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Lester del Rey

1915 - 1993

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Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the fantasy editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books, subsequently Random House, working for his fourth wife Judy-Lynn del Rey’s imprint, Del Rey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lester del Rey is the 5,596th most popular writer (down from 5,203rd in 2019), the 8,982nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,482nd in 2019) and the 662nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Lester del Rey ranks 5,596 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugène Dabit, Robert Herrick, Martin Cruz Smith, Thomas Linacre, Fatos Arapi, and Conrad Hall. After him are Philip Agee, Marianne Williamson, Gevorg Emin, John Norman, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Karl Leberecht Immermann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Lester del Rey ranks 238. Before him are Olavi Virta, Barnard Hughes, Billy Strayhorn, Norman Cousins, Nicholas Metropolis, and Cornelius Warmerdam. After him are Ramón Piñeiro López, Brian Shawe-Taylor, Richard Evans Schultes, Teoctist Arăpașu, William Hopper, and Lars Ahlin. Among people deceased in 1993, Lester del Rey ranks 235. Before him are Anšlavs Eglītis, H. R. Haldeman, Aleks Buda, Hamo Sahyan, Paul Grégoire, and Natália Correia. After him are Vladimir Makogonov, Mircea David, Claude Renoir, Alexis Smith, Avram Davidson, and Innes Ireland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lester del Rey ranks 8,984 out of 20,380. Before him are Andy Ruiz Jr. (1989), Joe Torre (1940), Charles Q. Brown Jr. (1962), Martin Mull (1943), Blanche Sweet (1896), and Stubby Kaye (1918). After him are Philip Agee (1935), Karl Taylor Compton (1887), Alexander Berzin (1944), Marianne Williamson (1952), Barbara Bonney (1956), and Nick Anderson (1968).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lester del Rey ranks 662. Before him are Patrick Rothfuss (1973), James C. Collins (1958), Norman Cousins (1915), Warren Farrell (1943), Diana Der Hovanessian (1934), and Martin Cruz Smith (1942). After him are Philip Agee (1935), Marianne Williamson (1952), John Norman (1931), Kenneth Copeland (1936), Ring Lardner (1885), and Ted Chiang (1967).

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