1929 - 2018
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (née Kroeber; KROH-bər lə GWIN; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. Her work was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and over a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently described as an author of science fiction, Le Guin has also been called a "major voice in American Letters". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ursula K. Le Guin has received more than 5,787,714 page views. Her biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Ursula K. Le Guin is the 694th most popular writer (down from 690th in 2019), the 771st most popular biography from United States (down from 733rd in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Writer.
Ursula K. Le Guin is most famous for her work in science fiction and fantasy. She is best known for her Earthsea series, which was published in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Among writers, Ursula K. Le Guin ranks 694 out of 5,755. Before her are Ninon de l'Enclos, Jaroslav Seifert, Hugo Ball, Pierre de Ronsard, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, and Władysław Reymont. After her are Neal Cassady, Berossus, Carlos Fuentes, Jacinto Benavente, Dashiell Hammett, and Jean Froissart.
1620 - 1705
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 688
1901 - 1986
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 689
1886 - 1927
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 690
1524 - 1585
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 691
1797 - 1826
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 692
1867 - 1925
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 693
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 694
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 695
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 696
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 697
1866 - 1954
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 698
1894 - 1961
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 699
1337 - 1405
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 700
Among people born in 1929, Ursula K. Le Guin ranks 43. Before her are Rudolf Mössbauer, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Murray Gell-Mann, Bernard Haitink, Lata Mangeshkar, and John Cassavetes. After her are James Last, Mike Hawthorn, Jean Simmons, Eric Kandel, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Yevgeny Primakov. Among people deceased in 2018, Ursula K. Le Guin ranks 24. Before her are Stephen Hillenburg, France Gall, Burt Reynolds, Peter Grünberg, Hubert de Givenchy, and Billy Graham. After her are Arto Paasilinna, Arvid Carlsson, Jin Yong, Stéphane Audran, Lys Assia, and Richard E. Taylor.
1929 - 2011
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 37
1929 - 2020
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 38
1929 - 2019
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 39
1929 - 2021
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 40
1929 - 2022
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 41
1929 - 1989
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 42
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 43
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 44
1929 - 1959
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 45
1929 - 2010
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 46
1929 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 47
1929 - 2016
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 48
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 49
1961 - 2018
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 18
1947 - 2018
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 19
1936 - 2018
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 20
1939 - 2018
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 21
1927 - 2018
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 22
1918 - 2018
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 23
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 24
1942 - 2018
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 25
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 26
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 27
1932 - 2018
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 28
1924 - 2018
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 29
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 30
Among people born in United States, Ursula K. Le Guin ranks 771 out of 18,182. Before her are Willard Libby (1908), Anne Baxter (1923), Hermann Joseph Muller (1890), Kamala Harris (1964), James B. Sumner (1887), and Lana Turner (1921). After her are Richard Crenna (1926), Edward Mills Purcell (1912), Tobey Maguire (1975), Quincy Jones (1933), Neal Cassady (1926), and Ray Manzarek (1939).
1908 - 1980
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 765
1923 - 1985
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 766
1890 - 1967
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 767
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 768
1887 - 1955
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 769
1921 - 1995
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 770
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 771
1926 - 2003
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 772
1912 - 1997
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 773
1975 - Present
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 774
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 775
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 776
1939 - 2013
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 777
Among writers born in United States, Ursula K. Le Guin ranks 77. Before her are William Saroyan (1908), Maya Angelou (1928), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), Patricia Highsmith (1921), Nellie Bly (1864), and H. L. Mencken (1880). After her are Neal Cassady (1926), Dashiell Hammett (1894), John Dos Passos (1896), Joseph Campbell (1904), Louise Hay (1926), and L. Ron Hubbard (1911).
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 71
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 72
1867 - 1957
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 73
1921 - 1995
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 74
1864 - 1922
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 75
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 76
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 77
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 78
1894 - 1961
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 79
1896 - 1970
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 80
1904 - 1987
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 81
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 82
1911 - 1986
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 83