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Charles Fort

1874 - 1932

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Charles Hoy Fort (August 6, 1874 – May 3, 1932) was an American writer and researcher who specialized in anomalous phenomena. The terms "Fortean" and "Forteana" are sometimes used to characterize various such phenomena. Fort's books sold well and are still in print. His work continues to inspire admirers, who refer to themselves as "Forteans", and has influenced some aspects of science fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Fort is the 3,685th most popular writer (down from 3,621st in 2019), the 5,324th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,644th in 2019) and the 416th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Charles Fort ranks 3,685 out of 7,302. Before him are Peter Dickinson, Rupert Brooke, Giuseppe Gioachino Belli, Saib Tabrizi, José Enrique Rodó, and Ludwig Anzengruber. After him are Yu Hua, Georgi Pulevski, Janet Asimov, Esteban Echeverría, Jorge Ibargüengoitia, and Shere Hite.

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Among people born in 1874, Charles Fort ranks 143. Before him are Nicolae Rădescu, Joaquín Torres-García, Albin Lermusiaux, Abraham Brill, Launceston Elliot, and Władysław Grabski. After him are Julio Romero de Torres, Jerzy Żuławski, Madeleine Pelletier, Leonard Eugene Dickson, Emmanuel Célestin Suhard, and Lucien Démanet. Among people deceased in 1932, Charles Fort ranks 87. Before him are Karl Blossfeldt, Filippo Turati, Bipin Chandra Pal, Christian von Ehrenfels, Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda, and Mikhail Pokrovsky. After him are Lipót Baumhorn, Gertrude Jekyll, Major Taylor, Hafez Ibrahim, Zhang Zongchang, and Maironis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Fort ranks 5,324 out of 20,380. Before him are Tiger Woods (1975), Ted Nugent (1948), Barbara Harris (1935), Henry Cowell (1897), William P. Gottlieb (1917), and Lainie Kazan (1940). After him are Walter De Maria (1935), Reed Hastings (1960), Mike Flanagan (1978), Berry Gordy (1929), Janet Asimov (1926), and Zakk Wylde (1967).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Charles Fort ranks 416. Before him are David Foster Wallace (1962), Robert B. Spencer (1962), James A. Michener (1907), Rose Wilder Lane (1886), Octavia E. Butler (1947), and Steve Berry (1955). After him are Janet Asimov (1926), Shere Hite (1942), Norman Vincent Peale (1898), Francis Scott Key (1779), Kim Stanley Robinson (1952), and Reginald Rose (1920).

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