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Thomas Ligotti

1953 - Today

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Thomas Ligotti (born July 9, 1953) is an American horror writer. His writings are rooted in several literary genres – most prominently weird fiction – and have been described by critics as works of philosophical horror, often formed into short stories and novellas in the tradition of gothic fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Ligotti has received more than 944,780 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Thomas Ligotti is the 4,960th most popular writer (up from 4,968th in 2019), the 7,329th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,428th in 2019) and the 597th most popular American Writer.

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  • 940k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Thomas Ligotti ranks 4,960 out of 5,755. Before him are Anna Maria Ortese, Yoko Tawada, Oliverio Girondo, Susanna Kaysen, John Gardner, and Mark Haddon. After him are Henryk Rzewuski, Birago Diop, Anšlavs Eglītis, Eve Ensler, Hendrik Marsman, and Adolf Muschg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Thomas Ligotti ranks 311. Before him are Nicolas Schmit, Branko Milanović, George Tenet, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Ján Babjak, and Günther Oettinger. After him are Eve Ensler, Alexandr Romankov, Ingo Hoffmann, Robert Cray, Alister McGrath, and Gideon Levy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Ligotti ranks 7,329 out of 18,182. Before him are Earl Tupper (1907), Susanna Kaysen (1948), John Gardner (1933), David Hess (1936), Greg Louganis (1960), and Christopher George (1931). After him are Robert John Burke (1960), Elliott Smith (1969), Charles Fefferman (1949), Hubert Sumlin (1931), Emerson Spencer (1906), and Margaret Avery (1944).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Thomas Ligotti ranks 597. Before him are Nicholas Meyer (1945), Scott O'Dell (1898), Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942), Peter S. Beagle (1939), Susanna Kaysen (1948), and John Gardner (1933). After him are Eve Ensler (1953), Bo Goldman (1932), Robert Charles Wilson (1953), John Logan (1961), Fred Saberhagen (1930), and Louis Sachar (1954).

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