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Junot Díaz

1968 - Today

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Junot Díaz ( JOO-noh; born December 31, 1968) is a Dominican American writer, creative writing professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a former fiction editor at Boston Review. Central to Díaz's work is the immigrant experience, particularly the Latino immigrant experience. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Díaz migrated with his family to New Jersey when he was six years old. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University, and shortly after graduating created the character "Yunior", who served as narrator of several of his later books. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Junot Díaz is the 6,953rd most popular writer (down from 6,884th in 2024), the 33rd most popular biography from Dominican Republic (up from 34th in 2019) and the most popular Dominican Writer.

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Among writers, Junot Díaz ranks 6,953 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul Lynch, Al Jean, Qiu Miaojin, Rupi Kaur, Adania Shibli, and Seth Meyers. After him are Yaa Gyasi, Adam Curry, Charles Frazier, Faye Kellerman, Gonçalo M. Tavares, and Mona Eltahawy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Junot Díaz ranks 696. Before him are Štěpánka Hilgertová, Dalian Atkinson, Ayu Utami, Rexy Mainaky, Richard Sulík, and Ma Wenge. After him are Alberto Belsué, Sarah Parish, Shoichi Funaki, Bart Brentjens, Warren Ellis, and Adam Matysek.

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In Dominican Republic

Among people born in Dominican Republic, Junot Díaz ranks 33 out of 51. Before him are Albert Pujols (1980), David Ortiz (1975), Dania Ramirez (1979), Pedro Martínez (1971), Natti Natasha (1990), and Sonia Pierre (1963). After him are Vladimir Guerrero (1975), Robinson Canó (1982), Amelia Vega (1984), Junior Firpo (1996), Alfonso Soriano (1976), and Al Horford (1986).

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Among WRITERS In Dominican Republic

Among writers born in Dominican Republic, Junot Díaz ranks 1. 

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