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Jeff VanderMeer

1968 - Today

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Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Series. The series' first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards, and was adapted into a Hollywood film by director Alex Garland. Among VanderMeer's other novels are Shriek: An Afterword and Borne. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Jeff VanderMeer is the 6,737th most popular writer (up from 6,937th in 2024), the 13,954th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,060th in 2019) and the 987th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Jeff VanderMeer ranks 6,737 out of 7,302. Before her are Nikolay Abramov, Thomas MacDonagh, Philippe Besson, Ellen Kushner, Sylvain Tesson, and Geetanjali Shree. After her are Joel Surnow, Cheryl Strayed, Philip Freneau, Andrey Malakhov, Julia Phillips, and Clemence Dane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Jeff VanderMeer ranks 579. Before her are Marc Keller, Rashid Khan, Mehmet Akif Pirim, Anthony E. Zuiker, José Luis Sierra, and T. T. Boy. After her are James Toney, Reinaldo Vicente Simão, Cheryl Strayed, Patrick Gallagher, Michael Herbig, and Chynna Phillips.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff VanderMeer ranks 13,958 out of 20,380. Before her are Emma Myers (2002), Sydney Penny (1971), Don Barksdale (1923), Scott Altman (1959), Gail Fisher (1935), and Edmund Lowe (1890). After her are James Toney (1968), Charlie Schlatter (1966), Rob Minkoff (1962), Joel Surnow (1955), Terry Balsamo (1972), and Chris Webber (1973).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jeff VanderMeer ranks 987. Before her are Lauren Weisberger (1977), Russell Simmons (1957), Ogden Nash (1902), Lorrie Moore (1957), Anthony E. Zuiker (1968), and Ellen Kushner (1955). After her are Joel Surnow (1955), Cheryl Strayed (1968), Philip Freneau (1752), Julia Phillips (1944), Steven S. DeKnight (1910), and Sharon Olds (1942).

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