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Eric Carle

1929 - 2021

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Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 – May 23, 2021) was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Carle is the 2,908th most popular writer (down from 2,633rd in 2019), the 4,171st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,336th in 2019) and the 334th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Eric Carle ranks 2,908 out of 7,302. Before her are Vyacheslav Ivanov, May Ziade, Shulamith Firestone, Tom Stoppard, Juan Gelman, and Richard Hughes. After her are Carl Bernstein, Kondraty Ryleyev, Richard Dehmel, Francisco Balagtas, Laurence Oliphant, and Fritz Mauthner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Eric Carle ranks 218. Before her are Edison Denisov, Andrew Bertie, François Cheng, Karl Koller, Christoph von Dohnányi, and Link Wray. After her are Luigi Taveri, Lee Hazlewood, Ronald Golias, Ronnie Biggs, Hal Ashby, and Maarten Schmidt. Among people deceased in 2021, Eric Carle ranks 216. Before her are Lars Norén, Goodwill Zwelithini, Danilo Popivoda, Edward Cassidy, Jovenel Moïse, and Lamine Diack. After her are Helmut Jahn, Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, Zlatko Kranjčar, Igor Kirillov, Jean-François Stévenin, and Arlene Dahl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eric Carle ranks 4,171 out of 20,380. Before her are Link Wray (1929), Jerry Siegel (1914), Juliette Lewis (1973), Gloria Grahame (1923), Henry Armstrong (1912), and Samuel Jones (1880). After her are Aaliyah (1979), Carl Bernstein (1944), Jennifer Doudna (1964), Zach Galifianakis (1969), Kenny Clarke (1914), and Edwin Sutherland (1883).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Eric Carle ranks 334. Before her are Adrienne Rich (1929), Tom Robbins (1932), Judith Miller (1948), Eric Roth (1945), John Ashbery (1927), and Edward Bunker (1933). After her are Carl Bernstein (1944), Richard Wright (1908), Joe Hill (1972), K. A. Applegate (1956), Willa Cather (1873), and Mickey Spillane (1918).

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