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Deon Meyer

1958 - Today

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Deon Godfrey Meyer is a South African thriller novelist, writing primarily in Afrikaans. His works have been translated into 28 languages. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Deon Meyer is the 5,116th most popular writer (down from 4,469th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular South African Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Deon Meyer ranks 5,116 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacques Jasmin, Tsendiin Damdinsüren, M. Ageyev, Prvoslav Vujcic, Anton Aškerc, and Raghunath Murmu. After him are Sanchuniathon, Mahmud Taymur, Osman Nuri Topbaş, Oğuz Atay, Antonio Gamoneda, and Nikolai Klyuev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Deon Meyer ranks 286. Before him are Keenen Ivory Wayans, Thomas Hearns, Wendy Makkena, Kevin Curren, Jaime Pacheco, and Amanda Bearse. After him are Phil Anderson, Brent W. Jett Jr., Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, Candace Bushnell, Alexander Nevzorov, and Ján Kocian.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Deon Meyer ranks 124 out of 454. Before him are Gary Player (1935), Stanley Mandelstam (1928), Sharlto Copley (1973), Phillip V. Tobias (1925), Cecil Kellaway (1890), and Kevin Curren (1958). After him are Ruth First (1925), Eric Sturgess (1920), Ian Scheckter (1947), Gcina Mhlophe (1958), David Carstens (1914), and Mark Shuttleworth (1973).

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Among WRITERS In South Africa

Among writers born in South Africa, Deon Meyer ranks 12. Before him are Laurence Oliphant (1829), Breyten Breytenbach (1939), Ronald Harwood (1934), Laurens van der Post (1906), Athol Fugard (1932), and Alan Paton (1903). After him are Gcina Mhlophe (1958), Elsa Joubert (1922), Andrew Murray (1828), Karel Schoeman (1939), Ingrid Jonker (1933), and Fatima Meer (1928).

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