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Kate Wilhelm

1928 - 2018

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Kate Wilhelm (June 8, 1928 – March 8, 2018) was an American author. She wrote novels and stories in the science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres, including the Hugo Award–winning Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang. Wilhelm established the Clarion Workshop along with her husband Damon Knight and writer Robin Scott Wilson. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kate Wilhelm is the 5,653rd most popular writer (down from 5,645th in 2019), the 9,158th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,580th in 2019) and the 672nd most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kate Wilhelm ranks 5,653 out of 7,302. Before her are Marie Kondo, Tony Kushner, Diane di Prima, Jonathan Coe, C. L. R. James, and David Peoples. After her are John Masefield, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Charles Montagu Doughty, Franz Xaver Kroetz, Walter de la Mare, and Kazimierz Brandys.

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Among people born in 1928, Kate Wilhelm ranks 484. Before her are Věra Růžičková, Maggie McNamara, Ellen Niit, Ivan Bohdan, Nina Otkalenko, and Finn Haunstoft. After her are Clu Gulager, Yakov Rylsky, Gregory Walcott, Manuel Muñoz, Jeanne Cooper, and Camilla Wicks. Among people deceased in 2018, Kate Wilhelm ranks 427. Before her are Jóhann Jóhannsson, Bengt Nilsson, Nancy Wilson, Věra Růžičková, Giuliana Calandra, and Arthur Schnabel. After her are Antonio Mercero, Cliff Bourland, Afonso Dhlakama, Daniel Quinn, Mac Miller, and Yvonne Blake.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kate Wilhelm ranks 9,160 out of 20,380. Before her are Taylor Fritz (1997), Laura Prepon (1980), Rocky Carroll (1963), Robert Morse (1931), Colleen Atwood (1948), and David Peoples (1940). After her are Linda Arvidson (1884), Walt Ader (1913), Laura Hope Crews (1879), Betty Carter (1929), Adrian Pasdar (1965), and Frank Murkowski (1933).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Kate Wilhelm ranks 672. Before her are Kenneth Copeland (1936), Ring Lardner (1885), Ted Chiang (1967), Tony Kushner (1956), Diane di Prima (1934), and David Peoples (1940). After her are Grace Paley (1922), Scott O'Dell (1898), Avram Davidson (1923), Louise Erdrich (1954), Daniel Quinn (1935), and Mary L. Trump (1965).

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