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Jerry Pournelle

1933 - 2017

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Jerry Eugene Pournelle (; August 7, 1933 – September 8, 2017) was an American scientist in the area of operations research and human factors research, a science fiction writer, essayist, journalist, and one of the first bloggers. In the 1960s and early '70s, he worked in the aerospace industry, but eventually focused on his writing career. In an obituary in Gizmodo, he was described as "a tireless ambassador for the future." Pournelle's hard science fiction writing received multiple awards. In addition to his solo writing, he wrote several novels with collaborators including Larry Niven. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Pournelle is the 6,146th most popular writer (up from 6,159th in 2024), the 10,762nd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,479th in 2019) and the 787th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Jerry Pournelle ranks 6,146 out of 7,302. Before him are George Saunders, Martin Österdahl, Padma Sachdev, Donato Carrisi, Tim LaHaye, and Mark Manson. After him are Monika Fagerholm, Donald A. Wollheim, Javed Akhtar, John Logan, Gurdial Singh, and Gyrðir Elíasson.

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Among people born in 1933, Jerry Pournelle ranks 486. Before him are Konstantin Loktev, Thérèse Steinmetz, Leszek Drogosz, Judah Folkman, Yuri Chesnokov, and Mariya Pisareva. After him are Gurdial Singh, Jenő Hámori, Umberto Colombo, Hillevi Rombin, James Meredith, and Boris Tatushin. Among people deceased in 2017, Jerry Pournelle ranks 537. Before him are Lukas Ammann, Lars-Erik Skiöld, Charles Bradley, Roberta Peters, Michele Scarponi, and Marc Baecke. After him are Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Spartaco Landini, Ninian Stephen, Jim Nabors, Gilbert Stork, and Ty Hardin.

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Among people born in United States, Jerry Pournelle ranks 10,764 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Kruskal (1928), Alex Raymond (1909), Jeremiah Denton (1924), Mark Manson (1984), Geoffrey Arend (1978), and Alfonso Ribeiro (1971). After him are Irving Pichel (1891), Christy Canyon (1966), Chris Burden (1946), Paul Stewart (1908), J. Alden Weir (1852), and Albert Heath (1935).

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Among writers born in United States, Jerry Pournelle ranks 787. Before him are Amory Lovins (1947), William Inge (1913), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), George Saunders (1958), Tim LaHaye (1926), and Mark Manson (1984). After him are Donald A. Wollheim (1914), John Logan (1961), Dick Cavett (1936), Lee Strobel (1952), Lawrence Venuti (1953), and Tony Hillerman (1925).

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