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Mary Roach

1959 - Today

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Mary Roach (born March 20, 1959) is an American author specializing in popular science and humor. She has published seven New York Times bestsellers: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008), Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2010), Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (2013), Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (2016), and Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (2021). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Roach is the 7,161st most popular writer (up from 7,234th in 2019), the 17,433rd most popular biography from United States (up from 18,263rd in 2019) and the 1,159th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mary Roach ranks 7,161 out of 7,302. Before her are Marissa Meyer, Kate Grenville, James Vanderbilt, Simon Kuper, Carter Bays, and Elizabeth Edwards. After her are Mike Reiss, Sophie Dahl, Judith Wright, Edward Kitsis, Tapan Kumar Pradhan, and Adam Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mary Roach ranks 788. Before her are Kevin Sheedy, Judith Collins, Ricky Pierce, Lynette Woodard, Dave Beasant, and Owen Gleiberman. After her are Mike Reiss, Victoria Jackson, Rowdy Gaines, Denise Curry, Neal Broten, and Lorrie Morgan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Roach ranks 17,440 out of 20,380. Before her are Jadakiss (1975), Rob Barrett (1969), Sam Bankman-Fried (1992), Reggie Theus (1957), Elizabeth Edwards (1949), and Kim Graham (1971). After her are Josh Cooley (1979), Mike Reiss (1959), Antawn Jamison (1976), Hallie Todd (1962), Tammy Blanchard (1976), and Chris Williams (1968).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Mary Roach ranks 1,159. Before her are Kristin Cashore (1976), Vince Flynn (1966), Marissa Meyer (1984), James Vanderbilt (1975), Carter Bays (1975), and Elizabeth Edwards (1949). After her are Mike Reiss (1959), Edward Kitsis (1971), Adam Johnson (1967), Scott Lynch (1978), Ottessa Moshfegh (1981), and Maggie Stiefvater (1981).

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