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Dav Pilkey

1966 - Today

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David Murray "Dav" Pilkey Jr. (; born March 4, 1966) is an American comic book writer of children's fiction. He is best known as the author and illustrator of the children's book series Captain Underpants and its spin-off children's graphic novel series Dog Man, the latter published under the respective writer and illustrator pen names of George Beard and Harold Hutchins, which are also the names of the two protagonists of the Captain Underpants franchise. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dav Pilkey is the 6,984th most popular writer (up from 7,145th in 2019), the 15,535th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,030th in 2019) and the 1,095th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Dav Pilkey ranks 6,984 out of 7,302. Before him are Delia Grigore, Neil Strauss, Sebastian Faulks, Meghan McCain, Matthew Weiner, and Jorge Volpi. After him are Paul Attanasio, Kae Tempest, Justin Raimondo, P. J. O'Rourke, Rebecca Walker, and Sofia Andrukhovych.

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Among people born in 1966, Dav Pilkey ranks 697. Before him are Francisco Villarroya, József Csák, Vasili Kulkov, Gina Bellman, Heike Warnicke, and Vitaliy Savin. After him are Véronique Claudel, Zola Budd, Martina McBride, Lynda Lemay, Yuko Arimori, and Curt Schilling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dav Pilkey ranks 15,542 out of 20,380. Before him are Scooter Braun (1981), Misty Stone (1986), Angelo Taylor (1978), Dan Attias (1951), Newton Thomas Sigel (1955), and Stan Kirsch (1968). After him are Colin Kaepernick (1987), Camille Guaty (1976), Jean Brooks (1915), Paul Attanasio (1959), Reggie Lucas (1953), and Paul Walter Hauser (1986).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dav Pilkey ranks 1,095. Before him are Patrick Ness (1971), Jim Butcher (1971), Walter Jon Williams (1953), Neil Strauss (1969), Meghan McCain (1984), and Matthew Weiner (1965). After him are Paul Attanasio (1959), Justin Raimondo (1951), P. J. O'Rourke (1947), Rebecca Walker (1969), Candace Owens (1989), and Joaquin Miller (1837).

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