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Cory Doctorow

1971 - Today

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Cory Efram Doctorow (; born 17 July 1971) is a Canadian-British blogger, journalist, and science fiction author who served as co-editor of the blog Boing Boing. He is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons organization, using some of its licences for his books. Some common themes of his work include digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Cory Doctorow is the 6,589th most popular writer (up from 6,805th in 2024), the 766th most popular biography from Canada (up from 838th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Canadian Writer.

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Among people born in 1971, Cory Doctorow ranks 465. Before him are Vladimir Akopian, Jonathan Stark, Wayne Ferreira, Martin Hansson, Shinji Nakano, and Craig Robinson. After him are Pedro Martínez, Keegan Connor Tracy, Brian Stepanek, Rick Yune, Rupert Sanders, and Khosiyat Rustam.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Cory Doctorow ranks 766 out of 1,622. Before him are Jay Baruchel (1982), Christophe Beck (1972), Sarah Gadon (1987), Hazel McCallion (1921), Jason Reitman (1977), and Sylvia Fedoruk (1927). After him are Keegan Connor Tracy (1971), Kate McGarrigle (1946), Emily Murphy (1868), Bianca Beauchamp (1977), Roch Voisine (1963), and Aaron Ashmore (1979).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Cory Doctorow ranks 42. Before him are Guy Gavriel Kay (1954), Robert J. Sawyer (1960), George Woodcock (1912), Farley Mowat (1921), Robert Elsie (1950), and Rachel Cusk (1967). After him are Deborah Ellis (1960), Timothy Findley (1930), John Ralston Saul (1947), Gregory Colbert (1960), Robert C. Cooper (1968), and Ed Greenwood (1959).

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