WRITER

Philip K. Dick

1928 - 1982

Photo of Philip K. Dick

Icon of person Philip K. Dick

Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928 – March 2, 1982) was an American science fiction writer and novelist. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his lifetime. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against elements such as alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. He is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century science fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip K. Dick is the 333rd most popular writer (down from 287th in 2019), the 372nd most popular biography from United States (down from 246th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular American Writer.

Philip K. Dick is most famous for his science fiction novels, which often explore the nature of reality and what it means to be human.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Philip K. Dick by language

Loading...

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philip K. Dick ranks 333 out of 7,302. Before him are Anne Brontë, André Malraux, William Golding, Callimachus, Jaggi Vasudev, and Apollonius of Rhodes. After him are Michael Ende, Saadi Shirazi, Christine de Pizan, Mario Puzo, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, and Ève Curie.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Philip K. Dick ranks 17. Before him are Jean-Marie Le Pen, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Serge Gainsbourg, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Joe Jackson, and Didi. After him are Jeanne Moreau, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Rinus Michels, Osamu Tezuka, Roger Vadim, and Eddie Fisher. Among people deceased in 1982, Philip K. Dick ranks 15. Before him are Carl Orff, Anna Freud, Roman Jakobson, Arthur Rubinstein, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and Khalid of Saudi Arabia. After him are William Giauque, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Vasily Chuikov, Karl von Frisch, Erving Goffman, and Stanford Moore.

Others Born in 1928

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1982

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Philip K. Dick ranks 372 out of 20,380. Before him are Ed White (1930), Willis Lamb (1913), Robert E. Lee (1807), Jimmy Wales (1966), Jesse Owens (1913), and Spencer Tracy (1900). After him are Ava Gardner (1922), Gertrude B. Elion (1918), The Undertaker (1965), Mario Puzo (1920), Sharon Stone (1958), and B. F. Skinner (1904).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Philip K. Dick ranks 33. Before him are Dale Carnegie (1888), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), Walt Whitman (1819), Paul Auster (1947), Arthur Miller (1915), and Herman Melville (1819). After him are Mario Puzo (1920), J. D. Vance (1984), O. Henry (1862), Ivanka Trump (1981), Henry Miller (1891), and Coen brothers (null).

American born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous