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James E. Gunn

1923 - 2020

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James Edwin Gunn (July 12, 1923 – December 23, 2020) was an American science fiction writer, editor, scholar, and anthologist. His work as an editor of anthologies includes the six-volume Road to Science Fiction series. He won the Hugo Award for "Best Related Work" in 1983 and he won or was nominated for several other awards for his non-fiction works in the field of science fiction studies. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America made him its 24th Grand Master in 2007, and he was inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James E. Gunn is the 2,062nd most popular writer (up from 5,728th in 2019), the 3,014th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,802nd in 2019) and the 244th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, James E. Gunn ranks 2,062 out of 7,302. Before him are Aleksa Šantić, Tom Wolfe, William of Moerbeke, Maria Konopnicka, Rhonda Byrne, and Johann Karl August Musäus. After him are Frederick Marryat, Maria Gripe, Hermann Sudermann, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Aloysius Bertrand, and Carl Sandburg.

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Among people born in 1923, James E. Gunn ranks 125. Before him are Wally Schirra, Pahiño, Uziel Gal, Irvin Kershner, Richard Pipes, and Philly Joe Jones. After him are Maria Gripe, Tito Puente, Judith Kerr, Faas Wilkes, Ann Miller, and Peter Vaughan. Among people deceased in 2020, James E. Gunn ranks 154. Before him are Rocky Johnson, Bill Withers, Jānis Lūsis, Kang Kek Iew, Vera Lynn, and Mario Bunge. After him are Sergei Khrushchev, Jaswant Singh, Ivry Gitlis, Mad Mike Hoare, Albert Memmi, and Benjamin Mkapa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James E. Gunn ranks 3,014 out of 20,380. Before him are Eugene Nida (1914), Rob Schneider (1963), Tom Wolfe (1930), T Bone Burnett (1948), Sunita Williams (1965), and Edward Herrmann (1943). After him are Jon Favreau (1966), Danny Kaye (1911), Anna Moffo (1932), Pauley Perrette (1969), June Allyson (1917), and Mary Kenneth Keller (1913).

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Among writers born in United States, James E. Gunn ranks 244. Before him are Langston Hughes (1902), Audre Lorde (1934), Jane Jacobs (1916), Bernard Malamud (1914), Eugene Nida (1914), and Tom Wolfe (1930). After him are Carl Sandburg (1878), Edmond Hamilton (1904), Kate Millett (1934), John W. Campbell (1910), William Steig (1907), and Lewis Mumford (1895).

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