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John Jakes

1932 - 2023

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John William Jakes (March 31, 1932 – March 11, 2023) was an American writer, best known for historical and speculative fiction. His American Civil War trilogy, North and South, has sold millions of copies worldwide. He was also the author of The Kent Family Chronicles. Jakes used the pen name Jay Scotland among others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Jakes is the 6,176th most popular writer (down from 5,888th in 2019), the 10,849th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,315th in 2019) and the 798th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Jakes ranks 6,176 out of 7,302. Before him are Hugh Howey, Kenneth Burke, Philippe Delerm, Larry Kramer, Dejan Ajdačić, and Hannah More. After him are Stanisław Barańczak, Mikhail Gurevich, Dorothy Wordsworth, Daniel Pearl, Gyula Juhász, and Tillie Olsen.

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Among people born in 1932, John Jakes ranks 510. Before him are Poul Pedersen, Djibril Tamsir Niane, Kiril Rakarov, Kurt Schmid, Mikhail Ogonkov, and Gaetano Starrabba. After him are Ahmet Berman, Beryl Bainbridge, Alberto Dines, Robert Spitzer, Coxsone Dodd, and Edward Egan. Among people deceased in 2023, John Jakes ranks 490. Before him are Walter Mirisch, Paolo Magnani, Mariya Pisareva, David Del Tredici, Aleksandar Matanović, and Charlie Dominici. After him are Traudl Hecher, Terence Davies, Manfred Schaefer, Hossein Shahabi, Evelyn Boyd Granville, and Andy Rourke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Jakes ranks 10,851 out of 20,380. Before him are Doc Watson (1923), Norman Dello Joio (1913), Zebulon Pike (1779), Fat Joe (1970), Marion Roper (1910), and D. W. Moffett (1954). After him are Richard Morris Hunt (1827), Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882), Phyllis Thaxter (1919), Priscilla Dean (1896), Debbie Meyer (1952), and Kate Bruce (1860).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Jakes ranks 798. Before him are Tony Hillerman (1925), M. H. Abrams (1912), Bill Prady (1960), Hugh Howey (1975), Kenneth Burke (1897), and Larry Kramer (1935). After him are Daniel Pearl (1963), Tillie Olsen (1912), Patricia A. McKillip (1948), Peter Orlovsky (1933), Joan D. Vinge (1948), and Christina Hoff Sommers (1950).

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