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Virginia Hamilton

1936 - 2002

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Virginia Esther Hamilton (March 12, 1936 – February 19, 2002) was an American children's books author. She wrote 41 books, including M. C. Higgins, the Great (1974), for which she won the U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature and the Newbery Medal in 1975. Her works were celebrated for exploring the African-American experience, what she called "Liberation Literature." Hamilton's lifetime achievements include the international Hans Christian Andersen Award for writing children's literature in 1992 and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for her contributions to American children's literature in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Virginia Hamilton is the 6,619th most popular writer (up from 6,742nd in 2024), the 13,262nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,725th in 2019) and the 939th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Virginia Hamilton ranks 6,619 out of 7,302. Before her are Adam Horowitz, Derek Taylor, Terence MacSwiney, Nadav Lapid, Vagif Sultanli, and Alfred Austin. After her are Kunzang Choden, Nele Neuhaus, Stanley Kunitz, Patrick Kavanagh, Chen Danqing, and Dinah Craik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Virginia Hamilton ranks 571. Before her are James Frawley, Jamuna, Fred Neil, Pat Roberts, Werner von Moltke, and Juliet Prowse. After her are Delio Gamboa, Chilla Porter, Walter D'Hondt, Bob Graham, Marj Dusay, and John Danforth. Among people deceased in 2002, Virginia Hamilton ranks 344. Before her are Nasir Hussain, Rusty Wailes, Shirley Scott, Audrey Mestre, Kaifi Azmi, and Alex Hannum. After her are Patsy Mink, Irene Worth, Satish Dhawan, Dolores Gray, Ernesto Díaz, and Otis Blackwell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Virginia Hamilton ranks 13,266 out of 20,380. Before her are Michael Trucco (1970), Harry A. Pollard (1879), Irving Bacon (1893), Frederick D. Gregory (1941), Danny Brown (1981), and Moon Bloodgood (1975). After her are Mae Whitman (1988), Jacqueline Barton (1952), Frank Faylen (1905), Amber Benson (1977), Elizabeth Catlett (1915), and John S. Bull (1934).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Virginia Hamilton ranks 939. Before her are Sarah J. Maas (1986), Lionel Trilling (1905), Scott Westerfeld (1963), Vachel Lindsay (1879), Rick Yancey (1962), and Adam Horowitz (1971). After her are Stanley Kunitz (1905), Justin Cronin (1962), Michael Pollan (1955), Rebecca Yarros (1981), Tana French (1973), and Horton Foote (1916).

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