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Colson Whitehead

1969 - Today

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Arch Colson Chipp Whitehead (born November 6, 1969) is an American novelist. He is the author of nine novels, including his 1999 debut The Intuitionist; The Underground Railroad (2016), for which he won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; and The Nickel Boys, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction again in 2020, making him one of only four writers ever to win the prize twice. He has also published two books of nonfiction. In 2002, he received a MacArthur Fellowship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Colson Whitehead is the 6,716th most popular writer (down from 6,512th in 2024), the 13,811th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,401st in 2019) and the 979th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Colson Whitehead ranks 6,715 out of 7,302. Before him are David Gerrold, Kinoko Nasu, Fatou Diome, James Kelman, and Robert Seethaler. After him are Sara Ahmed, William Kamkwamba, Édouard Louis, Thomas Brussig, Anthony Doerr, Lauren Weisberger, and Judith Hermann.

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Among people born in 1969, Colson Whitehead ranks 626. Before him are Jesse L. Martin, Tomas N'evergreen, Roman Kutuzov, James Cleverly, Hugo López-Gatell Ramírez, and Arancha González Laya. After him are Sara Ahmed, Torri Higginson, Wendy Moniz, Archie Kao, Stefan Horngacher, and Vlad Ivanov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Colson Whitehead ranks 13,815 out of 20,380. Before him are Arielle Kebbel (1985), Marsha Blackburn (1952), Zahn McClarnon (1966), Michael O'Keefe (1955), Sandy Duncan (1946), and George "Gabby" Hayes (1885). After him are Victor Ortiz (1987), Jennifer Gareis (1970), Anne Henning (1955), Brooke Burns (1978), Robin Lord Taylor (1978), and Wayne Allard (1943).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Colson Whitehead ranks 979. Before him are Chris Hedges (1956), Kerry Kennedy (1959), Catherine Asaro (1955), Hazel Brugger (1993), Katharine Lee Bates (1859), and David Gerrold (1944). After him are Anthony Doerr (1973), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Russell Simmons (1957), Ogden Nash (1902), Lorrie Moore (1957), and Anthony E. Zuiker (1968).

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