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Cordwainer Smith

1913 - 1966

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Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (July 11, 1913 – August 6, 1966), known by his pen-name Cordwainer Smith, was an American author of science fiction. He was an officer in the US Army, a noted scholar of East Asia, and an expert in psychological warfare. He was one of science fiction's more influential authors despite an early death at the age of 53. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cordwainer Smith is the 5,186th most popular writer (down from 4,720th in 2019), the 8,003rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,412th in 2019) and the 597th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Cordwainer Smith ranks 5,186 out of 7,302. Before him are Henri Bosco, Jakob van Hoddis, Antoni Lange, René Maran, Wafa Sultan, and Aminata Sow Fall. After him are Fedde Schurer, Yamabe no Akahito, Alexander Ablesimov, Milan Rúfus, Charlaine Harris, and Edith Sitwell.

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Among people born in 1913, Cordwainer Smith ranks 286. Before him are Rudolf Harbig, Nikolay Latyshev, Joe Kelly, Masaji Kiyokawa, Aleksanteri Saarvala, and Oswald Teichmüller. After him are Mary Martin, Tony Zale, Hans-Peter Tschudi, Ted Grant, Severino Varela, and Yevdokiya Bershanskaya. Among people deceased in 1966, Cordwainer Smith ranks 178. Before him are Julia Faye, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Adrianus de Jong, Margery Allingham, Iosif Czako, and Jakub Szynkiewicz. After him are Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Gösta Åsbrink, René Schick, Hans Christian Branner, Bernhard Zondek, and Carl Osburn.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cordwainer Smith ranks 8,005 out of 20,380. Before him are Gordon Parks (1912), Kenneth Nichols (1907), D. J. Fontana (1931), Joel-Peter Witkin (1939), Michael Kremer (1964), and Adam Lambert (1982). After him are Jason Sudeikis (1975), John Flynn (1932), James P. Johnson (1894), Lewis Binford (1932), Stoya (1986), and James Jamerson (1936).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Cordwainer Smith ranks 597. Before him are David Crane (1957), Jacqueline Susann (1918), Nancy Kress (1948), Rick Warren (1954), Louis L'Amour (1908), and Barbara Ehrenreich (1941). After him are Charlaine Harris (1951), Tabitha King (1949), Helene Hanff (1916), Alan Dean Foster (1946), Bart D. Ehrman (1955), and Chester Himes (1909).

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