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S. E. Hinton

1948 - Today

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Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders (1967), which she wrote during high school. Hinton is credited with introducing the YA genre. She graduated from the University of Tulsa. In 1988, she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). S. E. Hinton is the 6,383rd most popular writer (down from 6,369th in 2024), the 11,867th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,649th in 2019) and the 860th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, S. E. Hinton ranks 6,383 out of 7,302. Before her are Susan Bassnett, Alexey Dreev, Malcolm Bradbury, Elizabeth Carter, Zakhar Prilepin, and Charles Olson. After her are H. R. F. Keating, R. C. Sherriff, Lorraine Hansberry, David McCullough, Beverly Cleary, and Felicia Hemans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, S. E. Hinton ranks 689. Before her are Scott Fahlman, Jim Byrnes, Gerrit Graham, El Kazovsky, Pedro Morenés, and Betty Thomas. After her are Susan Bernard, Mick Rock, Howard Dean, Juan José Muñante, Karel Neffe, and Horacio López Salgado.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, S. E. Hinton ranks 11,869 out of 20,380. Before her are Keiko Agena (1973), Andrew Young (1932), Nia Long (1970), Justin Baldoni (1984), Charles Olson (1910), and Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1960). After her are Tyler Hoechlin (1987), Diana Serra Cary (1918), Rodger Bumpass (1951), Phil Silvers (1911), Anthony W. England (1942), and Bobbie Gentry (1942).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, S. E. Hinton ranks 860. Before her are Gregory Maguire (1954), Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), Martha Wells (1964), Tristan Taormino (1971), Richard Price (1949), and Charles Olson (1910). After her are Lorraine Hansberry (1930), David McCullough (1933), Beverly Cleary (1916), Damon Runyon (1880), Leslie Feinberg (1949), and James Branch Cabell (1879).

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