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Megan Abbott

1971 - Today

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Megan Abbott (born August 21, 1971) is an American screenwriter and author of crime fiction and non-fiction analyses of hardboiled crime fiction. Her novels and short stories have drawn from and reworked classic subgenres of crime writing from a female perspective. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Megan Abbott is the 7,402nd most popular writer (down from 7,239th in 2024), the 18,745th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,323rd in 2019) and the 1,227th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Megan Abbott ranks 7,402 out of 7,302. Before her are Matthew Reilly, Maja Lidia Kossakowska, Aminatta Forna, Dareen Tatour, Matthew Quick, and Teju Cole. After her are Sharmila Rege, Stephanie Savage, Ivana Bodrožić, Chris Chibnall, Susan Cain, and Tim Winton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Megan Abbott ranks 1,197. Before her are Anthony Hamilton, Sarah Alexander, Crash Holly, Paweł Sibik, Thomas Bjørn, and Adnan Sami. After her are Dmitri Svatkovskiy, Audley Harrison, Yury Styopkin, Frank Sinclair, Christy Opara-Thompson, and Dominic Dale.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Megan Abbott ranks 18,753 out of 20,380. Before her are Bobby Wood (1992), Cam'ron (1976), Randy Moss (1977), Matt Wachter (1976), Courtney Jines (1992), and Keshia Knight Pulliam (1979). After her are Joshua Radin (1974), Joe Scarborough (1963), Diane Franklin (1962), Billy Kidman (1974), Mike Woodson (1958), and Markelle Fultz (1998).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Megan Abbott ranks 1,227. Before her are Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973), Ta-Nehisi Coates (1975), Becky Chambers (1985), Jacqueline Woodson (1963), Matthew Quick (1973), and Teju Cole (1975). After her are Josh Singer (1972), Lauren Groff (1978), Peter Sohn (1977), Kiera Cass (1981), Grant Wahl (1973), and Celeste Ng (1980).

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