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Ted Chiang

1967 - Today

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Ted Chiang (Chinese: 姜峯楠; pinyin: Jiāng Fēngnán; born 1967) is an American science fiction writer. His work has won four Nebula awards, four Hugo awards, the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and six Locus awards. He has published the short story collections Stories of Your Life and Others (2002) and Exhalation: Stories (2019). His short story "Story of Your Life" was the basis of the film Arrival (2016). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Chiang is the 5,644th most popular writer (down from 5,517th in 2019), the 9,131st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,214th in 2019) and the 668th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ted Chiang ranks 5,644 out of 7,302. Before him are Ahmet Haşim, Ann Cleeves, Ring Lardner, Walter Abish, Elinor Glyn, and Jorge de Sena. After him are Ibrahim Kuni, Robert J. Sawyer, Marie Kondo, Tony Kushner, Diane di Prima, and Jonathan Coe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Ted Chiang ranks 271. Before him are José Luis Caminero, James Marshall, Pieter Huistra, Pablo Laso, Mireya Luis, and Judy Reyes. After him are Jonas Thern, Jenny Shimizu, Dave Navarro, DJ Yella, Nicola Berti, and Sasha Mitchell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Chiang ranks 9,133 out of 20,380. Before him are Takeoff (1994), Walt Bellamy (1939), William Hogenson (1884), Michael Rapaport (1970), Bubba Ray Dudley (1971), and Tony Dalton (1975). After him are Garrick Ohlsson (1948), Joseph P. Allen (1937), Kaʻiulani (1875), Serenity (1969), Thomas Massie (1971), and Barton MacLane (1902).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ted Chiang ranks 668. Before him are Lester del Rey (1915), Philip Agee (1935), Marianne Williamson (1952), John Norman (1931), Kenneth Copeland (1936), and Ring Lardner (1885). After him are Tony Kushner (1956), Diane di Prima (1934), David Peoples (1940), Kate Wilhelm (1928), Grace Paley (1922), and Scott O'Dell (1898).

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