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Marge Piercy

1936 - Today

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Marge Piercy (born March 31, 1936) is an American progressive activist, feminist, and writer. Her work includes Woman on the Edge of Time; He, She and It, which won the 1993 Arthur C. Clarke Award; and Gone to Soldiers, a New York Times Best Seller and a sweeping historical novel set during World War II. Piercy's work is rooted in her Jewish heritage, Marxist social and political activism, and feminist ideals. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Marge Piercy is the 6,845th most popular writer (down from 6,763rd in 2024), the 14,496th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,828th in 2019) and the 1,031st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Marge Piercy ranks 6,845 out of 7,302. Before her are Greg Daniels, Narine Abgaryan, Kate Mosse, Justin Knapp, Marie Darrieussecq, and Zlata Filipović. After her are Shamsul Maidin, Ann C. Crispin, Sherin Khankan, Mark Van Doren, Jokha Alharthi, and Sui Ishida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Marge Piercy ranks 584. Before her are Peter Bowles, Francine York, Don Cornelius, Martha Layne Collins, Juris Upatnieks, and Saginaw Grant. After her are Levi Stubbs, Marion Barry, Skip Barber, Sushma Seth, Jimmy Ruffin, and Freddy Cannon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marge Piercy ranks 14,500 out of 20,380. Before her are Raffi Hovannisian (1959), Allan Jones (1907), William G. Gregory (1957), Siedah Garrett (1960), Kathleen Kinmont (1965), and Sonequa Martin-Green (1985). After her are Ivar (1984), Morgan Brittany (1951), Seamus Dever (1976), John Otto (1977), Hurley Haywood (1948), and Scott Putesky (1968).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Marge Piercy ranks 1,031. Before her are Lawrence Wright (1947), Katherine Schwarzenegger (1989), Jennifer Egan (1962), Nicole Krauss (1974), Greg Daniels (1963), and Justin Knapp (1982). After her are Ann C. Crispin (1950), Mark Van Doren (1894), Paolo Bacigalupi (1972), Alex Hirsch (1985), D. C. Fontana (1939), and Ken Levine (1966).

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