Writer

Samuel R. Delany

1942 - today

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Samuel R. Delany

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Samuel R. Delany is the 1,326th most popular writer (up from 2,185th in 2024), the 1,909th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,740th in 2019) and the 151st most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Samuel R. Delany ranks 1,326 out of 7,302. Before him are Lobsang Rampa, Polyaenus, Emmanuelle Arsan, Natalie Clifford Barney, Lu Yu, and Abu Tammam. After him are Henri Murger, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Widukind of Corvey, Walter M. Miller Jr., Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, and Dag Solstad.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Lobsang Rampa
1910 - 1981
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 1,320
Polyaenus
101 - 180
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,321
Emmanuelle Arsan
1932 - 2005
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,322
Natalie Clifford Barney
1876 - 1972
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,323
Lu Yu
733 - 804
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,324
Abu Tammam
788 - 846
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,325
Samuel R. Delany
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1,326
Henri Murger
1822 - 1861
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 1,327
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
1838 - 1894
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 1,328
Widukind of Corvey
925 - 980
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,329
Walter M. Miller Jr.
1923 - 1996
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 1,330
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger
1752 - 1831
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 1,331
Dag Solstad
1941 - 2025
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 1,332

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Samuel R. Delany ranks 125. Before him are Larry Flynt, Michael Jackson, Carlos Monzón, George Jung, Evaristo Carvalho, and Muslim Magomayev. After him are Terry Jones, Bert Sakmann, Geneviève Bujold, Mirjana Marković, Koji Funamoto, and Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.

Others Born in 1942

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Larry Flynt
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 119
Michael Jackson
WRITER
1942 - 2007
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 120
Carlos Monzón
BOXER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 121
George Jung
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 122
Evaristo Carvalho
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2022
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 123
Muslim Magomayev
SINGER
1942 - 2008
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 124
Samuel R. Delany
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 125
Terry Jones
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 126
Bert Sakmann
BIOLOGIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 127
Geneviève Bujold
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 128
Mirjana Marković
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2019
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 129
Koji Funamoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 130
Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 131

In United States

Among people born in United States, Samuel R. Delany ranks 1,909 out of NaN. Before him are Scott Glenn (1939), Patch Adams (1945), Charles Chaplin Jr. (1925), Kim Carnes (1945), Benjamin Bloom (1913), and Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821). After him are Carroll Baker (1931), Harvey S. Firestone (1868), Ryan Murphy (1965), William Henry Pickering (1858), Richard Donner (1930), and David McClelland (1917).

Others born in United States

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Scott Glenn
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,903
Patch Adams
PHYSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,904
Charles Chaplin Jr.
ACTOR
1925 - 1968
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,905
Kim Carnes
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,906
Benjamin Bloom
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1999
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1,907
Nathan Bedford Forrest
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1821 - 1877
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1,908
Samuel R. Delany
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1,909
Carroll Baker
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1,910
Harvey S. Firestone
BUSINESSPERSON
1868 - 1938
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1,911
Ryan Murphy
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1,912
William Henry Pickering
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 1,913
Richard Donner
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2021
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 1,914
David McClelland
PSYCHOLOGIST
1917 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 1,915