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Tom Robbins

1932 - 2025

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Thomas Eugene Robbins (July 22, 1932 – February 9, 2025) was an American novelist. His most notable works are "seriocomedies" (also known as "comedy dramas"). Robbins had lived in La Conner, Washington, since 1970, where he wrote nine of his books. His 1976 novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues was adapted into the 1993 film version by Gus Van Sant. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Robbins is the 2,860th most popular writer (up from 5,545th in 2019), the 4,105th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,303rd in 2019) and the 329th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Tom Robbins ranks 2,860 out of 7,302. Before him are Francis de Laporte de Castelnau, Servius Sulpicius Rufus, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Unsuri, Jules Vallès, and Catulle Mendès. After him are François Cheng, Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, Apostolo Zeno, Nguyễn Du, and Takiji Kobayashi.

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Among people born in 1932, Tom Robbins ranks 200. Before him are Saul Friedländer, On Kawara, Karekin I, Pentti Linkola, Bob Pettit, and Bruno S.. After him are Parry O'Brien, Jerry Unser Jr., Bill Foulkes, Mancur Olson, Igor Kirillov, and Helmut Griem. Among people deceased in 2025, Tom Robbins ranks 140. Before him are Nadia Cassini, Edgar Lungu, Cleopa Msuya, Mimis Domazos, Norair Nurikyan, and Jean-Louis Debré. After him are Buvaisar Saitiev, Jayant Narlikar, Sly Stone, Bernhard Vogel, Kiril Ivkov, and Gazi Yaşargil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Robbins ranks 4,105 out of 20,380. Before him are Dyan Cannon (1937), Pat Boone (1934), Belladonna (1981), James W. Christy (1938), Robert Brout (1928), and Ava Max (1994). After him are John Basilone (1916), Steve Guttenberg (1958), Benjamin Bratt (1963), Michael Ritchie (1938), Susannah Mushatt Jones (1899), and Ted Nelson (1937).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tom Robbins ranks 329. Before him are Colleen Hoover (1979), William L. Shirer (1904), Lucia Berlin (1936), Harold Robbins (1916), Charles Berlitz (1913), and Adrienne Rich (1929). After him are Judith Miller (1948), Eric Roth (1945), John Ashbery (1927), Edward Bunker (1933), Eric Carle (1929), and Carl Bernstein (1944).

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