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Daniel Handler

1970 - Today

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Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970) is an American author, musician, screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. He is best known for his children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions, published under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The former was adapted into a film in 2004, as well as a Netflix series from 2017 to 2019. Handler has published adult novels and a stage play under his real name, along with other children's books under the Snicket pseudonym. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Daniel Handler is the 6,705th most popular writer (down from 6,431st in 2024), the 13,716th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,951st in 2019) and the 972nd most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Daniel Handler ranks 6,705 out of 7,302. Before him are Tom Egeland, Amelia Opie, Maxine Hong Kingston, Ingo Schulze, Jonathan Lethem, and Mitch Albom. After him are Tom Lanoye, Claudio Rodriguez Fer, Jeff Noon, Chris Hedges, Kerry Kennedy, and Jane Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Daniel Handler ranks 533. Before him are David Barrufet, Kate Allen, Alessandra Negrini, Mayrín Villanueva, Lado Gurgenidze, and Magnus Larsson. After him are Bo Hamburger, Julian Andretti, Pilar Castro, Lord Nicholas Windsor, Tetsuya Harada, and Hans Vonk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Daniel Handler ranks 13,720 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Watson (1949), Davis Guggenheim (1963), Kelli Giddish (1980), Mitch Albom (1958), Chris Bosh (1984), and Jeff Gordon (1971). After him are Pete Lovely (1926), Dorothy Phillips (1889), Alison Riske (1990), Mike Johanns (1950), Jim Fuchs (1927), and Harley Jane Kozak (1957).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Daniel Handler ranks 972. Before him are John Stossel (1947), Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978), George Clayton Johnson (1929), Maxine Hong Kingston (1940), Jonathan Lethem (1964), and Mitch Albom (1958). After him are Chris Hedges (1956), Kerry Kennedy (1959), Catherine Asaro (1955), Hazel Brugger (1993), Katharine Lee Bates (1859), and David Gerrold (1944).

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