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Wallace Stegner

1909 - 1993

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Wallace Earle Stegner (February 18, 1909 – April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, writer, environmentalist, and historian. He was often called "The Dean of Western Writers". He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and the U.S. National Book Award in 1977. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Wallace Stegner is the 6,085th most popular writer (up from 6,223rd in 2024), the 10,517th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,801st in 2019) and the 768th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Wallace Stegner ranks 6,085 out of 7,302. Before him are David Simon, Hugh Blair, Waleed Al-Husseini, Sigitas Geda, Nalini Bala Devi, and Mikhail Svetlov. After him are Ralph Giordano, Karin Slaughter, José Burgos, James Dickey, Mathias Énard, and Henry Ward Beecher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Wallace Stegner ranks 375. Before him are Frances Dee, Robert Burks, Joyce Cooper, Eileen Hiscock, Juan Pedevilla, and Montgomery Wilson. After him are Ann Sothern, Ivan Fuqua, Heather Angel, Arthur Geoffrey Walker, William Gemmell Cochran, and Archie Cochrane. Among people deceased in 1993, Wallace Stegner ranks 269. Before him are Billy Eckstine, Göta Pettersson, Cyril Collard, Gert Hofmann, Gustav Hasford, and Vilmos Zombori. After him are Sammy Cahn, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Jim Pollard, Kenneth Burke, Arthur Alexander, and Ann Todd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wallace Stegner ranks 10,519 out of 20,380. Before him are Logan Lerman (1992), Andrea Parker (1970), John Kocinski (1968), Jimmy Miller (1942), Debi Diamond (1965), and Ne-Yo (1979). After him are Chesty Puller (1898), Harvey Fletcher (1884), Alphonso Johnson (1951), Jenna Presley (1987), Irma Thomas (1941), and Barbara Bates (1925).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Wallace Stegner ranks 768. Before him are Chaz Bono (1969), Gustav Hasford (1947), Michael Swanwick (1950), Maxine Kumin (1925), Eldridge Cleaver (1935), and David Simon (1960). After him are Karin Slaughter (1971), James Dickey (1923), Henry Ward Beecher (1813), Roderick Thorp (1936), Robinson Jeffers (1887), and Kevin Kelly (1952).

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