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Kate DiCamillo

1964 - Today

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Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American author of children's fiction. She has published over 25 novels, including Because of Winn-Dixie (2000), The Tiger Rising (2001), The Tale of Despereaux (2003), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006), The Magician's Elephant (2009), the Mercy Watson series (2005—2022), and Flora & Ulysses (2013). Her books have sold around 37 million copies. Four have been developed into films and two have been adapted into musical settings. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Kate DiCamillo is the 7,010th most popular writer (down from 6,966th in 2024), the 15,464th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,261st in 2019) and the 1,090th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Kate DiCamillo ranks 7,010 out of 7,302. Before her are Joanna Bator, Susan Abulhawa, Ernest Cline, Allen Drury, Mimi Hafida, and Roland Schimmelpfennig. After her are Anne Waldman, Raymond Benson, Ken Liu, Kenneth Turan, Hana Andronikova, and Mariam Petrosyan.

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Among people born in 1964, Kate DiCamillo ranks 865. Before her are Aleksandar Šoštar, Svilen Rusinov, Tom Nijssen, Shannon Whirry, Mark Steven Johnson, and Annick Girardin. After her are Vinko Brešan, Glenn Beck, Hendrie Krüzen, Guy Hellers, Mark Price, and Domenico Semeraro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kate DiCamillo ranks 15,470 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael Dokes (1958), Allen Drury (1918), Jermaine Stewart (1957), Ronnie Milsap (1943), Mark Pellington (1962), and G. David Low (1956). After her are B. B. Comer (1848), Bradley Pierce (1982), Cameron Dallas (1994), Danielle Brooks (1989), Donald Cerrone (1983), and Mark Linn-Baker (1954).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Kate DiCamillo ranks 1,090. Before her are Sidney Lanier (1842), Kage Baker (1952), Carl Hiaasen (1953), Edward P. Jones (1950), Ernest Cline (1972), and Allen Drury (1918). After her are Anne Waldman (1945), Raymond Benson (1955), Kenneth Turan (1946), Joy Harjo (1951), Gonzalo Lira (1968), and Jenny Han (1980).

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