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John Scalzi

1969 - Today

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John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his Old Man's War series, three novels of which have been nominated for the Hugo Award, and for his blog Whatever, where he has written on a number of topics since 1998. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 2008 based predominantly on that blog, which he has also used for several charity drives. His novel Redshirts won the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Scalzi is the 6,552nd most popular writer (down from 6,356th in 2019), the 12,917th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,600th in 2019) and the 919th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Scalzi ranks 6,552 out of 7,302. Before him are Nambi Narayanan, Dulce Chacón, R. S. Thomas, Aleksandar Hemon, James Mason, and María Dueñas. After him are Sabine Baring-Gould, Didier Van Cauwelaert, Merethe Lindstrøm, Pat Conroy, Antjie Krog, and Samuel Daniel.

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Among people born in 1969, John Scalzi ranks 535. Before him are Andy Sneap, Ertuğrul Sağlam, Martika, Dejan Govedarica, Kim Rhodes, and Albert Agarunov. After him are Hudson Leick, Kyle Richards, Süleyman Soylu, Jeffrey Lieber, Sugizo, and Michael Rich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Scalzi ranks 12,921 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Harney (1956), Laraine Newman (1952), Jane Swift (1965), Dean Winters (1964), Ann B. Davis (1926), and Morgan Spurlock (1970). After him are Clea DuVall (1977), William Demarest (1892), Jeff Nathanson (1965), Ilfenesh Hadera (1985), Andy Dick (1965), and Paul Douglas (1907).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Scalzi ranks 919. Before him are Gertrude Atherton (1857), Jodi Picoult (1966), John P. Marquand (1893), Norman Podhoretz (1930), William Kennedy (1928), and Annie Dillard (1945). After him are Pat Conroy (1945), Karen Joy Fowler (1950), P. C. Cast (1960), Joel Osteen (1963), Alice Stone Blackwell (1857), and Veronica Roth (1988).

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