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Robert A. Heinlein

1907 - 1988

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Robert Anson Heinlein ( HYNE-lyne; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, aeronautical engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasize scientific accuracy in his fiction, and was thus a pioneer of the subgenre of hard science fiction. His published works, both fiction and non-fiction, express admiration for competence and emphasize the value of critical thinking. His plots often posed provocative situations which challenged conventional social mores. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert A. Heinlein is the 553rd most popular writer (down from 509th in 2019), the 694th most popular biography from United States (down from 516th in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Writer.

Heinlein is most famous for his science fiction novels.

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Among writers, Robert A. Heinlein ranks 553 out of 7,302. Before him are Frances Hodgson Burnett, Miguel Ángel Asturias, Rudaki, Madame de La Fayette, Anaïs Nin, and Camilo José Cela. After him are Alice Munro, Yunus Emre, Henry IV of Castile, Matilde Camus, Elie Wiesel, and Anthony Burgess.

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Among people born in 1907, Robert A. Heinlein ranks 27. Before him are Bhagat Singh, Yakov Dzhugashvili, Nikolaas Tinbergen, Yang Shangkun, Hideki Yukawa, and Daniel Bovet. After him are Sister Lúcia, François Duvalier, Lin Biao, Fred Zinnemann, Horst Wessel, and John Bowlby. Among people deceased in 1988, Robert A. Heinlein ranks 15. Before him are Ernst Ruska, Valery Legasov, Nikolaas Tinbergen, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, André Frédéric Cournand, and Divine. After him are Isidor Isaac Rabi, Chiang Ching-kuo, Tibor Sekelj, Juan Pujol García, Trevor Howard, and Klaus Fuchs.

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Among people born in United States, Robert A. Heinlein ranks 694 out of 20,380. Before him are Janet Leigh (1927), Machine Gun Kelly (1895), Harold Urey (1893), Alfred Newman (1900), Scottie Pippen (1965), and Montgomery Clift (1920). After him are James Coburn (1928), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Claude Shannon (1916), David Copperfield (1956), Julie Harris (1925), and Robert Downey Sr. (1936).

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Among writers born in United States, Robert A. Heinlein ranks 59. Before him are Eugene O'Neill (1888), Louise Glück (1943), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804), William S. Burroughs (1914), Tennessee Williams (1911), and Richard Bach (1936). After him are Tom Clancy (1947), Sidney Sheldon (1917), Napoleon Hill (1883), Maya Angelou (1928), Washington Irving (1783), and Bell hooks (1952).

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