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Greg Egan

1961 - Today

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Greg Egan (born 20 August 1961) is an Australian science fiction writer and mathematician, best known for his works of hard science fiction. Egan has won multiple awards including the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Hugo Award, and the Locus Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Greg Egan is the 5,001st most popular writer (down from 4,940th in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 206th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Australian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Greg Egan ranks 5,001 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert B. Parker, William Dean Howells, Eduard Bagritsky, Ranko Marinković, Manuel Alegre, and Alexander Kazantsev. After him are Ángel Ganivet, Marin Sorescu, Nikolai Tikhonov, John O'Hara, Viivi Luik, and Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Greg Egan ranks 272. Before him are George Wassouf, Timur Bekmambetov, Ronald J. Garan Jr., Claude Puel, Eric van de Poele, and Eric Chu. After him are Birol Ünel, Antonia San Juan, Margaret Mazzantini, Carlos Vives, Zoran Vulić, and Bob Dadae.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Greg Egan ranks 232 out of 1,143. Before him are Ian Thorpe (1982), Miles Franklin (1879), Joseph Jacobs (1854), Anthony LaPaglia (1959), Keith Michell (1926), and Emilie de Ravin (1981). After him are May Robson (1858), Brenda Jones (1936), Helen Reddy (1941), Lauren Jackson (1981), Zeljko Kalac (1972), and Harry Hopman (1906).

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Among WRITERS In Australia

Among writers born in Australia, Greg Egan ranks 16. Before him are James Aldridge (1918), John Flanagan (1944), Gregory David Roberts (1952), Peter Carey (1943), Miles Franklin (1879), and Joseph Jacobs (1854). After him are Patricia Wrightson (1921), Trudi Canavan (1969), Markus Zusak (1975), Banjo Paterson (1864), Henry Lawson (1867), and Joan Lindsay (1896).

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