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John Dickson Carr

1906 - 1977

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John Dickson Carr (November 30, 1906 – February 27, 1977) was an American author of detective stories, who also published using the pseudonyms Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn. He lived in England for a number of years, and is often grouped among "British-style" mystery writers. Most (though not all) of his novels had English settings, especially country villages and estates, and English characters. His two best-known fictional detectives (Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dickson Carr is the 1,145th most popular writer (up from 1,548th in 2019), the 1,622nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,907th in 2019) and the 130th most popular American Writer.

John Dickson Carr is most famous for his mystery novels and short stories.

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Among writers, John Dickson Carr ranks 1,145 out of 7,302. Before him are Johanna Schopenhauer, Sarojini Naidu, Elif Shafak, Jean Moréas, Alain-Fournier, and Rosalía de Castro. After him are Andrei Bely, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Chiara Lubich, Assia Djebar, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Frans Sammut.

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Among people born in 1906, John Dickson Carr ranks 67. Before him are Bugsy Siegel, Luis Federico Leloir, J. R. Jayewardene, James Hadley Chase, Vera Menchik, and André Weil. After him are Markos Vafeiadis, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Anthony Mann, Horst Schumann, George Wald, and Hans Aumeier. Among people deceased in 1977, John Dickson Carr ranks 41. Before him are Modibo Keïta, Steve Biko, Sergey Ilyushin, Groucho Marx, Francis Gary Powers, and Gary Gilmore. After him are Abdel Halim Hafez, Alia Al-Hussein, Shogo Kamo, Gangubai Kothewali, Naum Gabo, and Stephen Boyd.

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Among people born in United States, John Dickson Carr ranks 1,622 out of 20,380. Before him are Lil Wayne (1982), William Miller (1782), Paul Greengard (1925), Angela Bassett (1958), Edward C. Prescott (1940), and Chris Cornell (1964). After him are Frances Willard (1839), George Armitage Miller (1920), Martin Rodbell (1925), Tony Martin (1913), David Caruso (1956), and Kelly McGillis (1957).

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Among writers born in United States, John Dickson Carr ranks 130. Before him are Tess Gerritsen (1953), Roger Zelazny (1937), Jeff Lindsay (1952), John Cheever (1912), Will Durant (1885), and Walter Lippmann (1889). After him are Jean Webster (1876), Irving Stone (1903), Danielle Steel (1947), Anne Rice (1941), Donna Leon (1942), and Michael Connelly (1956).

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