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R. J. Palacio

1963 - Today

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Raquel Jaramillo Palacio (born July 13, 1963) is an American author and graphic designer. She is the author of several novels for children, including the best-selling Wonder, which was adapted into a 2017 film starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). R. J. Palacio is the 3,361st most popular writer (up from 4,764th in 2024), the 4,849th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,510th in 2019) and the 381st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, R. J. Palacio ranks 3,361 out of 7,302. Before her are Hendrik Willem van Loon, Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Yulian Semyonov, Ford Madox Ford, Ghada al-Samman, and Pierre Benoit. After her are E. Nesbit, Denis Davydov, Jean Effel, Giosafat Barbaro, Peter Benchley, and Erik Gustaf Geijer.

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Among people born in 1963, R. J. Palacio ranks 169. Before her are Donna Tartt, Demián Bichir, James Denton, Elvira Nabiullina, Russell T Davies, and Goran Jurić. After her are Kenny Johnson, Hülya Avşar, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Nicollette Sheridan, Tatum O'Neal, and Hugh Bonneville.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, R. J. Palacio ranks 4,849 out of 20,380. Before her are Wanda Jackson (1937), Isadore Singer (1924), Gary Burton (1943), Beverly Aadland (1942), Ellie Kemper (1980), and James McDivitt (1929). After her are Sarah Childress Polk (1803), Larry Semon (1889), Sean Astin (1971), Marvin Hamlisch (1944), Peter Benchley (1940), and George Pullman (1831).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, R. J. Palacio ranks 381. Before her are Edmund White (1940), John Perkins (1945), Robert M. Pirsig (1928), Horace McCoy (1897), Mike Mentzer (1951), and James Rollins (1961). After her are Peter Benchley (1940), Henry Kuttner (1915), Paul Gallico (1897), Charlie Kaufman (1958), Maurice Sendak (1928), and Lillian Hellman (1905).

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