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George R. R. Martin

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George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948) also known by the initials G.R.R.M. is an American author, television writer, and television producer. He is best known as the author of the unfinished series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, which were adapted into the Primetime Emmy Award–winning television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present). He also helped create the Wild Cards anthology series and contributed worldbuilding for the video game Elden Ring (2022). In 2005, Lev Grossman of Time called Martin "the American Tolkien", and in 2011, he was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George R. R. Martin is the 79th most popular writer (up from 496th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from United States (up from 497th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Writer.

George R. R. Martin is most famous for his epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.

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Among writers, George R. R. Martin ranks 79 out of 7,302. Before him are Romain Rolland, Charles Perrault, Umberto Eco, Giacomo Casanova, Sappho, and Toni Morrison. After him are Lord Byron, Nikolai Gogol, D. H. Lawrence, Daniel Defoe, Abu Nuwas, and Kālidāsa.

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Among people born in 1948, George R. R. Martin ranks 3. Before him are Charles, Prince of Wales, and Al Gore. After him are Jean Reno, Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Michel Jarre, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Svetlana Alexievich, Terry Pratchett, Cat Stevens, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ozzy Osbourne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George R. R. Martin ranks 66 out of 20,380. Before him are Wallis Simpson (1896), James Watson (1928), Andy Warhol (1928), Bill Clinton (1946), Marlon Brando (1924), and Toni Morrison (1931). After him are Bob Dylan (1941), Richard Nixon (1913), Bill Gates (1955), David Lynch (1946), Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927), and George H. W. Bush (1924).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, George R. R. Martin ranks 9. Before him are Emily Dickinson (1830), Ernest Hemingway (1899), F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896), Mark Twain (1835), Robert Frost (1874), and Toni Morrison (1931). After him are Kurt Vonnegut (1922), Louisa May Alcott (1832), Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), Jack London (1876), Stephen King (1947), and Ezra Pound (1885).

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