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Paul Beatty

1962 - Today

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Paul Beatty (born June 9, 1962) is an American author and professor of writing at Columbia University. In 2016, he won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout. It was the first time a writer from the United States was honored with the Man Booker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Beatty is the 7,102nd most popular writer (down from 7,021st in 2019), the 16,673rd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,842nd in 2019) and the 1,135th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Beatty ranks 7,102 out of 7,302. Before him are Refaat Alareer, Han Han, Niviaq Korneliussen, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Lauren Kate, and Scott Smith. After him are Patrick McCabe, Bethany Hamilton, Chris Abani, Polina Zherebtsova, Ann Scott, and Diablo Cody.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Paul Beatty ranks 833. Before him are Michael T. Good, Magdalena Georgieva, Alvin Drew, Ram Gopal Varma, Carolyn Hennesy, and Ray Houghton. After him are Miloš Rus, Otis Thorpe, Mohamed Abd Al-Jawad, Scotty Nguyen, Leopoldo Serantes, and Chris Grayling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Beatty ranks 16,680 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Reynor (1992), Scott Smith (1965), Jennifer Holland (1987), Chamillionaire (1979), Gina Ravera (1966), and Ethan Peck (1986). After him are Josh Ryan Evans (1982), Brendan Hines (1976), Venus Lux (1990), Steve Talley (1981), Eddie Pope (1973), and Loren Gray (2002).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Paul Beatty ranks 1,135. Before him are Larry Christiansen (1956), Michael Savage (1942), George Will (1941), Eliezer Yudkowsky (1979), Lauren Kate (1981), and Scott Smith (1965). After him are Bethany Hamilton (1990), Diablo Cody (1978), Laurie Halse Anderson (1961), Pamela Geller (1958), Mika Brzezinski (1967), and Julie Powell (1973).

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