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Terry Bisson

1942 - 2024

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Terry Ballantine Bisson (February 12, 1942 – January 10, 2024) was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was best known for his short stories, including "Bears Discover Fire", which won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, and "They're Made Out of Meat". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terry Bisson is the 5,315th most popular writer (down from 2,347th in 2019), the 8,261st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,927th in 2019) and the 616th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Terry Bisson ranks 5,315 out of 7,302. Before him are Luiza Pesjak, Axel Bakunts, Ernie Pyle, Edward Carpenter, Helen Thomas, and George Grove. After him are Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan, Lev Kassil, José Bergamín, Tony Duvert, Roger Hargreaves, and Svetlana Velmar-Janković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Terry Bisson ranks 520. Before him are Néstor Togneri, Jesús Glaría, Bibi Besch, John McDowell, Pål Tyldum, and Jürgen Kissner. After him are Valdis Birkavs, Klaus Beer, Lorenzo Piretto, Kevin Conway, Anita Roddick, and Catharina Lodders. Among people deceased in 2024, Terry Bisson ranks 380. Before him are Jadwiga Barańska, Duane Eddy, Bill Walton, Helen Gallagher, Vasile Dîba, and Mokhtar Hasni. After him are Joe Bryant, Steve Lawrence, Robert H. Dennard, Jon Landau, Comunardo Niccolai, and Mitzi Gaynor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Bisson ranks 8,263 out of 20,380. Before him are Mildred Wiley (1901), J. P. Manoux (1969), Steve Kloves (1960), Kate Mara (1983), Harry Davenport (1866), and Doug Christie (1970). After him are Matt Frewer (1958), Dack Rambo (1941), Dominic Sena (1949), Bill Maher (1956), Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831), and Phil Zimmermann (1954).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Terry Bisson ranks 616. Before him are Jack Canfield (1944), Joe R. Lansdale (1951), Armistead Maupin (1944), Theodora Kroeber (1897), Ernie Pyle (1900), and Helen Thomas (1920). After him are Carol J. Adams (1951), David Brown (1916), Michael Herr (1940), Bo Goldman (1932), Timothy Zahn (1951), and James Lee Burke (1936).

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