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Chris Van Allsburg

1949 - Today

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Chris Van Allsburg (born June 18, 1949) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, for Jumanji (1981) and The Polar Express (1985), both of which he also wrote, and were later adapted as successful motion pictures. He was also a Caldecott runner-up in 1980 for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi. For his contribution as a children's illustrator, he was a 1986 U.S. nominee for the biennial International Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for creators of children's books. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Van Allsburg is the 5,100th most popular writer (down from 5,044th in 2019), the 7,770th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,092nd in 2019) and the 585th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Chris Van Allsburg ranks 5,100 out of 7,302. Before him are Cassandra Fedele, Kiki Dimoula, Marguerite Audoux, Károly Kisfaludy, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, and Larry McMurtry. After him are Jens Bjørneboe, Júlia Szendrey, Ben Bova, Marin Preda, Claudio Williman, and Mochtar Lubis.

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Among people born in 1949, Chris Van Allsburg ranks 476. Before him are Philippe Descola, Karel Lismont, Jean Kalala N'Tumba, Alaa Hussein Ali, Takeshi Shudo, and Helga Seidler. After him are John Farnham, Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, Jacques Weber, Brian Yuzna, Antonello Cuccureddu, and Ann Druyan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Van Allsburg ranks 7,772 out of 20,380. Before him are Bert Schneider (1897), Harry Reid (1939), Mario Runco Jr. (1952), Tony Scott (1921), Larry McMurtry (1936), and Bobby Unser (1934). After him are Alice Drummond (1928), Lloyd Kaufman (1945), Kirsten Price (1981), Ramsey Clark (1927), Chandra Wilson (1969), and Michael Marsh (1967).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Chris Van Allsburg ranks 585. Before him are John Gardner (1933), Joseph Wambaugh (1937), Julia Alvarez (1950), Robert Charles Wilson (1953), Michael Bishop (1945), and Larry McMurtry (1936). After him are Ben Bova (1932), Ann Druyan (1949), Candace Bushnell (1958), Arthur Golden (1956), Stephen Hunter (1946), and David Crane (1957).

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