WRITER
Clark Ashton Smith
1893 - 1961

Clark Ashton Smith
Clark Ashton Smith (January 13, 1893 – August 14, 1961) was an influential American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories and poetry, and an artist. He achieved early recognition in California (largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling) for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne. As a poet, Smith is grouped with the West Coast Romantics alongside Joaquin Miller, Sterling, and Nora May French and remembered as "The Last of the Great Romantics" and "The Bard of Auburn". Smith's work was praised by his contemporaries. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clark Ashton Smith is the 1,966th most popular writer (down from 1,909th in 2019), the 2,888th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,415th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Clark Ashton Smith ranks 1,966 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Kyd, Theophylact of Ohrid, Basil Valentine, James Herriot, Agnes Smedley, and Marin Držić. After him are Nicholas Sparks, Methodius of Olympus, Alejandra Pizarnik, Avitus of Vienne, William Moulton Marston, and Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Kyd
1558 - 1594
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 1,960
Theophylact of Ohrid
1055 - 1107
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 1,961
Basil Valentine
1394 - 1450
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,962
James Herriot
1916 - 1995
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,963
Agnes Smedley
1892 - 1950
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,964
Marin Držić
1508 - 1567
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,965
Clark Ashton Smith
1893 - 1961
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,966
Nicholas Sparks
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,967
Methodius of Olympus
260 - 311
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 1,968
Alejandra Pizarnik
1936 - 1972
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 1,969
Avitus of Vienne
450 - 518
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 1,970
William Moulton Marston
1893 - 1947
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 1,971
Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1633 - 1714
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 1,972
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Clark Ashton Smith ranks 93. Before him are Jean Absil, Merian C. Cooper, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Gaston Julia, Nestor Lakoba, and Dorothy L. Sayers. After him are William Moulton Marston, Mina Witkojc, Alfréd Schaffer, Gillis Grafström, Alois Hába, and Oscar Torp. Among people deceased in 1961, Clark Ashton Smith ranks 46. Before him are Eero Saarinen, Hubert Van Innis, Mei Lanfang, Fyodor Kuznetsov, Milan Stojadinović, and Princess Isabelle of Orléans. After him are Domenico Tardini, Shigeko Higashikuni, Gustav Ucicky, Henri Breuil, Anna May Wong, and Thomas Beecham.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsJean Absil
COMPOSER
1893 - 1974
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 87
Merian C. Cooper
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1973
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 88
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1968
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 89
Gaston Julia
MATHEMATICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 90
Nestor Lakoba
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1936
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 91
Dorothy L. Sayers
WRITER
1893 - 1957
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 92
Clark Ashton Smith
WRITER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 93
William Moulton Marston
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 94
Mina Witkojc
WRITER
1893 - 1975
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 95
Alfréd Schaffer
SOCCER PLAYER
1893 - 1945
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 96
Gillis Grafström
SKATER
1893 - 1938
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 97
Alois Hába
COMPOSER
1893 - 1973
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 98
Oscar Torp
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 99
Others Deceased in 1961
Go to all RankingsEero Saarinen
ARCHITECT
1910 - 1961
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 40
Hubert Van Innis
ATHLETE
1866 - 1961
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 41
Mei Lanfang
SINGER
1894 - 1961
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 42
Fyodor Kuznetsov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1961
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 43
Milan Stojadinović
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1961
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 44
Princess Isabelle of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1961
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 45
Clark Ashton Smith
WRITER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 46
Domenico Tardini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1961
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 47
Shigeko Higashikuni
COMPANION
1925 - 1961
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 48
Gustav Ucicky
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1961
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 49
Henri Breuil
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1877 - 1961
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 50
Anna May Wong
ACTOR
1905 - 1961
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 51
Thomas Beecham
CONDUCTOR
1879 - 1961
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 52
In United States
Among people born in United States, Clark Ashton Smith ranks 2,888 out of 20,380. Before him are Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Frances Arnold (1956), Steve Russell (1937), Louis E. Brus (1943), Don Henley (1947), and Agnes Smedley (1892). After him are Nicholas Sparks (1965), Brad Davis (1949), Adam Goldberg (1970), William Moulton Marston (1893), Jimmy Ellis (1940), and Henry George (1839).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHarold Rainsford Stark
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1972
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,882
Frances Arnold
CHEMIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,883
Steve Russell
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 2,884
Louis E. Brus
CHEMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,885
Don Henley
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,886
Agnes Smedley
WRITER
1892 - 1950
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,887
Clark Ashton Smith
WRITER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,888
Nicholas Sparks
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,889
Brad Davis
ACTOR
1949 - 1991
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2,890
Adam Goldberg
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 2,891
William Moulton Marston
WRITER
1893 - 1947
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 2,892
Jimmy Ellis
BOXER
1940 - 2014
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 2,893
Henry George
ECONOMIST
1839 - 1897
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 2,894
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Clark Ashton Smith ranks 232. Before him are E. E. Cummings (1894), John Barth (1930), Nelson Algren (1909), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Maria Shriver (1955), and Agnes Smedley (1892). After him are Nicholas Sparks (1965), William Moulton Marston (1893), Virginia Henderson (1897), Frances Harper (1825), Walter Tevis (1928), and Langston Hughes (1902).
E. E. Cummings
1894 - 1962
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 226
John Barth
1930 - 2024
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 227
Nelson Algren
1909 - 1981
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 228
Chuck Palahniuk
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 229
Maria Shriver
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 230
Agnes Smedley
1892 - 1950
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 231
Clark Ashton Smith
1893 - 1961
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 232
Nicholas Sparks
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 233
William Moulton Marston
1893 - 1947
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 234
Virginia Henderson
1897 - 1996
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 235
Frances Harper
1825 - 1911
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 236
Walter Tevis
1928 - 1984
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 237
Langston Hughes
1902 - 1967
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 238