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Thomas Harris

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William Thomas Harris III (born September 22, 1940) is an American writer. He is the author of a series of suspense novels about Hannibal Lecter. The majority of his works have been adapted into films and television, including The Silence of the Lambs, which became only the third film in Academy Awards history to sweep the Oscars in all of the five major categories. His novels have sold more than 50 million copies, with The Silence of the Lambs alone selling 10 million copies, as of 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Harris is the 872nd most popular writer (down from 763rd in 2019), the 1,233rd most popular biography from United States (down from 864th in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Writer.

Thomas Harris is most famous for his 1988 novel, "The Silence of the Lambs," which was later made into a film starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins.

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Among writers, Thomas Harris ranks 872 out of 7,302. Before him are Zhang Sanfeng, Arthur Adamov, Periander, Douglas Adams, Georg Brandes, and Thietmar of Merseburg. After him are Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Guido Cavalcanti, Ibn al-Muqaffa', Miep Gies, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, and Jerzy Kosiński.

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Among people born in 1940, Thomas Harris ranks 77. Before him are Dennis Tito, George A. Romero, James Cromwell, Tarō Asō, Herbie Hancock, and Cliff Richard. After him are Jacques Rancière, Denis Law, Burt Young, Joachim Frank, Isdal Woman, and Lance Henriksen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Harris ranks 1,233 out of 20,380. Before him are George F. Kennan (1904), George Papandreou (1952), Edward B. Lewis (1918), Lizzie Magie (1866), Scott Joplin (1868), and J. K. Simmons (1955). After him are Mike Johnson (1972), David J. Wineland (1944), Chick Corea (1941), Jim Jarmusch (1953), James Hetfield (1963), and Daniel Nathans (1928).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Thomas Harris ranks 94. Before him are John Dos Passos (1896), L. Ron Hubbard (1911), Daniel Goleman (1946), Michael Crichton (1942), Stephen Covey (1932), and Sam Shepard (1943). After him are Robert E. Howard (1906), Neale Donald Walsch (1943), MacKenzie Scott (1970), Ida Tarbell (1857), Joseph Campbell (1904), and John Jacob Astor IV (1864).

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