WRITER

R. A. Lafferty

1914 - 2002

R. A. Lafferty

Raphael Aloysius "R. A." Lafferty (November 7, 1914 – March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure. Lafferty also wrote a set of four autobiographical novels, a history book, and several novels of historical fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. R. A. Lafferty is the 5,809th most popular writer (up from 5,882nd in 2019), the 9,613th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,306th in 2019) and the 704th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, R. A. Lafferty ranks 5,809 out of 7,302. Before him are André Chamson, Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Ferdinand von Schirach, Bess Meredyth, Edward Abbey, and Charles Williams. After him are John Berryman, Brad Falchuk, Earl Derr Biggers, Guido Gozzano, Dafydd ap Gwilym, and Gardner Dozois.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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André Chamson
1900 - 1983
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,803
Mehmet Emin Yurdakul
1869 - 1944
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,804
Ferdinand von Schirach
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,805
Bess Meredyth
1890 - 1969
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 5,806
Edward Abbey
1927 - 1989
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5,807
Charles Williams
1886 - 1945
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 5,808
R. A. Lafferty
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5,809
John Berryman
1914 - 1972
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 5,810
Brad Falchuk
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,811
Earl Derr Biggers
1884 - 1933
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,812
Guido Gozzano
1883 - 1916
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,813
Dafydd ap Gwilym
1320 - 1350
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 5,814
Gardner Dozois
1947 - 2018
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 5,815

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, R. A. Lafferty ranks 362. Before him are Hans Theilig, Franz Bistricky, Mary Carlisle, Hideko Maehata, Forrest Towns, and Josef Peters. After him are John Berryman, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Franz von Werra, Andreas Kupfer, Werner Meyer, and Erich Herrmann. Among people deceased in 2002, R. A. Lafferty ranks 288. Before him are Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, John Buscema, Spike Milligan, Vladimir Vasyutin, Günther Ortmann, and José Hierro. After him are Signe Hasso, Mary Brian, Jovdat Hajiyev, Willie Davenport, Ivano Blason, and Geoffrey Crossley.

Others Born in 1914

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Hans Theilig
HANDBALL PLAYER
1914 - 1976
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 356
Franz Bistricky
ATHLETE
1914 - 1975
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 357
Mary Carlisle
ACTOR
1914 - 2018
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 358
Hideko Maehata
SWIMMER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 359
Forrest Towns
ATHLETE
1914 - 1991
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 360
Josef Peters
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 361
R. A. Lafferty
WRITER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 362
John Berryman
WRITER
1914 - 1972
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 363
Oktay Rıfat Horozcu
WRITER
1914 - 1988
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 364
Franz von Werra
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1941
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 365
Andreas Kupfer
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 366
Werner Meyer
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1985
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 367
Erich Herrmann
ATHLETE
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 368

Others Deceased in 2002

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Johannes Joachim Degenhardt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 282
John Buscema
COMIC ARTIST
1927 - 2002
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 283
Spike Milligan
ACTOR
1918 - 2002
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 284
Vladimir Vasyutin
ASTRONAUT
1952 - 2002
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 285
Günther Ortmann
HANDBALL PLAYER
1916 - 2002
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 286
José Hierro
WRITER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 287
R. A. Lafferty
WRITER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 288
Signe Hasso
ACTOR
1915 - 2002
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 289
Mary Brian
ACTOR
1906 - 2002
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 290
Jovdat Hajiyev
MUSICIAN
1917 - 2002
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 291
Willie Davenport
ATHLETE
1943 - 2002
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 292
Ivano Blason
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2002
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 293
Geoffrey Crossley
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 294