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Jack Williamson

1908 - 2006

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John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006) was an American science fiction writer, one of several called the "Dean of Science Fiction". He is also credited with one of the first uses of the term genetic engineering. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Williamson is the 2,512th most popular writer (up from 2,869th in 2019), the 3,616th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,630th in 2019) and the 291st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Jack Williamson ranks 2,512 out of 7,302. Before him are Banana Yoshimoto, Peter of Dusburg, Joyce Meyer, Al-Farazdaq, Pascal Quignard, and Jean Astruc. After him are George Whitefield, Isak Samokovlija, Rebecca West, Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, Mohammed Dib, and Jean d'Ormesson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Jack Williamson ranks 133. Before him are Gisèle Freund, Michael, Prince of Montenegro, Ivan Yefremov, Yevgeny Vuchetich, Bo Yibo, and Krystyna Skarbek. After him are David Marshall, Vazgen I, Françoise Dolto, Juan López Fontana, Jacques Massu, and Johanna Budwig. Among people deceased in 2006, Jack Williamson ranks 139. Before him are Joe Rosenthal, William Auld, Basil Poledouris, Richard Kuklinski, Gérard Oury, and Gennadiy Aygi. After him are George Koval, Rocío Dúrcal, Trevor Berbick, Carl Brashear, Wilson Pickett, and Allan Kaprow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Williamson ranks 3,616 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Stoltz (1961), Kirk Kerkorian (1917), Maila Nurmi (1922), Joyce Meyer (1943), William Thurston (1946), and Hailey Baldwin (1996). After him are Leslie Lamport (1941), George Kelly (1905), Melissa McCarthy (1970), Van Cliburn (1934), Larry Miller (1953), and Hélène de Pourtalès (1868).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jack Williamson ranks 291. Before him are Eben Alexander (1953), Kate Chopin (1850), Gardner Fox (1911), John Grinder (1940), Tom Wilson (1931), and Joyce Meyer (1943). After him are Terence McKenna (1946), Neil Simon (1927), Archibald Gracie IV (1858), Tom Peters (1942), William Peter Blatty (1928), and Wayne Dyer (1940).

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