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John Green

1977 - Today

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John Michael Green (born August 24, 1977) is an American author and YouTuber. His books have more than 50 million copies in print worldwide, including The Fault in Our Stars (2012), which is one of the best-selling books of all time. Green's rapid rise to fame and idiosyncratic voice are credited with creating a major shift in the young adult fiction market. Green is also well known for his work in online video, most notably his YouTube ventures with his younger brother Hank Green. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Green is the 1,854th most popular writer (up from 5,908th in 2019), the 2,717th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,403rd in 2019) and the 220th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Green ranks 1,854 out of 7,302. Before him are Namık Kemal, Hans F. K. Günther, Erle Stanley Gardner, Sarah Moore Grimké, R. M. Ballantyne, and Miklós Nyiszli. After him are Aelianus Tacticus, Feng Menglong, Nicander, Josef Lada, Trygve Gulbranssen, and Oswald von Wolkenstein.

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Among people born in 1977, John Green ranks 30. Before him are Chadwick Boseman, Jessica Chastain, Phil Neville, Hidetoshi Nakata, Mark van Bommel, and Gianluca Zambrotta. After him are Mette Frederiksen, Brittany Murphy, Luca Toni, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Di Natale, and A.J. Styles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Green ranks 2,717 out of 20,380. Before him are Erle Stanley Gardner (1889), Chris Sanders (1962), Marion Ramsey (1947), Sarah Moore Grimké (1792), Ron Brown (1941), and Ellen Barkin (1954). After him are Jeff Daniels (1955), The Game (1979), Thomas Gordon (1918), Amber Heard (1986), Jon Jones (1987), and Michael Emerson (1954).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Green ranks 220. Before him are Stephen Crane (1871), Paul Goodman (1911), Elizabeth Bishop (1911), Philip José Farmer (1918), Erle Stanley Gardner (1889), and Sarah Moore Grimké (1792). After him are Richard Ford (1944), Siri Hustvedt (1955), Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942), Shirley Jackson (1916), Frederik Pohl (1919), and E. E. Cummings (1894).

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