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Stephen King

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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections. His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen King is the 109th most popular writer (down from 107th in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from United States (down from 81st in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Writer.

Stephen King is most famous for his horror novels.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Stephen King ranks 109 out of 7,302. Before him are Miyamoto Musashi, Arthur Rimbaud, François Rabelais, Jack London, Knut Hamsun, and W. Somerset Maugham. After him are Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Marquis de Sade, José Saramago, Václav Havel, Anatole France, and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Stephen King ranks 6. Before him are Hillary Clinton, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Johan Cruyff, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Paulo Coelho. After him are David Bowie, Sheikh Hasina, Florentino Pérez, Brian Johnson, Elton John, and Dilma Rousseff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stephen King ranks 92 out of 20,380. Before him are Brigham Young (1801), Jack London (1876), Stanley Kubrick (1928), Robin Williams (1951), John Glenn (1921), and Al Capone (1899). After him are Caitlyn Jenner (1949), John D. Rockefeller (1839), Gene Hackman (1930), Jeff Bezos (1964), Barack Obama (1961), and Morgan Freeman (1937).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Stephen King ranks 14. Before him are Toni Morrison (1931), George R. R. Martin (1948), Kurt Vonnegut (1922), Louisa May Alcott (1832), Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), and Jack London (1876). After him are Ezra Pound (1885), Dr. Seuss (1904), Henry David Thoreau (1817), H. P. Lovecraft (1890), William Faulkner (1897), and John Steinbeck (1902).

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