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Ernest Cline

1972 - Today

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Ernest Christy Cline (born March 29, 1972) is an American science fiction novelist, slam poet and screenwriter. He wrote the novels Ready Player One, Armada and Ready Player Two, and co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Ready Player One, directed by Steven Spielberg. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Cline is the 7,023rd most popular writer (down from 6,856th in 2024), the 15,474th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,429th in 2019) and the 1,090th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ernest Cline ranks 7,023 out of 7,302Before him are Abdourahman Waberi, Edward P. Jones, Terézia Mora, Helen Dunmore, Joanna Bator, and Susan Abulhawa. After him are Allen Drury, Mimi Hafida, Roland Schimmelpfennig, Kate DiCamillo, Anne Waldman, and Raymond Benson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Ernest Cline ranks 792Before him are Segundo Cernadas, Karin Thürig, Martin Straka, Amanda Marshall, Evgenia Shishkova, and Kazunari Koga. After him are Isabelle Boulay, Lloy Ball, Priti Patel, Tatiana Turanskaya, Alioum Boukar, and Daniele Nardello.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ernest Cline ranks 15,480 out of 20,380Before him are Alanna Ubach (1975), Deirdre Lovejoy (1962), Sean Kanan (1966), Katherine Tai (1974), Rob Gardner (1965), and Stanley Andrews (1891). After him are Spencer Abraham (1952), April O'Neil (1987), Madison Iseman (1997), Brian Schweitzer (1955), Athing Mu (2002), and Carmelita Jeter (1979).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ernest Cline ranks 1,090Before him are Ann Leckie (1966), David Sedaris (1956), Sidney Lanier (1842), Kage Baker (1952), Carl Hiaasen (1953), and Edward P. Jones (1950). After him are Allen Drury (1918), Kate DiCamillo (1964), Anne Waldman (1945), Raymond Benson (1955), Kenneth Turan (1946), and Joy Harjo (1951).