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Richard Scarry

1919 - 1994

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Richard McClure Scarry (; June 5, 1919 – April 30, 1994) was an American children's author and illustrator who published over 300 books with total sales of over 100 million worldwide. He is best known for his Best Ever book series that take place primarily in the fictional town of Busytown, "which is populated by friendly and helpful resident [animals...such as] Mr. Frumble, Huckle Cat, Mr. Fixit, Lowly Worm, and others..." The series spawned a media franchise. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Scarry is the 5,841st most popular writer (down from 5,455th in 2019), the 9,753rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,076th in 2019) and the 711th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Richard Scarry ranks 5,841 out of 7,302. Before him are Atis Kronvalds, John Varley, Simo Puupponen, Arthur Symons, Robert Sabatier, and Francis Chichester. After him are John Wain, Yi Munyeol, Helen Prejean, Zitkala-Sa, Ann Rule, and Leo Buscaglia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Richard Scarry ranks 303. Before him are Hans Klenk, Nina Dumbadze, Eric Thompson, Fenny Heemskerk, Frank Piasecki, and André Guelfi. After him are Fritz Schwab, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Henriette Avram, Karel Senecký, Mary Midgley, and Folke Alnevik. Among people deceased in 1994, Richard Scarry ranks 306. Before him are Kelpo Gröndahl, Frank Belknap Long, Erwin Strittmatter, Mikhail Krivonosov, Roger Apéry, and Yuli Raizman. After him are John Wain, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, Dave Albritton, Edward Kienholz, Christopher Lasch, and Numa Andoire.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Scarry ranks 9,755 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Everett (1951), Lou Pearlman (1954), Roger Clemens (1962), Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Henry Charles Carey (1793), and John Abizaid (1951). After him are Helen Slater (1963), Bootsy Collins (1951), Alvah Meyer (1888), Billy Cunningham (1943), Alan Washbond (1899), and Horatio Parker (1863).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Richard Scarry ranks 711. Before him are John Berryman (1914), Brad Falchuk (1971), Earl Derr Biggers (1884), Gardner Dozois (1947), Donald Richie (1924), and John Varley (1947). After him are Helen Prejean (1939), Zitkala-Sa (1876), Ann Rule (1931), Leo Buscaglia (1924), Kenneth Rexroth (1905), and Barbara Kingsolver (1955).

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