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Hugh Howey

1975 - Today

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Hugh C. Howey (born 1975) is an American writer, known best for the science fiction series Silo, part of which he published independently through Amazon.com's Kindle Direct Publishing system. Although he has since signed distribution deals with large publishing houses around the world, he has continued to maintain the publishing rights and direct control over all e-book publishing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Hugh Howey is the 6,173rd most popular writer (up from 6,596th in 2024), the 10,841st most popular biography from United States (up from 12,906th in 2019) and the 796th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hugh Howey ranks 6,173 out of 7,302. Before him are Pia Tafdrup, Tony Hillerman, M. H. Abrams, Bill Prady, Thomas M. Disch, and Sidney Lee. After him are Kenneth Burke, Philippe Delerm, Larry Kramer, Dejan Ajdačić, Hannah More, and John Jakes.

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Among people born in 1975, Hugh Howey ranks 269. Before him are Luciano Burti, Christian Corrêa Dionisio, Ana Paula Arósio, Yoshiki Maeda, Kazuyoshi Funaki, and Blaise Nkufo. After him are Jun Maeda, Laurențiu Reghecampf, Maksim Mrvica, Mira Awad, Scott Speedman, and Selim Bayraktar.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hugh Howey ranks 10,846 out of 20,380. Before him are Katee Sackhoff (1980), Faye Grant (1957), Bill Prady (1960), Greg Maddux (1966), Chance the Rapper (1993), Yolanda King (1955), Rebecca Schaeffer (1967), Bebe Rexha (1989), and Blanche Barton (1961). After him are Francis Hopkinson (1737), Kenneth Burke (1897), and G. William Miller (1925).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Hugh Howey ranks 796. Before him are Dick Cavett (1936), Lee Strobel (1952), Lawrence Venuti (1953), Tony Hillerman (1925), M. H. Abrams (1912), and Bill Prady (1960). After him are Kenneth Burke (1897), Larry Kramer (1935), John Jakes (1932), Daniel Pearl (1963), Tillie Olsen (1912), and Patricia A. McKillip (1948).

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