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Robert Sheckley

1928 - 2005

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Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) was an American writer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Sheckley has received more than 317,142 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Sheckley is the 1,274th most popular writer (up from 1,316th in 2019), the 1,505th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,660th in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Writer.

Robert Sheckley is most famous for his satirical science fiction short stories.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Status Civilization
1967
Dimension of miracles
1968
Mindswap
1966
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1954
Immortality Inc
1963
Options
1975

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Sheckley ranks 1,274 out of 7,302. Before him are Yeghishe Charents, Lobsang Rampa, Erskine Caldwell, Edmond François Valentin About, Hayim Nahman Bialik, and Marcus Minucius Felix. After him are Chūya Nakahara, Siegfried Kracauer, Matthias Flacius, Akka Mahadevi, Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Robert Sheckley ranks 86. Before him are Lina Wertmüller, Pat Hitchcock, Alan J. Pakula, James Garner, Tony Richardson, and Patrick McGoohan. After him are Elias James Corey, Hans Blix, Marco Ferreri, Walter Mondale, Wolfgang von Trips, and Sara Montiel. Among people deceased in 2005, Robert Sheckley ranks 54. Before him are Consuelo Velázquez, Victoria de los Ángeles, William Westmoreland, Robert Wise, Akira Yoshizawa, and Gnassingbé Eyadéma. After him are Peter Benenson, Hunter S. Thompson, Richard Smalley, Carlo Maria Giulini, Arman, and Aenne Burda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Sheckley ranks 1,505 out of 20,380. Before him are Merton Miller (1923), Kalākaua (1836), Macaulay Culkin (1980), Patrick McGoohan (1928), Paul Greengard (1925), and Matt LeBlanc (1967). After him are Sam Cooke (1931), James Van Allen (1914), Gary Ridgway (1949), Charles Mingus (1922), Jake Gyllenhaal (1980), and Elias James Corey (1928).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Sheckley ranks 140. Before him are Martha Gellhorn (1908), Harry Harrison (1925), James Patterson (1947), Irving Stone (1903), Clive Cussler (1931), and Erskine Caldwell (1903). After him are James Brendan Connolly (1868), Poul Anderson (1926), Danielle Steel (1947), Eleanor H. Porter (1868), Ken Kesey (1935), and Hunter S. Thompson (1937).

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