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Madeleine L'Engle

1918 - 2007

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Madeleine L'Engle (; November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young adult fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. Her works reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in modern science. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Madeleine L'Engle is the 5,698th most popular writer (down from 5,587th in 2024), the 9,312th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,379th in 2019) and the 683rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Madeleine L'Engle ranks 5,699 out of 7,302. Before her are George William Russell, Dan Pagis, Darya Dontsova, T. C. Boyle, Natalena Koroleva, Werewere Liking, and Amiri Baraka. After her are Herberto Hélder, Elizabeth Montagu, Manuel Rivas, Julia Hartwig, and Ha Jin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Madeleine L'Engle ranks 274. Before her are Luis Alcoriza, Göte Hagström, Edward Craven Walker, Eero Kolehmainen, Dick Haymes, and Gastone Darè. After her are Rafael Iriondo, Spike Milligan, Sebastian Cabot, André Bjerke, Duncan White, and Barney Ewell. Among people deceased in 2007, Madeleine L'Engle ranks 344. Before her are Grace Paley, Charles Grimes, Maria Kwaśniewska, Teoctist Arăpașu, R. B. Kitaj, and Tammy Faye Messner. After her are Josep Pintat Solans, Anne McLaren, David Halberstam, Fred Saberhagen, Muhammad Osman Said, and Fenny Heemskerk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Madeleine L'Engle ranks 9,314 out of 20,380. Before her are Amiri Baraka (1934), Dean Cundey (1946), Tracy Austin (1962), Clark Clifford (1906), Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (1966), and Adelaide Ames (1900). After her are Sasha Mitchell (1967), Talia Balsam (1959), Lynn Collins (1977), Bill Moseley (1951), King Kong Bundy (1955), and Christopher Paolini (1983).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Madeleine L'Engle ranks 683. Before her are Daniel Quinn (1935), Mary L. Trump (1965), Booth Tarkington (1869), Frank Belknap Long (1901), T. C. Boyle (1948), and Amiri Baraka (1934). After her are Christopher Paolini (1983), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), Alexei Panshin (1940), Bill O'Reilly (1949), and William Cullen Bryant (1794).

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