WRITER

Dan Simmons

1948 - Today

Dan Simmons

Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948) is an American science fiction and horror writer. He is the author of the Hyperion Cantos and the Ilium/Olympos cycles, among other works that span the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres, sometimes within a single novel. Simmons's genre-intermingling Song of Kali (1985) won the World Fantasy Award. He also writes mysteries and thrillers, some of which feature the continuing character Joe Kurtz. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Simmons is the 1,471st most popular writer (down from 1,199th in 2019), the 2,145th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,408th in 2019) and the 168th most popular American Writer.

Dan Simmons is most famous for his novel Hyperion, which won the Hugo and Locus Awards.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dan Simmons ranks 1,471 out of 7,302. Before him are J. Michael Straczynski, Albert of Aix, Vasily Shukshin, Bernard Cornwell, Victor Serge, and Liang Qichao. After him are Jean François Paul de Gondi, Paul Rée, Marie de Gournay, Léon Werth, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, and Claudio Magris.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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J. Michael Straczynski
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 1,465
Albert of Aix
1060 - 1120
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 1,466
Vasily Shukshin
1929 - 1974
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,467
Bernard Cornwell
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,468
Victor Serge
1890 - 1947
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,469
Liang Qichao
1873 - 1929
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,470
Dan Simmons
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,471
Jean François Paul de Gondi
1613 - 1679
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,472
Paul Rée
1849 - 1901
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,473
Marie de Gournay
1565 - 1645
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1,474
Léon Werth
1878 - 1955
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1,475
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon
1675 - 1755
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1,476
Claudio Magris
1939 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 1,477

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Dan Simmons ranks 127. Before him are Giorgio Parisi, Jonathan Hyde, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Susan Atkins, Rick Parfitt, and Vincent Schiavelli. After him are James Faulkner, Christopher A. Pissarides, Salvador Puig Antich, Yuriy Yekhanurov, Frank Lampard, and Toshio Suzuki.

Others Born in 1948

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Giorgio Parisi
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 121
Jonathan Hyde
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 122
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 123
Susan Atkins
EXTREMIST
1948 - 2009
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 124
Rick Parfitt
SINGER
1948 - 2016
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 125
Vincent Schiavelli
ACTOR
1948 - 2005
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 126
Dan Simmons
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 127
James Faulkner
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 128
Christopher A. Pissarides
ECONOMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 129
Salvador Puig Antich
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1974
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 130
Yuriy Yekhanurov
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 131
Frank Lampard
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 132
Toshio Suzuki
PRODUCER
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 133