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Michael Ende

1929 - 1995

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Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende (12 November 1929 – 28 August 1995) was a German writer of fantasy and children's fiction. He is known for his epic fantasy The Neverending Story (with its 1980s film adaptation and a 1995 animated television adaptation); other well-known works include Momo and Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver. His works have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 35 million copies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ende is the 334th most popular writer (down from 319th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Germany (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Writer.

Michael Ende is most famous for his book, The Neverending Story.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michael Ende ranks 334 out of 7,302. Before him are André Malraux, William Golding, Callimachus, Jaggi Vasudev, Apollonius of Rhodes, and Philip K. Dick. After him are Saadi Shirazi, Christine de Pizan, Mario Puzo, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Ève Curie, and Svetlana Alliluyeva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Michael Ende ranks 22. Before him are Hassan II of Morocco, Christopher Plummer, Jacques Brel, Peter Higgs, Yayoi Kusama, and Irene Papas. After him are Jean Baudrillard, Frank Gehry, Tigran Petrosian, Max von Sydow, Rudolf Mössbauer, and Sándor Kocsis. Among people deceased in 1995, Michael Ende ranks 13. Before him are Emmanuel Levinas, Adolf Butenandt, Eugene Wigner, Hannes Alfvén, Mikhail Botvinnik, and Maurizio Gucci. After him are Milovan Đilas, Gunnar Nordahl, Dean Martin, Gerald Durrell, Konrad Zuse, and Anatoly Dyatlov.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Michael Ende ranks 297 out of 7,253. Before him are Albrecht Kossel (1853), Albert, Duke of Prussia (1490), John of Austria (1547), Eduard Bernstein (1850), Ernst Ruska (1906), and Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811). After him are Isabeau of Bavaria (1370), Frederica of Hanover (1917), Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742), Walther von Reichenau (1884), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714), and Heinrich Müller (1900).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Michael Ende ranks 20. Before him are Nelly Sachs (1891), Paul Heyse (1830), Friedrich Schlegel (1772), Eckhart Tolle (1948), Jacob Grimm (1785), and Ernst Jünger (1895). After him are Heinrich von Kleist (1777), Karl May (1842), Wilhelm Grimm (1786), Einhard (770), Traudl Junge (1920), and Wolfram von Eschenbach (1170).

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