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John Gardner

1933 - 1982

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John Champlin Gardner Jr. (July 21, 1933 – September 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Gardner is the 5,063rd most popular writer (up from 5,354th in 2019), the 7,703rd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,854th in 2019) and the 579th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Gardner ranks 5,063 out of 7,302. Before him are Jeffrey Eugenides, George Călinescu, Han Yong-un, Walter Kempowski, Margery Allingham, and Roland Dorgelès. After him are Mary Stewart, Daína Chaviano, Sarah Kane, Vasily Yan, George du Maurier, and Amitav Ghosh.

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Among people born in 1933, John Gardner ranks 378. Before him are Celso Torrelio, Jean Graczyk, Hiroshi Suzuki, Pedro Cubilla, Leandro Faggin, and Jean Vautrin. After him are Irma Serrano, Yelena Gorchakova, Valentin Bubukin, Alberto Natusch, Semyon Farada, and Alfredo Landa. Among people deceased in 1982, John Gardner ranks 215. Before him are Alexander Abusch, Lightnin' Hopkins, Katherine Rawls, Hal Foster, Jovan Miladinović, and Francisco Martínez Soria. After him are Marvin Stalder, Frank Séchehaye, Ben Nicholson, Raghunath Murmu, Ruth First, and Reta Shaw.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Gardner ranks 7,705 out of 20,380. Before him are Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), Eric Andre (1983), William Eggleston (1939), Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), Glynn Turman (1947), and Thomas Hearns (1958). After him are Wendy Makkena (1958), Angie Stone (1965), Lorna Luft (1952), Marvin Stalder (1905), Bruce Ames (1928), and Karl Warner (1908).

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Among writers born in United States, John Gardner ranks 579. Before him are Louella Parsons (1881), Frank Norris (1870), George Washington Williams (1849), Rita Mae Brown (1944), Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902), and Jeffrey Eugenides (1960). After him are Joseph Wambaugh (1937), Julia Alvarez (1950), Robert Charles Wilson (1953), Michael Bishop (1945), Larry McMurtry (1936), and Chris Van Allsburg (1949).

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