WRITER
Jack McDevitt
1935 - Today

Jack McDevitt
Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Most of his books follow either superluminal pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins or galactic relic hunters Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath. McDevitt has received numerous nominations for Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards. Seeker won the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novel. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack McDevitt is the 6,284th most popular writer (down from 5,733rd in 2019), the 11,355th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,806th in 2019) and the 829th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Jack McDevitt ranks 6,284 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Eastman, Cressida Cowell, David McKee, Asma Barlas, Albrecht Behmel, and Dorothy Richardson. After him are Georgi Vladimov, Anne-Marie Garat, Vittorio Arrigoni, Michal Šanda, Kathleen Raine, and Joan Carreras i Goicoechea.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Eastman
1858 - 1939
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 6,278
Cressida Cowell
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 6,279
David McKee
1935 - 2022
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 6,280
Asma Barlas
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 6,281
Albrecht Behmel
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 6,282
Dorothy Richardson
1873 - 1957
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 6,283
Jack McDevitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 6,284
Georgi Vladimov
1931 - 2003
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 6,285
Anne-Marie Garat
1946 - 2022
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 6,286
Vittorio Arrigoni
1975 - 2011
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 6,287
Michal Šanda
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 6,288
Kathleen Raine
1908 - 2003
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 6,289
Joan Carreras i Goicoechea
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 6,290
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Jack McDevitt ranks 504. Before him are Vic Elford, Jane Dee Hull, Arnold Kopelson, Derek Kevan, Janne Stefansson, and David McKee. After him are Stevie Chalmers, Ronnie Hawkins, J. G. Farrell, Peter Hollingworth, Manfred Germar, and Don Howe.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsVic Elford
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 498
Jane Dee Hull
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2020
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 499
Arnold Kopelson
PRODUCER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 500
Derek Kevan
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2013
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 501
Janne Stefansson
ATHLETE
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 502
David McKee
WRITER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 503
Jack McDevitt
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 504
Stevie Chalmers
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 505
Ronnie Hawkins
SINGER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 506
J. G. Farrell
WRITER
1935 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 507
Peter Hollingworth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 508
Manfred Germar
ATHLETE
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 509
Don Howe
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 510
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jack McDevitt ranks 11,357 out of 20,380. Before him are Patricia Canning Todd (1922), Bill Smith (1924), Harold J. Stone (1913), Paul Stookey (1937), Elliott Nugent (1896), and Conyers Herring (1914). After him are Jeanie MacPherson (1886), Bob Kerrey (1943), Bill Holland (1907), Joe Flanigan (1967), Evelyne Hall (1909), and Alexander Rossi (1991).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPatricia Canning Todd
TENNIS PLAYER
1922 - 2015
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 11,351
Bill Smith
SWIMMER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 11,352
Harold J. Stone
ACTOR
1913 - 2005
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11,353
Paul Stookey
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11,354
Elliott Nugent
ACTOR
1896 - 1980
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11,355
Conyers Herring
PHYSICIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11,356
Jack McDevitt
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11,357
Jeanie MacPherson
ACTOR
1886 - 1946
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11,358
Bob Kerrey
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11,359
Bill Holland
RACING DRIVER
1907 - 1984
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11,360
Joe Flanigan
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 11,361
Evelyne Hall
ATHLETE
1909 - 1993
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 11,362
Alexander Rossi
RACING DRIVER
1991 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 11,363
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Jack McDevitt ranks 829. Before him are Robert B. Sherman (1925), John Seigenthaler (1927), Sarah Winnemucca (1844), Stephen Glass (1972), Brené Brown (1965), and Charles Eastman (1858). After him are Bayard Taylor (1825), John Toll (1952), William H. Gass (1924), Gillian Flynn (1971), Crane Wilbur (1886), and Meg Cabot (1967).
Robert B. Sherman
1925 - 2012
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 823
John Seigenthaler
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 824
Sarah Winnemucca
1844 - 1891
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 825
Stephen Glass
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 826
Brené Brown
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 827
Charles Eastman
1858 - 1939
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 828
Jack McDevitt
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 829
Bayard Taylor
1825 - 1878
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 830
John Toll
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 831
William H. Gass
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 832
Gillian Flynn
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 833
Crane Wilbur
1886 - 1973
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 834
Meg Cabot
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 835