WRITER

Eric Frank Russell

1905 - 1978

Eric Frank Russell

Eric Frank Russell (January 6, 1905 – February 28, 1978) was a British writer best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. Much of his work was first published in the United States, in John W. Campbell's Astounding Science Fiction and other pulp magazines. Russell also wrote horror fiction for Weird Tales and non-fiction articles on Fortean topics. Up to 1955 several of his stories were published under pseudonyms, at least Duncan H. Munro and Niall(e) Wilde. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Frank Russell is the 4,070th most popular writer (up from 4,091st in 2019), the 3,210th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,933rd in 2019) and the 358th most popular British Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eric Frank Russell ranks 4,070 out of 7,302. Before him are Louis Hémon, Marc Levy, Edith Bruck, Jovan Sterija Popović, Leigh Brackett, and Shushanik Kurghinian. After him are Hovhannes Shiraz, Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier, Nuruddin Farah, Vira Vovk, André Schwarz-Bart, and Laura Cereta.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Louis Hémon
1880 - 1913
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 4,064
Marc Levy
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 4,065
Edith Bruck
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 4,066
Jovan Sterija Popović
1806 - 1856
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 4,067
Leigh Brackett
1915 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 4,068
Shushanik Kurghinian
1876 - 1927
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 4,069
Eric Frank Russell
1905 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 4,070
Hovhannes Shiraz
1914 - 1984
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 4,071
Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier
1170 - 1242
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,072
Nuruddin Farah
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,073
Vira Vovk
1926 - 2022
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,074
André Schwarz-Bart
1928 - 2006
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,075
Laura Cereta
1469 - 1499
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,076

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Eric Frank Russell ranks 228. Before him are Gösta Dunker, Al Taliaferro, Oleksandr Korniychuk, Laura Perls, Mary Renault, and Conduelo Píriz. After him are Pote Sarasin, Fulvio Bernardini, Irmgard Keun, Franco Riccardi, Eivar Widlund, and Fred Alderman. Among people deceased in 1978, Eric Frank Russell ranks 153. Before him are Roman Karmen, Philip K. Hitti, Mary Blair, Roy Harrod, Bob Crane, and Leigh Brackett. After him are Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi, Jānis Daliņš, Leo Ryan, Artem Alikhanian, Kathleen Kenyon, and Luo Ruiqing.

Others Born in 1905

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Gösta Dunker
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 222
Al Taliaferro
COMIC ARTIST
1905 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 223
Oleksandr Korniychuk
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1972
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 224
Laura Perls
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1990
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 225
Mary Renault
WRITER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 226
Conduelo Píriz
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1976
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 227
Eric Frank Russell
WRITER
1905 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 228
Pote Sarasin
POLITICIAN
1905 - 2000
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 229
Fulvio Bernardini
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1984
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 230
Irmgard Keun
WRITER
1905 - 1982
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 231
Franco Riccardi
FENCER
1905 - 1968
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 232
Eivar Widlund
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1968
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 233
Fred Alderman
ATHLETE
1905 - 1998
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 234

Others Deceased in 1978

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Roman Karmen
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1978
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 147
Philip K. Hitti
HISTORIAN
1886 - 1978
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 148
Mary Blair
ARTIST
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 149
Roy Harrod
ECONOMIST
1900 - 1978
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 150
Bob Crane
ACTOR
1928 - 1978
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 151
Leigh Brackett
WRITER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 152
Eric Frank Russell
WRITER
1905 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 153
Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1978
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 154
Jānis Daliņš
ATHLETE
1904 - 1978
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 155
Leo Ryan
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1978
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 156
Artem Alikhanian
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1978
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 157
Kathleen Kenyon
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1906 - 1978
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 158
Luo Ruiqing
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1978
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 159

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eric Frank Russell ranks 3,211 out of 8,785. Before him are Harry Styles (1994), Andrew Scott Waugh (1810), Henry Travers (1874), Ronald Neame (1911), Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812), and Philip Catherine (1942). After him are Simon McBurney (1957), Spencer Gore (1850), Sergey Kapitsa (1928), Reginald Owen (1887), George Hillyard (1864), and Sidney Smith (1764).

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Harry Styles
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 3,205
Andrew Scott Waugh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1810 - 1878
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 3,206
Henry Travers
ACTOR
1874 - 1965
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 3,207
Ronald Neame
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2010
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 3,208
Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1862
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 3,209
Philip Catherine
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 3,210
Eric Frank Russell
WRITER
1905 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 3,211
Simon McBurney
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 3,212
Spencer Gore
TENNIS PLAYER
1850 - 1906
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 3,213
Sergey Kapitsa
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 3,214
Reginald Owen
ACTOR
1887 - 1972
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 3,215
George Hillyard
TENNIS PLAYER
1864 - 1943
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 3,216
Sidney Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1764 - 1840
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 3,217