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Louis Sachar

1954 - Today

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Louis Sachar ( SAK-ər; born March 20, 1954) is an American young-adult mystery-comedy author. He is best known for the Wayside School series and the novel Holes. Holes won the 1998 U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the 1999 Newbery Medal for the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children". In 2013, it was ranked sixth among all children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Louis Sachar is the 6,215th most popular writer (down from 6,122nd in 2024), the 11,016th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,337th in 2019) and the 807th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Louis Sachar ranks 6,215 out of 7,302. Before him are Sam Lake, Kristina Lugn, Liu Xia, Ferenc Juhász, John Patrick Shanley, and Christopher Fry. After him are Iskandar Khatloni, Robert Creeley, Victoria Amelina, Aglaja Veteranyi, Lyman Abbott, and Patrick Grainville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Louis Sachar ranks 531. Before him are Alejandro Casañas, Željko Pahek, Robin Beck, Zach Grenier, Cynthia Lummis, and Lepa Mladjenovic. After him are Iskandar Khatloni, Bruce Hornsby, Jutta Kirst, Lynne Frederick, George Lynch, and Vasilis Hatzipanagis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Louis Sachar ranks 11,018 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Vilsack (1950), Todd Field (1964), Martha Mansfield (1899), Peter Kreeft (1937), Robert Spitzer (1932), and Lou Harrison (1917). After him are Rikishi (1965), Charles Dumas (1937), Edward Egan (1932), Evelyn Venable (1913), Sam Balter (1909), and Robert Creeley (1926).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Louis Sachar ranks 807. Before him are Tillie Olsen (1912), Patricia A. McKillip (1948), Peter Orlovsky (1933), Joan D. Vinge (1948), Christina Hoff Sommers (1950), and John Patrick Shanley (1950). After him are Robert Creeley (1926), Lyman Abbott (1835), Emma Willard (1787), Edward Everett Hale (1822), Elizabeth Moon (1945), and Andrew Vachss (1942).

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