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E. B. White

1899 - 1985

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Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 – October 1, 1985) was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). In a 2012 survey of School Library Journal readers, Charlotte's Web was ranked first in their poll of the top one hundred children's novels. White also was a contributing editor to The New Yorker magazine and co-author of The Elements of Style, an English language style guide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. E. B. White is the 4,305th most popular writer (down from 4,054th in 2019), the 6,386th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,323rd in 2019) and the 486th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, E. B. White ranks 4,305 out of 7,302. Before him are Maurice Schumann, Stanislas Julien, Art Buchwald, Andrej Sládkovič, Elisabetta Dami, and Andrei Bitov. After him are Julia Quinn, Manuel Curros Enríquez, Yoko Tawada, Peyo Yavorov, David Almond, and Vasyl Stefanyk.

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Among people born in 1899, E. B. White ranks 205. Before him are Haddon Sundblom, Carlyle S. Beals, Colleen Moore, Paul Schmidt, Giorgio Chiavacci, and Bernhard Rogge. After him are Elisabeth Langgässer, René Petit, Ian Keith, Jafar Jabbarly, Willem Jacob Luyten, and Alexander Nesmeyanov. Among people deceased in 1985, E. B. White ranks 162. Before him are Renato Olmi, Vivien Thomas, Tom Adams, Carmen Barth, Carlos Mota Pinto, and Israel Regardie. After him are Bodil Joensen, Ludo Coeck, Karl Zischek, Josip Primožič, C. B. van Niel, and Michel Pécheux.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, E. B. White ranks 6,387 out of 20,380. Before him are Josiah Royce (1855), Desi Arnaz Jr. (1953), Art Buchwald (1925), Francis George (1937), Judith Light (1949), and Jane Greer (1924). After him are Wes Unseld (1946), Julia Quinn (1970), Walter Piston (1894), Daniel Quillen (1940), John Ottman (1964), and Richard Lewontin (1929).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, E. B. White ranks 486. Before him are Pauline Kael (1919), William Gaddis (1922), Margaret Weis (1948), Hal Clement (1922), Philip Arthur Fisher (1907), and Art Buchwald (1925). After him are Julia Quinn (1970), Camille Paglia (1947), James Blish (1921), Richard Powers (1957), Joss Whedon (1964), and Eudora Welty (1909).

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