clemente Domínguez y Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2005
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 56
Wim Duisenberg
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2005
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 57
Ephraim Kishon
WRITER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 58
Carlo Maria Giulini
CONDUCTOR
1914 - 2005
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 59
Arman
PAINTER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 60
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Sheckley ranks 1,744 out of NaN. Before him are G. Stanley Hall (1846), Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845), Peggy Guggenheim (1898), Archie Hahn (1880), Bernard Herrmann (1911), and Richard Farnsworth (1920). After him are Abigail Adams (1744), Alan Kay (1940), Gerald Carr (1932), Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897), Iris Apfel (1921), and Snoop Dogg (1971).
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G. Stanley Hall
PSYCHOLOGIST
1846 - 1924
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,738
Arthur MacArthur Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1845 - 1912
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,739
Peggy Guggenheim
CELEBRITY
1898 - 1979
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,740
Archie Hahn
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,741
Bernard Herrmann
COMPOSER
1911 - 1975
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,742
Richard Farnsworth
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,743
Robert Sheckley
WRITER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,744
Abigail Adams
COMPANION
1744 - 1818
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,745
Alan Kay
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,746
Gerald Carr
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2020
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,747
Benjamin Lee Whorf
LINGUIST
1897 - 1941
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,748
Iris Apfel
DESIGNER
1921 - 2024
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,749
Snoop Dogg
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,750
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Robert Sheckley ranks 141. Before him are Michael Connelly (1956), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Richard Matheson (1926), Rex Stout (1886), Irwin Shaw (1913), and Noah Gordon (1926). After him are Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815), Valerie Solanas (1936), Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840), Hubert Selby Jr. (1928), Carson McCullers (1917), and James Ellroy (1948).
Michael Connelly
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 135
Marshall Rosenberg
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 136
Richard Matheson
1926 - 2013
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 137
Rex Stout
1886 - 1975
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 138
Irwin Shaw
1913 - 1984
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 139
Noah Gordon
1926 - 2021
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 140
Robert Sheckley
1928 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 141
Richard Henry Dana Jr.
1815 - 1882
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 142
Valerie Solanas
1936 - 1988
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 143
Alfred Thayer Mahan
1840 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 144
Hubert Selby Jr.
1928 - 2004
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 145
Carson McCullers
1917 - 1967
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 146
James Ellroy
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 147
