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Leon Uris

1924 - 2003

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Leon Marcus Uris (August 3, 1924 – June 21, 2003) was an American author of historical fiction who wrote many bestselling books, including Exodus (published in 1958) and Trinity (published in 1976). Uris was a co-founder of the Writers and Artists for Peace in the Middle East, a pro-Israel group. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leon Uris is the 3,123rd most popular writer (down from 791st in 2019), the 4,517th most popular biography from United States (down from 892nd in 2019) and the 358th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Leon Uris ranks 3,123 out of 7,302. Before him are Faltonia Betitia Proba, Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Jonathan Franzen, Marco Foscarini, Jean-Sifrein Maury, and Lily Braun. After him are Kostis Palamas, Joseph Delaney, Morgan Robertson, László Polgár, Andrea Dworkin, and José Lezama Lima.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Leon Uris ranks 213. Before him are Deke Slayton, Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Claribel Alegría, Robert Webber, Marcel Broodthaers, and Nina Bocharova. After him are Gohar Gasparyan, Ramón Castro Ruz, Gevork Vartanian, Nina Foch, Jaime Lusinchi, and Janet Frame. Among people deceased in 2003, Leon Uris ranks 149. Before him are Guido Crepax, Kerim Kerimov, Marc-Vivien Foé, Henryk Jabłoński, Howard Fast, and Hope Lange. After him are Selahattin Ülkümen, Nello Pagani, Hume Cronyn, John Aston Sr., Yun Hyon-seok, and Sam Phillips.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leon Uris ranks 4,517 out of 20,380. Before him are Jonathan Franzen (1959), David Cassidy (1950), Harold Arlen (1905), William Forsythe (1949), Jon Cryer (1965), and Tim Russ (1956). After him are Veronica Hart (1956), Moses Malone (1955), Tim Matheson (1947), Kyra Sedgwick (1965), Leo Penn (1921), and Morgan Robertson (1861).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Leon Uris ranks 358. Before him are Richard Bandler (1950), E. L. Doctorow (1931), Gregory Benford (1941), Larry Niven (1938), Jim Rohn (1930), and Jonathan Franzen (1959). After him are Morgan Robertson (1861), Andrea Dworkin (1946), Brian Herbert (1947), Robert Ressler (1937), Edward Gorey (1925), and Andre Norton (1912).

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