Skip to content
229,067 profiles ranked

Poul Anderson

American science fiction writer (1926-2001) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 74

Poul William Anderson was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until his death in 2001. Anderson also wrote historical novels. He won the Hugo Award seven times and the Nebula Award three times, and was nominated many more times for awards.

Poul Anderson is read about 300 times a day, in 44 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 114 days, one point a day.

Something wrong?
Compare

A life in dates

2010Prometheus Award - Hall of FameAward2001Died31 July 2001John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAward2000Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of FameAward1995Prometheus Award - Hall of FameAward1986Inkpot AwardAward1982Edward E. Smith Memorial AwardAwardNebula Award for Best NovellaAward1979Hugo Award for Best NoveletteAward1974August Derleth AwardAward1973Hugo Award for Best NoveletteAward1972Hugo Award for Best NovellaAwardNebula Award for Best NoveletteAward1969Hugo Award for Best NoveletteAward1961Hugo Award for Best Short StoryAward1926Born25 November 1926

People around Poul

Awards

Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame2010
Prometheus Award - Special Award2001
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2001
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame2000
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award1998
Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame1995
Inkpot Award1986
Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame1985
Nebula Award for Best Novella1982
Hugo Award for Best Novella1982
Edward E. Smith Memorial Award1982
Hugo Award for Best Novelette1979
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award1975
August Derleth Award1974
Hugo Award for Best Novelette1973
Nebula Award for Best Novelette1973
Hugo Award for Best Novella1972
Nebula Award for Best Novelette1972
Locus Award for Best Short Fiction1972
Hugo Award for Best Novelette1969
Hugo Award for Best Short Story1964
Hugo Award for Best Short Story1961
Mythopoeic Awards

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2001 · aged 74

Where to find them