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Brandon Sanderson

1975 - Today

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Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult books. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, are set. Outside of the Cosmere, he has written several young adult and juvenile series including The Reckoners, the Skyward series, and the Alcatraz series. He is also known for finishing author Robert Jordan's high fantasy series The Wheel of Time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brandon Sanderson is the 3,604th most popular writer (up from 3,766th in 2019), the 5,196th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,826th in 2019) and the 404th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Brandon Sanderson ranks 3,604 out of 7,302. Before him are Gabriela Zapolska, Vladimir Megre, Demyan Bedny, Sergio Ramírez, Nevil Shute, and Vassilis Vassilikos. After him are George Kodinos, Alma Reville, Ernst Jandl, Buton Rinchen Drub, Ferdinand Brunetière, and Alberto Hurtado.

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Among people born in 1975, Brandon Sanderson ranks 77. Before him are Jamel Debbouze, Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Tino Chrupalla, India Summer, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. After him are Michael Bublé, Tiger Woods, Asia Argento, Iván Helguera, Hilário, and Natalie Imbruglia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brandon Sanderson ranks 5,196 out of 20,380. Before him are Ted Cassidy (1932), Ken Walsh (1945), Jackie Earle Haley (1961), Thomas C. Kinkaid (1888), George Burns (1896), and Sam Wanamaker (1919). After him are Jordan Rudess (1956), Bobby Jindal (1971), Ralph Linton (1893), Kerry King (1964), Rick Barry (1944), and Charles Mackerras (1925).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Brandon Sanderson ranks 404. Before him are Robert McKee (1941), Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892), Russell Banks (1940), Marilyn French (1929), Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), and James Russell Lowell (1819). After him are L. J. Smith (1965), Gary Snyder (1930), William Goldman (1931), Howard Pyle (1853), Katherine Anne Porter (1890), and David Foster Wallace (1962).

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