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Charles Stross

1964 - Today

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Charles David George "Charlie" Stross (born 18 October 1964) is a British writer of science fiction and fantasy. Stross specialises in hard science fiction and space opera. Between 1994 and 2004, he was also an active writer for the magazine Computer Shopper and was responsible for its monthly Linux column. He stopped writing for the magazine to devote more time to novels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Stross is the 6,636th most popular writer (down from 6,520th in 2024), the 6,141st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,797th in 2019) and the 683rd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Charles Stross ranks 6,636 out of 7,302. Before him are David Malouf, Olga Slavnikova, Rebecca Yarros, Tana French, Lualhati Bautista, and Ralf Rothmann. After him are Denis Johnson, Hajime Kanzaka, Wolf Haas, Horton Foote, Phyllis A. Whitney, and Maja Haderlap.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Charles Stross ranks 642. Before him are Serafín Zubiri, Alexander Vedernikov, Ronald Agénor, Alexander Gordon, Marc Quinn, and Huner Saleem. After him are Hajime Kanzaka, Henrik Sundström, Jeorá Matos Ferreyra, Aurélio Miguel, Frank Farina, and Fabiana Udenio.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Stross ranks 6,143 out of 8,785. Before him are Angela Scoular (1945), Marc Quinn (1964), Ben Green (1977), John Keble (1792), Julian Marley (1975), and Barry Atsma (1972). After him are Raymond Keene (1948), Charles Brabin (1882), Ella Purnell (1996), Trevor Nunn (1940), Samuel West (1966), and Tom Cullen (1985).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Charles Stross ranks 683. Before him are Thomas Shadwell (1642), Catherine Cookson (1906), William Collins (1721), Derek Taylor (1932), Alfred Austin (1835), and Dinah Craik (1826). After him are Stanley Middleton (1919), Conn Iggulden (1971), Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), Lady Gabriella Kingston (1981), Mary Russell Mitford (1787), and Ronald Firbank (1886).

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