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Ann Patchett

1963 - Today

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Ann Patchett (born December 2, 1963) is an American author. She received the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction in the same year, for her novel Bel Canto. Patchett's other novels include The Patron Saint of Liars (1992), Taft (1994), The Magician's Assistant (1997), Run (2007), State of Wonder (2011), Commonwealth (2016), The Dutch House (2019), and Tom Lake (2023). The Dutch House was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Ann Patchett is the 7,120th most popular writer (down from 7,061st in 2024), the 16,189th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,128th in 2019) and the 1,123rd most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ann Patchett ranks 7,118 out of 7,302Before her are Laura Lippman, Jenni Haukio, Felicitas Hoppe, and Gita Mehta. After her are Krishna Hutheesing, Vladimir Arsenijević, Tahereh Mafi, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ram Swarup, Jaroslav Rudiš, Jan Böhmermann, and Geraldine Brooks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Ann Patchett ranks 999Before her are Aleksandr Kovalenko, Pedro Jaro, Kevin Asano, Debra Granik, Tony Ward, and Rebecca Heineman. After her are Dorina Vaccaroni, Lori McNeil, Krisztina Morvai, Mark Brown, Brian Robbins, and Craig Shakespeare.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Patchett ranks 16,197 out of 20,380Before her are Frank Klepacki (1974), Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1976), Phyllis Coates (1927), Sean Parnell (1962), Rebecca Heineman (1963), JoJo Siwa (2003), and Kat DeLuna (1987). After her are Thomas Eagleton (1929), Miles Heizer (1994), Ashton Holmes (1978), Bison Dele (1969), and T. J. Warren (1993).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ann Patchett ranks 1,123Before her are Cleanth Brooks (1906), Peter Hedges (1962), James Gould Cozzens (1903), Andy Rooney (1919), Ruth Ozeki (1956), and Laura Lippman (1959). After her are Tahereh Mafi (1988), Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943), Jay Asher (1975), Sherman Alexie (1966), Liz Murray (1980), and Piper Kerman (1969).