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Lynn Nottage

1964 - Today

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Lynn Nottage (born November 2, 1964) is an American playwright whose work often focuses on the experience of working-class people, particularly working-class people who are black. She has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: in 2009 for her play Ruined, and in 2017 for her play Sweat. She was the first (and remains the only) woman to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama two times. Nottage is the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship and was included in Time magazine's 2019 list of the 100 Most Influential People. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Lynn Nottage is the 7,512th most popular writer, the 20,647th most popular biography from United States and the 1,267th most popular American Writer.

Lynn Nottage is an American playwright best known for her Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, including "Intimate Apparel" and "Sweat." Her work often explores themes of race, gender, and social justice, making significant contributions to contemporary American theater.

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Among people born in 1964, Lynn Nottage ranks 1,215. Before her are Debora Patta, Santosh Sivan, Tosh McKinlay, Jim Florentine, Billy Davies, and Dave Brat. After her are Ian Healy, Jared Huffman, Drew Massey, Juliana Donald, Yvette Clarke, and Inessa Merkulova.

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Among people born in United States, Lynn Nottage ranks 20,655 out of 20,380. Before her are Alexis Ren (1996), Wolfgang Gartner (1982), David Muir (1973), Maggie Steffens (1993), Nerlens Noel (1994), and Kelley O'Hara (1988). After her are Maxwell Jacob Friedman (1996), Al-Farouq Aminu (1990), Ryan Suter (1985), Nia Abdallah (1984), Jessica DiCicco (1980), and Brooks Koepka (1990).

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Among writers born in United States, Lynn Nottage ranks 1,263. Before her are Jed Whedon (1975), and Tarell Alvin McCraney (1980). After her are Susan Choi (1969), Janet Mock (1983), Rachel Morrison (1978), Michael Hastings (1980), G. Willow Wilson (1982), Brooke Magnanti (1975), Jennifer Weiner (1970), Ned Vizzini (1981), Angie Thomas (1988), and Becky Albertalli (1982).

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