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E. L. Doctorow

1931 - 2015

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Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (January 6, 1931 – July 21, 2015) was an American novelist, editor, and professor, best known for his works of historical fiction. He wrote twelve novels, three volumes of short fiction and a stage drama, including the award-winning novels Ragtime (1975), Billy Bathgate (1989), and The March (2005). These, like many of his other works, placed fictional characters in recognizable historical contexts, with known historical figures, and often used different narrative styles. His stories were recognized for their originality and versatility, and Doctorow was praised for his audacity and imagination. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. E. L. Doctorow is the 3,104th most popular writer (down from 2,187th in 2019), the 4,488th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,745th in 2019) and the 353rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, E. L. Doctorow ranks 3,104 out of 7,302. Before him are Fumiko Enchi, Francis Ponge, Alois Musil, Johan Bojer, Zivia Lubetkin, and Richard Bandler. After him are Jack Higgins, Günter Wallraff, Gysbert Japiks, Gregory Benford, Jurij Koch, and Andrei Amalrik.

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Among people born in 1931, E. L. Doctorow ranks 228. Before him are Bernard Francis Law, Alda Merini, Vizma Belševica, Nick Bollettieri, Ann E. Todd, and Mukaghali Makatayev. After him are Krzysztof Komeda, Jean-Jacques Marcel, Shunsuke Kikuchi, Koichi Sugiyama, Janosch, and Ingvar Wixell. Among people deceased in 2015, E. L. Doctorow ranks 170. Before him are Percy Sledge, Adrian Frutiger, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Dragan Holcer, Ian Murdock, and Giacomo Biffi. After him are Fred Anton Maier, Moses Malone, Galina Prozumenshchikova, Chris Squire, Johanna Quandt, and Jackie Collins.

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Among people born in United States, E. L. Doctorow ranks 4,488 out of 20,380. Before him are Hope Lange (1933), Adlai Stevenson I (1835), Redman (1970), William H. Prescott (1796), Marky Ramone (1952), and Richard Bandler (1950). After him are Vincent Richards (1903), John Petrucci (1967), Jim Bridger (1804), Joe Roberts (1871), Eddie Bracken (1915), and Judy Collins (1939).

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Among writers born in United States, E. L. Doctorow ranks 353. Before him are Stephenie Meyer (1973), Jim Carroll (1949), Elmore Leonard (1925), Howard Fast (1914), John Edward Williams (1922), and Richard Bandler (1950). After him are Gregory Benford (1941), Larry Niven (1938), Jim Rohn (1930), Jonathan Franzen (1959), Leon Uris (1924), and Morgan Robertson (1861).

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