WRITER
Michael Swanwick
1950 - Today
Michael Swanwick
Michael Swanwick (born November 18, 1950) is an American fantasy and science fiction author who began publishing in the early 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Swanwick is the 6,071st most popular writer (down from 5,907th in 2024), the 10,442nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,394th in 2019) and the 764th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Michael Swanwick ranks 6,069 out of 7,302. Before him are André Dhôtel, Chaz Bono, Alexander Amfiteatrov, and Gustav Hasford. After him are Maxine Kumin, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Gen Urobuchi, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Eldridge Cleaver, Anthony Powell, Mary Lamb, and Antonín Sova.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAndré Dhôtel
1900 - 1991
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 6,065
Chaz Bono
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 6,066
Alexander Amfiteatrov
1862 - 1938
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 6,067
Gustav Hasford
1947 - 1993
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 6,068
Michael Swanwick
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 6,069
Maxine Kumin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 6,070
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
1872 - 1953
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 6,071
Gen Urobuchi
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 6,072
Wolfdietrich Schnurre
1920 - 1989
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 6,073
Eldridge Cleaver
1935 - 1998
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 6,074
Anthony Powell
1905 - 2000
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 6,075
Mary Lamb
1764 - 1847
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 6,076
Antonín Sova
1864 - 1928
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 6,077
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Michael Swanwick ranks 567. Before him are François Dupeyron, Mauri Kunnas, Fernando Pereira, Theresa Kachindamoto, Eugene H. Trinh, and Hans-Werner Gessmann. After him are Christiane Krause, Micky Moody, Sheila Young, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Chen Chu, and Eddie Hazel.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsFrançois Dupeyron
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - 2016
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 561
Mauri Kunnas
COMIC ARTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 562
Fernando Pereira
PHOTOGRAPHER
1950 - 1985
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 563
Theresa Kachindamoto
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2025
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 564
Eugene H. Trinh
ASTRONAUT
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 565
Hans-Werner Gessmann
PSYCHOLOGIST
1950 - 2023
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 566
Michael Swanwick
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 567
Christiane Krause
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 568
Micky Moody
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 569
Sheila Young
SKATER
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 570
Mirza Masroor Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 571
Chen Chu
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 572
Eddie Hazel
MUSICIAN
1950 - 1992
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 573
In United States
Among people born in United States, Michael Swanwick ranks 10,444 out of 20,380. Before him are Rufus King (1755), Abby Dalton (1932), Martin Luther King III (1957), Gustav Hasford (1947), Jesse Williams (1981), and John Gallagher Jr. (1984). After him are Florence Vidor (1895), Victor Schertzinger (1888), José M. Hernández (1962), Gilbert Colgate (1899), Maxine Kumin (1925), and Charles Sprague Sargent (1841).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRufus King
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1827
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 10,438
Abby Dalton
ACTOR
1932 - 2020
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 10,439
Martin Luther King III
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 10,440
Gustav Hasford
WRITER
1947 - 1993
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 10,441
Jesse Williams
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 10,442
John Gallagher Jr.
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 10,443
Michael Swanwick
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 10,444
Florence Vidor
ACTOR
1895 - 1977
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 10,445
Victor Schertzinger
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1941
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 10,446
José M. Hernández
ASTRONAUT
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 10,447
Gilbert Colgate
ATHLETE
1899 - 1965
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 10,448
Maxine Kumin
WRITER
1925 - 2014
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 10,449
Charles Sprague Sargent
BIOLOGIST
1841 - 1927
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 10,450
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Michael Swanwick ranks 764. Before him are Nicholas Meyer (1945), Lin Carter (1930), Mike Godwin (1956), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), Chaz Bono (1969), and Gustav Hasford (1947). After him are Maxine Kumin (1925), Eldridge Cleaver (1935), David Simon (1960), Wallace Stegner (1909), Karin Slaughter (1971), and James Dickey (1923).
Nicholas Meyer
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 758
Lin Carter
1930 - 1988
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 759
Mike Godwin
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 760
Jonathan Safran Foer
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 761
Chaz Bono
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 762
Gustav Hasford
1947 - 1993
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 763
Michael Swanwick
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 764
Maxine Kumin
1925 - 2014
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 765
Eldridge Cleaver
1935 - 1998
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 766
David Simon
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 767
Wallace Stegner
1909 - 1993
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 768
Karin Slaughter
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 769
James Dickey
1923 - 1997
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 770











































