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Joe R. Lansdale

1951 - Today

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Joe Richard Lansdale (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer and martial arts instructor. A prose writer in a variety of genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense, he has also written comic books and screenplays. Several of his novels have been adapted for film and television. He is the winner of the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, the Edgar Award, and eleven Bram Stoker Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe R. Lansdale is the 5,288th most popular writer (down from 4,849th in 2019), the 8,209th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,684th in 2019) and the 611th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Joe R. Lansdale ranks 5,288 out of 7,302. Before him are Anna Kavan, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Alki Zei, Thea Beckman, Vera Henriksen, and Giuseppe Giusti. After him are Zahrad, Mark Aldanov, Armistead Maupin, Peer Hultberg, Heinrich Christian Boie, and Ivan Kavaleridze.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Joe R. Lansdale ranks 424. Before him are Silvi Vrait, Sanja Ilić, Albert Salvadó, Dan Bricklin, Daniel Lanois, and Dennis Frederiksen. After him are Fiorella Bonicelli, Peter Davison, Alexander Rosenbaum, Rush Limbaugh, Eva Sršen, and Danny Clark.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe R. Lansdale ranks 8,211 out of 20,380. Before him are Andy Stanfield (1927), Thaddeus Stevens (1792), Jeff Mills (1963), Darlene Love (1941), John Getz (1946), and Justin Long (1978). After him are Rod Blagojevich (1956), John Brinck (1908), Tessa Thompson (1983), Andy Samberg (1978), John Legend (1978), and Vernon A. Walters (1917).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Joe R. Lansdale ranks 611. Before him are John Antoine Nau (1860), Zig Ziglar (1926), Dee Brown (1908), Richard Russo (1949), Elizabeth Hawley (1923), and Jack Canfield (1944). After him are Armistead Maupin (1944), Theodora Kroeber (1897), Ernie Pyle (1900), Helen Thomas (1920), Terry Bisson (1942), and Carol J. Adams (1951).

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