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Tim Powers

1952 - Today

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Timothy Thomas Powers (born February 29, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. His first major novel was The Drawing of the Dark (1979), but the novel that earned him wide praise was The Anubis Gates (1983), which won the Philip K. Dick Award, and has since been published in many other languages. His other written work include Dinner at Deviant's Palace (1985), Last Call (1992), Expiration Date (1996), Earthquake Weather (1997), Declare (2000), and Three Days to Never (2006). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tim Powers has received more than 444,133 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Powers is the 5,532nd most popular writer (down from 5,130th in 2019), the 8,246th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,858th in 2019) and the 637th most popular American Writer.

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  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Tim Powers ranks 5,532 out of 7,302. Before him are José Craveirinha, Michael Herr, Vladislav Krapivin, Antonia Fraser, Norman Cousins, and Jacqueline Wilson. After him are Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Louis Guilloux, Uma Aaltonen, Rick Warren, Ramsey Campbell, and Wajdi Mouawad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Tim Powers ranks 454. Before him are Amy Tan, Jigme Thinley, Tovah Feldshuh, Oswaldo Payá, Ellen Streidt, and Rhys Chatham. After him are Roger Stone, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Cleopas Dlamini, Tatsuhiko Seta, Joe Alaskey, and Veerappan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Powers ranks 8,246 out of 20,380. Before him are Rob Bourdon (1979), Jim Siedow (1920), Aaron Neville (1941), Norman Cousins (1915), Telma Hopkins (1948), and Robert Costanzo (1942). After him are Barry Sullivan (1912), Matt Biondi (1965), Slim Summerville (1892), Conway Twitty (1933), C. E. Ruthenberg (1882), and Joanna Angel (1980).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tim Powers ranks 637. Before him are Amy Tan (1952), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), John Keel (1930), Ted Chiang (1967), Michael Herr (1940), and Norman Cousins (1915). After him are Rick Warren (1954), Kenneth Burke (1897), John Esposito (1940), Tom Robbins (1932), Grace Paley (1922), and Larry McMurtry (1936).

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