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Orson Scott Card

1951 - Today

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Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Orson Scott Card is the 2,680th most popular writer (down from 2,626th in 2019), the 3,854th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,329th in 2019) and the 307th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Orson Scott Card ranks 2,680 out of 7,302. Before him are Ignacy Krasicki, Wadih Sa'adeh, Violette Leduc, David Ogilvy, Henry van Dyke Jr., and Ulrich von Liechtenstein. After him are Lois McMaster Bujold, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Édouard Glissant, Kamo no Chōmei, Terry Goodkind, and Parvin E'tesami.

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Among people born in 1951, Orson Scott Card ranks 172. Before him are Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Danilo Medina, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, Jeanette, Alvin E. Roth, and Andy Thomas. After him are Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Fabrice Luchini, Rajnath Singh, Keb' Mo', Jean Smart, and Mary McAleese.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Orson Scott Card ranks 3,854 out of 20,380. Before him are William P. Clark Jr. (1931), Daniel Inouye (1924), Sheryl Crow (1962), Akon (1973), Leon Panetta (1938), and Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852). After him are Raymond Franz (1922), Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Frank Knight (1885), Melissa Etheridge (1961), George Wendt (1948), and Irving Baxter (1876).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Orson Scott Card ranks 307. Before him are Seymour Hersh (1937), Andy Weir (1972), S. S. Van Dine (1888), Terry Brooks (1944), Margaret Fuller (1810), and Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852). After him are Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Terry Goodkind (1948), Varian Fry (1907), Herman Wouk (1915), Donald E. Westlake (1933), and Robert James Waller (1939).

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