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Bill Bryson

1951 - Today

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William McGuire Bryson ( BRYE-sən; born 8 December 1951) is an American-British journalist and author. Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has been a resident of Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the U.S. between 1995 and 2003, and holds dual American and British citizenship. He served as the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Bryson is the 3,808th most popular writer (up from 4,241st in 2019), the 5,508th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,619th in 2019) and the 438th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Bill Bryson ranks 3,808 out of 7,302. Before him are Wang Bo, Luigi Capuana, Ricardo Piglia, Alberto Savinio, Claude Aveline, and Théophile Thoré-Bürger. After him are Émile Souvestre, Albert Aurier, Viktor Nekrasov, Ilya Ilf, Petko Slaveykov, and Oksana Zabuzhko.

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Among people born in 1951, Bill Bryson ranks 269. Before him are Lee Nak-yeon, Michael Freedman, Tatyana Kazankina, Mario Boljat, Gordon Liu, and Charles E. Brady Jr.. After him are Ana Belén, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., Greg Bear, Jakup Krasniqi, Bobby Jones, and Oleg Gazmanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Bryson ranks 5,508 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Sharkey (1902), Buddy Bolden (1877), William Hickey (1927), Lee Haney (1959), Jasper Francis Cropsey (1823), and Doug Clifford (1945). After him are Dick Miller (1928), Denis O'Hare (1962), Patti LaBelle (1944), Jakob Dylan (1969), Tony Thompson (1954), and Jessica Drake (1974).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bill Bryson ranks 438. Before him are Dennis Lehane (1965), V. C. Andrews (1923), Anna Katharine Green (1846), Murray Leinster (1896), Donald Barthelme (1931), and Marianne Moore (1887). After him are Zoe Akins (1886), Sara Teasdale (1884), Delia Owens (1949), Greg Bear (1951), David Brin (1950), and Voltairine de Cleyre (1866).

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