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Shel Silverstein

1930 - 1999

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Sheldon Allan Silverstein (; September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999) was an American writer, cartoonist, songwriter, and musician. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Silverstein briefly attended university before being drafted into the United States Army. During his rise to prominence in the 1950s, his illustrations were published in various newspapers and magazines, including the adult-oriented Playboy. He also wrote a satirical, adult-oriented alphabet book, Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shel Silverstein is the 4,672nd most popular writer (up from 4,712th in 2019), the 7,006th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,394th in 2019) and the 531st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Shel Silverstein ranks 4,672 out of 7,302. Before him are Osip Senkovsky, Anton Buttigieg, Felix Dahn, William Wharton, Agapius of Hierapolis, and Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset. After him are Eliška Krásnohorská, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Amelia Edwards, Maksim Tank, Mykola Zerov, and Tomás Eloy Martínez.

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Among people born in 1930, Shel Silverstein ranks 400. Before him are Egon Bondy, Chris Barber, Morgana King, Jean Tabary, Elmira Minita Gordon, and Tony Madigan. After him are Jiří Skobla, Vera T. Sós, Alphonse Alley, Aureliano Bolognesi, Alifa Rifaat, and Anatoli Maslyonkin. Among people deceased in 1999, Shel Silverstein ranks 195. Before him are Henry Carlsson, István Nagy, Ruth Roman, Primo Nebiolo, Yvette Cauchois, and David A. Huffman. After him are Zuleykha Seyidmammadova, Quentin Crisp, John Berry, Ashley Montagu, János Parti, and Owen Hart.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shel Silverstein ranks 7,008 out of 20,380. Before him are Leslie Grossman (1971), Jason Scott Lee (1966), William Wharton (1925), Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825), J. William Fulbright (1905), and Jim Dine (1935). After him are Robert Trivers (1943), Corey Johnson (1961), Nancy Kelly (1921), Charles Esten (1965), Teddy Mayer (1935), and Gloria Jones (1945).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Shel Silverstein ranks 531. Before him are A. Merritt (1884), Nathanael West (1903), Joanna Russ (1937), Maxwell Anderson (1888), Chris Morgan (1966), and William Wharton (1925). After him are Elbert Hubbard (1856), Zane Grey (1872), Saul Alinsky (1909), Marta Kauffman (1956), Robert Greene (1959), and Aaron Sorkin (1961).

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