WRITER
Paolo Bacigalupi
1972 - Today

Paolo Bacigalupi
Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi (born August 6, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell Memorial, Compton Crook, Theodore Sturgeon, and Michael L. Printz awards, and has been nominated for the National Book Award. His fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Asimov's Science Fiction, and the environmental journal High Country News. Nonfiction essays of his have appeared in Salon.com and High Country News, and have been syndicated in newspapers, including the Idaho Statesman, the Albuquerque Journal, and The Salt Lake Tribune. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Paolo Bacigalupi is the 6,853rd most popular writer (down from 6,608th in 2024), the 14,520th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,941st in 2019) and the 1,034th most popular American Writer.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Paolo Bacigalupi ranks 6,853 out of 7,302. Before him are Ann C. Crispin, Sherin Khankan, Mark Van Doren, Jokha Alharthi, Sui Ishida, and Liane Moriarty. After him are Eugene Vodolazkin, Alex Hirsch, Timothy Findley, Pierdomenico Baccalario, Kristina Ohlsson, and D. C. Fontana.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnn C. Crispin
1950 - 2013
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,847
Sherin Khankan
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 6,848
Mark Van Doren
1894 - 1972
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 6,849
Jokha Alharthi
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 6,850
Sui Ishida
1986 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,851
Liane Moriarty
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 6,852
Paolo Bacigalupi
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 6,853
Eugene Vodolazkin
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 6,854
Alex Hirsch
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 6,855
Timothy Findley
1930 - 2002
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 6,856
Pierdomenico Baccalario
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 6,857
Kristina Ohlsson
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 6,858
D. C. Fontana
1939 - 2019
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 6,859
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Paolo Bacigalupi ranks 655. Before him are Go Oiwa, Takahiro Yamada, Anzhela Balakhonova, Hiroshige Yanagimoto, Bledar Sejko, and Ergün Penbe. After him are Shinobu Terajima, Mart Poom, Jimmy Pop, Jules Jordan, Molly Parker, and Anton Shkaplerov.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsGo Oiwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 649
Takahiro Yamada
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 650
Anzhela Balakhonova
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 651
Hiroshige Yanagimoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 652
Bledar Sejko
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 653
Ergün Penbe
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 654
Paolo Bacigalupi
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 655
Shinobu Terajima
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 656
Mart Poom
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 657
Jimmy Pop
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 658
Jules Jordan
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 659
Molly Parker
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 660
Anton Shkaplerov
ASTRONAUT
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 661
In United States
Among people born in United States, Paolo Bacigalupi ranks 14,524 out of 20,380. Before him are Sidney Moncrief (1957), Gaten Matarazzo (2002), Oliver McCall (1965), Tony Anselmo (1960), Troy Davis (1968), and Ned Lamont (1954). After him are Nicholas D'Agosto (1980), Nate Mendel (1968), Tim Russert (1950), J. Smith-Cameron (1957), Ayda Field (1979), and Fat Mike (1967).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSidney Moncrief
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 14,518
Gaten Matarazzo
ACTOR
2002 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 14,519
Oliver McCall
BOXER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 14,520
Tony Anselmo
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 14,521
Troy Davis
MAFIOSO
1968 - 2011
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 14,522
Ned Lamont
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 14,523
Paolo Bacigalupi
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 14,524
Nicholas D'Agosto
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 14,525
Nate Mendel
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 14,526
Tim Russert
JOURNALIST
1950 - 2008
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 14,527
J. Smith-Cameron
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 14,528
Ayda Field
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 14,529
Fat Mike
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 14,530
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Paolo Bacigalupi ranks 1,034. Before him are Nicole Krauss (1974), Greg Daniels (1963), Justin Knapp (1982), Marge Piercy (1936), Ann C. Crispin (1950), and Mark Van Doren (1894). After him are Alex Hirsch (1985), D. C. Fontana (1939), Ken Levine (1966), Jean Stafford (1915), Noah Hawley (1967), and Susan Faludi (1959).
Nicole Krauss
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 1,028
Greg Daniels
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 1,029
Justin Knapp
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 1,030
Marge Piercy
1936 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 1,031
Ann C. Crispin
1950 - 2013
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 1,032
Mark Van Doren
1894 - 1972
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 1,033
Paolo Bacigalupi
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 1,034
Alex Hirsch
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 1,035
D. C. Fontana
1939 - 2019
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 1,036
Ken Levine
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 1,037
Jean Stafford
1915 - 1979
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 1,038
Noah Hawley
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 1,039
Susan Faludi
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 1,040












































