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H. Beam Piper

1904 - 1964

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Henry Beam Piper (March 23, 1904 – c. November 6, 1964) was an American science fiction writer. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive Terro-Human Future History series of stories and a shorter series of "Paratime" alternate history tales. He wrote under the name H. Beam Piper. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. H. Beam Piper is the 6,910th most popular writer (down from 6,757th in 2024), the 14,844th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,804th in 2019) and the 1,053rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, H. Beam Piper ranks 6,910 out of 7,302. Before him are Mercy Otis Warren, Ingrid Klimke, Daniele Ganser, Jérôme Ferrari, Nahoko Uehashi, and MacKinlay Kantor. After him are Kiran Desai, Tom Parker Bowles, Dan Stanca, Amma Darko, Nicolas Vanier, and Michael Goldenberg.

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Among people born in 1904, H. Beam Piper ranks 362. Before him are George Formby, Anders Lange, Alice White, Gwen Lee, James T. Farrell, and MacKinlay Kantor. After him are Johnny Mack Brown, Jerry Colonna, and Marian Nixon. Among people deceased in 1964, H. Beam Piper ranks 219. Before him are William Bendix, Paul Cavanagh, Arthur Hohl, Timmy Mayer, Eddie Sachs, and Mehboob Khan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, H. Beam Piper ranks 14,849 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Laughlin (1931), Rex J. Walheim (1962), Lucas Grabeel (1984), Sarah Hyland (1990), Kay Aldridge (1917), and Lloyd Blankfein (1954). After him are Cynthia Weil (1940), Gregory C. Johnson (1954), Mamie Gummer (1983), Haley Barbour (1947), Troy Garity (1973), and Travis Kelce (1989).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, H. Beam Piper ranks 1,053. Before him are Mark Z. Danielewski (1966), William Gilmore Simms (1806), James T. Farrell (1904), Nic Pizzolatto (1975), Mercy Otis Warren (1728), and MacKinlay Kantor (1904). After him are Michael Goldenberg (1965), Jay McInerney (1955), Dave Eggers (1970), Howard Gordon (1961), Josephine Johnson (1910), and Amor Towles (1964).

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