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Gustav Hasford

1947 - 1993

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Jerry Gustave Hasford (November 28, 1947 – January 29, 1993), also known under his pen name Gustav Hasford, was an American Marine, novelist, journalist and poet. His semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers (1979) was the basis for the film Full Metal Jacket (1987). He was a Vietnam War veteran, who served as a war correspondent, and was a cousin of comic book writer Jason Aaron. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gustav Hasford is the 6,070th most popular writer (down from 6,053rd in 2024), the 10,439th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,006th in 2019) and the 763rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Gustav Hasford ranks 6,070 out of 7,302. Before him are Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Gert Hofmann, Henry Lawson, André Dhôtel, Chaz Bono, and Alexander Amfiteatrov. After him are Michael Swanwick, Maxine Kumin, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Gen Urobuchi, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, and Eldridge Cleaver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Gustav Hasford ranks 754. Before him are Eva Ström, Helena Takalo, Rupert Holmes, Viacheslav Semenov, Robert Lighthizer, and Dan Lauria. After him are Carry Geijssen, Clemente Mastella, Stephanie Beacham, Jim Marurai, Tierno Monénembo, and Txetxu Rojo. Among people deceased in 1993, Gustav Hasford ranks 267. Before him are Heinrich Albertz, Billy Eckstine, Göta Pettersson, Cyril Collard, and Gert Hofmann. After him are Vilmos Zombori, Wallace Stegner, Sammy Cahn, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Jim Pollard, Kenneth Burke, and Arthur Alexander.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gustav Hasford ranks 10,435 out of 20,380. After him are Jesse Williams (1981), John Gallagher Jr. (1984), Michael Swanwick (1950), Florence Vidor (1895), Victor Schertzinger (1888), José M. Hernández (1962), Gilbert Colgate (1899), Maxine Kumin (1925), Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), Tenskwatawa (1775), Cara Buono (1974), and Herman Cain (1945).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Gustav Hasford ranks 763. Before him are Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1815), Nicholas Meyer (1945), Lin Carter (1930), Mike Godwin (1956), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), and Chaz Bono (1969). After him are Michael Swanwick (1950), Maxine Kumin (1925), Eldridge Cleaver (1935), David Simon (1960), Wallace Stegner (1909), and Karin Slaughter (1971).

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