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Carl Hiaasen

1953 - Today

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Carl Hiaasen (; born March 12, 1953) is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for middle grade readers. Two of his novels have been made into feature films, and one has been made into a TV series. Hiaasen's adult novels are humorous crime thrillers set in Florida. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Hiaasen is the 6,949th most popular writer (down from 6,945th in 2019), the 15,294th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,128th in 2019) and the 1,079th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Carl Hiaasen ranks 6,949 out of 7,302. Before him are Aravind Adiga, Kage Baker, Marian Keyes, William Allingham, Laurent Gaudé, and Jorge Majfud. After him are Abdourahman Waberi, Edward P. Jones, Terézia Mora, Helen Dunmore, Susan Abulhawa, and Ernest Cline.

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Among people born in 1953, Carl Hiaasen ranks 671. Before him are Judy Chu, Michael Wolff, Keith Green, Diane Schuur, John Sessions, and Joaquim Rafael Branco. After him are Pete Hoekstra, Russ Feingold, Charlie Wilson, Hilary Benn, Brian Duffy, and Kent Hovind.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Hiaasen ranks 15,300 out of 20,380. Before him are Ernest Gruening (1887), Jessica Tuck (1963), Jane Bryan (1918), Draymond Green (1990), Brooke Langton (1970), and Jennifer Brady (1995). After him are Butch Reynolds (1964), Tom Coburn (1948), Nick Robinson (1995), Carol Bartz (1948), Jimmy Ruffin (1936), and Dante Basco (1975).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Carl Hiaasen ranks 1,079. Before him are Edwin O'Connor (1918), Alfred Gough (1967), Ann Leckie (1966), David Sedaris (1956), Sidney Lanier (1842), and Kage Baker (1952). After him are Edward P. Jones (1950), Ernest Cline (1972), Allen Drury (1918), Kate DiCamillo (1964), Anne Waldman (1945), and Raymond Benson (1955).

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