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Walter Mosley

1952 - Today

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Walter Ellis Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hardboiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. In 2020, Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first Black man to receive the honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Walter Mosley is the 6,808th most popular writer (down from 6,669th in 2024), the 14,280th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,285th in 2019) and the 1,013th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Walter Mosley ranks 6,807 out of 7,302. Before him are Jan van Steenbergen, Jasper Fforde, Dan Barker, Sita Ram Goel, and Julie Otsuka. After him are Raquel Sánchez-Silva, Federico Andahazi, Richard A. Knaak, Randall Jarrell, Kevin Poulsen, Robert Hunter, and Koushun Takami.

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Among people born in 1952, Walter Mosley ranks 736. Before him are John Tooby, Bill Pope, Lakshmi, Magdalena Álvarez, Beverly Johnson, and Kathryn C. Thornton. After him are Rohini Godbole, Louis Walsh, Marilyn Waring, Harry Anderson, Jim Wetherbee, and Pedro Soto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Mosley ranks 14,285 out of 20,380. Before him are Stuart Hamm (1960), Matthew Barney (1967), Julie Otsuka (1962), Joseph Cedar (1968), Eddie Cahill (1978), Alex Groza (1926), and Rachel Miner (1980). After him are Tamarine Tanasugarn (1977), Brian J. Smith (1981), Timothy Busfield (1957), Alex Padilla (1973), and Michael Rispoli (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Walter Mosley ranks 1,013. Before him are Leonard Maltin (1950), Naomi Novik (1973), Pat Cadigan (1953), David Frawley (1950), Dan Barker (1949), and Julie Otsuka (1962). After him are Richard A. Knaak (1961), Randall Jarrell (1914), Kevin Poulsen (1965), Robert Hunter (1941), Michael Arndt (1970), and Terrence McNally (1938).

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