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Lloyd Alexander

1924 - 2007

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Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages. His most famous work is The Chronicles of Prydain, a series of five high fantasy novels whose conclusion, The High King, was awarded the 1969 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature. He won U.S. National Book Awards in 1971 and 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Lloyd Alexander is the 4,456th most popular writer (down from 4,011th in 2024), the 6,643rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,244th in 2019) and the 502nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Lloyd Alexander ranks 4,456 out of 7,302. Before him are Margarita Aliger, Alaiza Pashkevich, Diane Disney Miller, Brendan Behan, Aleksey Koltsov, and Naomi Klein. After him are Oppian, Jan Blahoslav, Molla Vali Vidadi, Stijn Streuvels, Gervase of Tilbury, and Louis Paul Boon.

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Among people born in 1924, Lloyd Alexander ranks 319. Before him are Robert Körner, María Dolores Pradera, Oldřich Lipský, Roberto Mieres, Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg, and Alexander Esenin-Volpin. After him are Valerio Bacigalupo, Eugene Dynkin, Boris Markov, Pablo Birger, David Cox, and Frank Havens. Among people deceased in 2007, Lloyd Alexander ranks 246. Before him are Art Buchwald, Antonio Puerta, Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Francisco Umbral, Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg, and Miyoshi Umeki. After him are Frankie Laine, Betty Hutton, Nicolae Dobrin, Frane Matošić, Dumitru Pârvulescu, and Chrisye.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lloyd Alexander ranks 6,644 out of NaN. Before him are Frederick Moloney (1882), Jeff Corey (1914), Mary Ellen Trainor (1952), Stephen Schneider (1945), Charles Bacon (1885), and Arnie Robinson (1948). After him are Alvin Ailey (1931), Nancy Kovack (1935), Clarence Clark (1859), Dr. John (1941), Gates McFadden (1949), and Johnny Tillotson (1938).

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Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lloyd Alexander ranks 502. Before him are Connie Willis (1945), Kathy Acker (1947), Josephine Diebitsch Peary (1863), Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906), Nicholas Pileggi (1933), and Diane Disney Miller (1933). After him are Tracy Chevalier (1962), C. J. Cherryh (1942), David Mamet (1947), Mona Simpson (1957), David Baldacci (1960), and Mary Welsh Hemingway (1908).

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