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Edgar Rice Burroughs

1875 - 1950

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Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American writer, recognised for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best known for creating the characters Tarzan (who appeared in a series of twenty-four books by him) and John Carter (who was a recurring character in a series of eleven books), he also wrote the Pellucidar series, the Amtor series, and the Caspak trilogy. Tarzan was immediately popular, and Burroughs capitalized on it in every possible way, including a syndicated Tarzan comic strip, films, and merchandise. Tarzan remains one of the most successful fictional characters to this day and is a cultural icon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Rice Burroughs is the 624th most popular writer (up from 634th in 2019), the 796th most popular biography from United States (down from 643rd in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Writer.

Edgar Rice Burroughs is most famous for his series of novels about the adventures of Tarzan.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edgar Rice Burroughs ranks 624 out of 7,302Before him are Saint Naum, Louise de La Vallière, Raymond Queneau, Han Kang, Theodore Dreiser, and Joan Fuster. After him are Francisco de Quevedo, Poliziano, Patricia Highsmith, Franz Werfel, André Chénier, and Kumārajīva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Edgar Rice Burroughs ranks 24Before him are Henry Hallett Dale, Jim Corbett, Vesto Slipher, Gilbert N. Lewis, John Buchan, and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia. After him are Thomas Burke, Fritz Kreisler, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Edgar Wallace, Giovanni Gentile, and William D. Leahy. Among people deceased in 1950, Edgar Rice Burroughs ranks 16Before him are Léon Blum, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Heinrich Mann, Marcel Mauss, Karl Renner, and George Minot. After him are Willis Carrier, Sri Aurobindo, Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Kurt Weill, Ramana Maharshi, and Emil Jannings.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edgar Rice Burroughs ranks 796 out of 20,380Before him are James Cronin (1931), Paul D. Boyer (1918), David Lee (1931), James Woods (1947), Theodore Dreiser (1871), and Benedict Arnold (1741). After him are Paul Cohen (1934), Alexander Calder (1898), Sixto Rodriguez (1942), Nelson Rockefeller (1908), Terry Gilliam (1940), and Larry Hagman (1931).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Edgar Rice Burroughs ranks 68Before him are Napoleon Hill (1883), Maya Angelou (1928), Washington Irving (1783), Bell hooks (1952), Ellen G. White (1827), and Theodore Dreiser (1871). After him are Patricia Highsmith (1921), Allen Ginsberg (1926), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Alvin Toffler (1928), Thomas Friedman (1953), and William F. Buckley Jr. (1925).