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Scott Westerfeld

1963 - Today

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Scott David Westerfeld (born May 5, 1963) is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known as the author of the Uglies and the Leviathan series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scott Westerfeld has received more than 495,394 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Scott Westerfeld is the 6,870th most popular writer (down from 6,060th in 2019), the 14,536th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,653rd in 2019) and the 1,052nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Scott Westerfeld ranks 6,870 out of 7,302. Before him are William Joyce, Christopher Smart, Nicole Krauss, Matt Haig, Brigitte Vasallo, and Kathrin Schmidt. After him are Roya Hakakian, Valerie Plame, George Monbiot, Rubén Gallego, Petr Zelenka, and Elizabeth Kostova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Scott Westerfeld ranks 758. Before him are Neil LaBute, Ines Geissler, Silvio Martinello, Sonia Pierre, Monica Frassoni, and Chris Ferguson. After him are Valerie Plame, George Monbiot, Susan Walters, Ramon Estevez, Gavin O'Connor, and Hugh Dillon.

Others Born in 1963

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott Westerfeld ranks 14,536 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary McCormack (1969), Bob Peterson (1961), Julia Sweeney (1959), Kelly Asbury (1960), Melissa Sagemiller (1974), and Chris Ferguson (1963). After him are Anne Ramsay (1960), Misty Stone (1986), Andy On (1977), Chad Hedrick (1977), Maryon Pittman Allen (1925), and Marion Byron (1911).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Scott Westerfeld ranks 1,052. Before him are James T. Farrell (1904), Eliezer Yudkowsky (1979), David X. Cohen (1966), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), William Joyce (1959), and Nicole Krauss (1974). After him are Valerie Plame (1963), Elizabeth Kostova (1964), Peter Schiff (1963), Catherine Asaro (1955), Raymond Benson (1955), and Walter Jon Williams (1953).

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