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Patricia A. McKillip

1948 - 2022

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Patricia Anne McKillip (February 29, 1948 – May 6, 2022) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction. She wrote predominantly standalone fantasy novels and has been called "one of the most accomplished prose stylists in the fantasy genre". Her work won many awards, including the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Patricia A. McKillip is the 6,194th most popular writer (down from 6,142nd in 2024), the 10,924th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,389th in 2019) and the 802nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Patricia A. McKillip ranks 6,194 out of 7,302. Before her are Jun Maeda, Lydie Salvayre, Susan Cooper, Kari Hotakainen, Ali Sardar Jafri, and Joyce Cary. After her are Beryl Bainbridge, Alberto Dines, Thomas Traherne, Éva Janikovszky, Meindert DeJong, and Ahmad NikTalab.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Patricia A. McKillip ranks 657. Before her are Rita Barberá, Pierre Rapsat, Oinikhol Bobonazarova, Mario Aldo Montano, Lydie Salvayre, and Telma Hopkins. After her are Avi Toledano, Julia Donaldson, Günter Haritz, Joan D. Vinge, Kristina Lugn, and Lewis Black. Among people deceased in 2022, Patricia A. McKillip ranks 581. Before her are Keith Levene, Jorge Fons, James M. Bardeen, Larry Storch, Yvan Colonna, and Faouzi Mansouri. After her are António Lima Pereira, Volodymyr Vakulenko, Gail Halvorsen, Leslie Jordan, Andrés Prieto, and Ingemar Erlandsson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patricia A. McKillip ranks 10,925 out of 20,380. Before her are Lucien Hubbard (1888), Rachel Zegler (2001), Roma Maffia (1955), Benjamin Silliman (1779), and Jerry Wexler (1917). After her are Sunny (1989), Martin Milner (1931), Tim Mayotte (1960), Dave Sheridan (1969), John Sedgwick (1813), Ted Kaufman (1939), and Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Patricia A. McKillip ranks 802. Before her are Hugh Howey (1975), Kenneth Burke (1897), Larry Kramer (1935), John Jakes (1932), Daniel Pearl (1963), and Tillie Olsen (1912). After her are Peter Orlovsky (1933), Joan D. Vinge (1948), Christina Hoff Sommers (1950), John Patrick Shanley (1950), Louis Sachar (1954), and Robert Creeley (1926).

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