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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 different languages on Wikipedia. S. E. Hinton is the 6,376th most popular writer (down from 6,369th in 2019), the 11,848th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,649th in 2019) and the 858th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, S. E. Hinton ranks 6,376 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 11,850 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 858. Before her are Helen Gurley Brown (1922), Gregory Maguire (1954), Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), 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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