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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. He has written non-fiction books and columns on diverse topics such as finance, video games, films, astronomy, writing and politics, and served as a creative consultant for the TV series Stargate Universe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). John Scalzi is the 6,565th most popular writer (down from 6,356th in 2024), the 12,944th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,596th in 2019) and the 921st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, John Scalzi ranks 6,565 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 555. Before him are Ertuğrul Sağlam, Martika, Dejan Govedarica, Kim Rhodes, Alberto Mancini, 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 12,948 out of 20,380. Before him are Laraine Newman (1952), Steven Avery (1962), 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 921. 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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