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Helen DeWitt

1957 - Today

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Helen DeWitt (born 1957) is an American novelist. She is the author of the novels The Last Samurai (2000) and Lightning Rods (2011) and the short story collection Some Trick (2018). Her most recent work, written in collaboration with the Australian-Canadian journalist Ilya Gridneff, is Your Name Here. She lives in Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Helen DeWitt is the 7,365th most popular writer (down from 7,229th in 2024), the 18,461st most popular biography from United States (down from 18,158th in 2019) and the 1,209th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Helen DeWitt ranks 7,365 out of 7,302. Before her are Stephanie Garber, İsmail Küçükkaya, Jonas Deichmann, Jake Tapper, Jane Goldman, and György Dragomán. After her are Femke Dekker, Jane Espenson, Melissa Panarello, Beau Willimon, David Magee, and Hissa Hilal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Helen DeWitt ranks 777. Before her are Graham Rix, Colin Mochrie, Tom Steyer, Nadine Dorries, Nafisa Ali, and Mal Donaghy. After her are Bharati Achrekar, Jim McGreevey, Steve Foster, Duncan Goodhew, David McCreery, and Mary Carillo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Helen DeWitt ranks 18,469 out of 20,380. Before her are Jennifer Tisdale (1981), Adam Green (1981), Zak Orth (1970), Peyton Meyer (1998), Raphael Saadiq (1966), and Harry Giles III (1998). After her are Iron & Wine (1974), Mindy McCready (1975), Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski (1993), Hunter Doohan (1994), DJ AM (1973), and Akiva Schaffer (1977).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Helen DeWitt ranks 1,209. Before her are Peter Craig (1969), Paul Harding (1967), Nnedi Okorafor (1974), Amy Webb (1974), Stephanie Garber (1987), and Jake Tapper (1969). After her are Jane Espenson (1964), Beau Willimon (1977), David Magee (1962), James Frey (1969), Richard Appel (1963), and Jesmyn Ward (1977).

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