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Tom Clancy

1947 - 2013

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Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. (April 12, 1947 – October 1, 2013) was an American novelist. He is best known for his technically detailed espionage and military-science storylines set during and after the Cold War. Seventeen of his novels have been bestsellers and more than 100 million copies of his books have been sold. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Clancy is the 560th most popular writer (down from 516th in 2019), the 714th most popular biography from United States (down from 531st in 2019) and the 60th most popular American Writer.

Tom Clancy is most famous for his Jack Ryan series of novels, which include "The Hunt for Red October," "Patriot Games," "Clear and Present Danger," "The Sum of All Fears," and "The Teeth of the Tiger."

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Among writers, Tom Clancy ranks 560 out of 7,302. Before him are Alice Munro, Yunus Emre, Henry IV of Castile, Matilde Camus, Elie Wiesel, and Anthony Burgess. After him are James Hilton, Salvatore Quasimodo, Beatrix Potter, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Sayat-Nova, and Frontinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Tom Clancy ranks 41. Before him are Michael Levitt, Michael Porter, Josep Borrell, Linda B. Buck, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Kevin Farrell. After him are Roger D. Kornberg, Sam Neill, James Woods, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Stephen Collins, and Gigliola Cinquetti. Among people deceased in 2013, Tom Clancy ranks 29. Before him are Djalma Santos, James Avery, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Boris Berezovsky, John Cornforth, and Julie Harris. After him are Jovanka Broz, Tony Lip, Lou Reed, Nílton Santos, Jerome Karle, and Jang Song-thaek.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Clancy ranks 714 out of 20,380. Before him are Bryan Cranston (1956), Chester W. Nimitz (1885), Anne Bancroft (1931), Douglas Osheroff (1945), George Smoot (1945), and Donald Davidson (1917). After him are Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (1981), Val Logsdon Fitch (1923), William Holden (1918), Harvey Cushing (1869), William Halsey Jr. (1882), and Gwen Stefani (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tom Clancy ranks 60. Before him are Louise Glück (1943), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804), William S. Burroughs (1914), Tennessee Williams (1911), Richard Bach (1936), and Robert A. Heinlein (1907). After him are Sidney Sheldon (1917), Napoleon Hill (1883), Maya Angelou (1928), Washington Irving (1783), Bell hooks (1952), and Ellen G. White (1827).

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