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Gene Wolfe

1931 - 2019

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Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and novelist who won many literary awards. Wolfe has been called "the Melville of science fiction", and he was honored as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Wolfe is the 4,063rd most popular writer (down from 3,554th in 2019), the 5,970th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,558th in 2019) and the 457th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Gene Wolfe ranks 4,063 out of 7,302. Before him are Emma Lazarus, Marcel Jouhandeau, Shinichi Hoshi, Hồ Xuân Hương, Paul Fort, and Adam Naruszewicz. After him are Louis Hémon, Marc Levy, Edith Bruck, Jovan Sterija Popović, Leigh Brackett, and Shushanik Kurghinian.

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Among people born in 1931, Gene Wolfe ranks 304. Before him are Yevgeny Grishin, Frank Auerbach, Ruy Guerra, Gisela Birkemeyer, Madeleine Berthod, and Dimitar Dobrev. After him are Edith Bruck, Tamara Tyshkevich, Corinne Marchand, Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Vaino Väljas, and Maria Gusakova. Among people deceased in 2019, Gene Wolfe ranks 272. Before him are Henry E. Holt, Sid Haig, Dimitar Dobrev, Robert Waseige, Bayram Şit, and José Nápoles. After him are Rui Jordão, Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Piero Tosi, Julie Adams, Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, and Elina Bystritskaya.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Wolfe ranks 5,970 out of 20,380. Before him are Edmund Szoka (1927), Donny Hathaway (1945), Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), Florence R. Sabin (1871), Richard Montague (1930), and Stanley Williams (1953). After him are Julie London (1926), Leo Sexton (1909), Lew Ayres (1908), Earl Hines (1903), James Arness (1923), and Olivia Rodrigo (2003).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Gene Wolfe ranks 457. Before him are Ralph Ellison (1914), Og Mandino (1923), Daniel Silva (1960), Gary Chapman (1938), Bret Harte (1836), and Emma Lazarus (1849). After him are Leigh Brackett (1915), Laura Bridgman (1829), Mark Frost (1953), Lilian Jackson Braun (1913), Louis Bromfield (1896), and Peter Straub (1943).

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