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Harry Turtledove

1949 - Today

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Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949) is an American author who is best known for his work in the genres of alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy, science fiction, and mystery fiction. He is a student of history and completed his PhD in Byzantine history. His dissertation was on the period 565–582. He lives in Southern California. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Turtledove is the 6,007th most popular writer (down from 6,003rd in 2019), the 10,244th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,779th in 2019) and the 744th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Harry Turtledove ranks 6,007 out of 7,302Before him are John Ajvide Lindqvist, Thomas Campbell, Sarmad Kashani, Ľudmila Podjavorinská, Jiang Rong, and Qaysin Quli. After him are Walker Percy, Alexander Afinogenov, Thomas Heywood, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Marie Pujmanová, and Jean Rouaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Harry Turtledove ranks 616Before him are David Cross, Leslie Valiant, Jean-Jacques Favier, Jon Avnet, Ricardo Londoño, and Steve Gaines. After him are Michael Horse, Thomas Bopp, Rakesh Roshan, Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Dennis Taylor, and Elena Salgado.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry Turtledove ranks 10,246 out of 20,380Before him are Mark McGwire (1963), Anthony Braxton (1945), Ted McGinley (1958), Norman Z. McLeod (1898), Dorothy Comingore (1913), and Kellan Lutz (1985). After him are Debra Mooney (1947), Miriam A. Ferguson (1875), Michael Horse (1949), Alicia Witt (1975), George Herriman (1880), and Cynthia Watros (1968).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Harry Turtledove ranks 744Before him are Kevin J. Anderson (1962), David Benioff (1970), John Perry Barlow (1947), Jenna Bush Hager (1981), Nella Larsen (1891), and Howard Ashman (1950). After him are Walker Percy (1916), Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850), Carol Shields (1935), Marilyn Ferguson (1938), Steven Saylor (1956), and Tara Westover (1986).