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Ken MacLeod

1954 - Today

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Kenneth Macrae MacLeod (born 2 August 1954) is a Scottish science fiction writer. His novels The Sky Road and The Night Sessions won the BSFA Award. MacLeod's novels have been nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Campbell Memorial awards for best novel on multiple occasions. In 2024 MacLeod was one of the Guests of Honour at the 82nd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken MacLeod is the 7,005th most popular writer (down from 6,999th in 2019), the 6,813th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,702nd in 2019) and the 729th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Ken MacLeod ranks 7,005 out of 7,302. Before him are Haddy N'jie, Emma Donoghue, Jasodhara Bagchi, Dima Khatib, Joumana Haddad, and Marcel Beyer. After him are Irshad Manji, Joaquin Miller, Bryan Fuller, Grace Ogot, Lena Andersson, and Matt Haig.

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Among people born in 1954, Ken MacLeod ranks 720. Before him are Phil Bryant, Mudashiru Lawal, Ravi Shankar Prasad, John Ousterhout, Mike Rounds, and Aleksandr Tarkhanov. After him are Ted Jensen, John O'Hurley, Jimmy Case, Mary Fallin, Rick McCallum, and James F. Reilly.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken MacLeod ranks 6,815 out of 8,785. Before him are Grant Shapps (1968), Ritchie Coster (1967), Adam Carroll (1982), Charlotte Coleman (1968), Max Brown (1981), and Gemma Whelan (1981). After him are Siobhan Finneran (1966), Jo Cox (1974), Jessica Brown Findlay (1989), Joe Calzaghe (1972), Aiden McGeady (1986), and Ryan Christie (1995).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ken MacLeod ranks 729. Before him are Maggie O'Farrell (1972), Helen Dunmore (1952), Tom Rob Smith (1979), Sebastian Faulks (1953), Kae Tempest (1985), and John Mortimer (1923). After him are Matt Haig (1975), Dennis Potter (1935), Andrea Levy (1956), Douglas Murray (1979), David Nicholls (1966), and Terry Nation (1930).

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