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William Steig

1907 - 2003

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William Steig ( STYGHE; November 14, 1907 – October 3, 2003) was an American cartoonist, illustrator and writer of children's books, best known for the picture book Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name, as well as others that included Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto. He was the U.S. nominee for the biennial and international Hans Christian Andersen Awards, as both a children's book illustrator in 1982 and a writer in 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Steig is the 2,122nd most popular writer (up from 2,286th in 2019), the 3,076th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,870th in 2019) and the 249th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, William Steig ranks 2,122 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur Young, Kim Bu-sik, Fan Zhongyan, John W. Campbell, Robin Sharma, and Marcel Reich-Ranicki. After him are Barbara von Krüdener, Albert Memmi, Eugenio Barba, Albert Gleizes, Adnan Oktar, and Lewis Mumford.

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Among people born in 1907, William Steig ranks 118. Before him are Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Trường Chinh, Heinz Brandt, Sabahattin Ali, Víctor Paz Estenssoro, and Charles Eames. After him are Roger Peyrefitte, John Mauchly, George de Mestral, Ilona Elek, Sebastian Haffner, and Pierre Pflimlin. Among people deceased in 2003, William Steig ranks 93. Before him are Kinji Fukasaku, Michael P. Anderson, Janko Bobetko, Martha Scott, Jacques Deray, and Valeriy Brumel. After him are Wendy Hiller, Sébastien Japrisot, Uday Hussein, Rie Mastenbroek, Fritz Fischer, and Guy Thys.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Steig ranks 3,076 out of 20,380. Before him are Kate Millett (1934), John W. Campbell (1910), Henry Winkler (1945), Al Di Meola (1954), Jeffrey Hunter (1926), and John Landis (1950). After him are Liev Schreiber (1967), Ray Dalio (1949), James Franco (1978), Triple H (1969), Chris Rock (1965), and Lewis Mumford (1895).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Steig ranks 249. Before him are Tom Wolfe (1930), James E. Gunn (1923), Carl Sandburg (1878), Edmond Hamilton (1904), Kate Millett (1934), and John W. Campbell (1910). After him are Lewis Mumford (1895), Harold Bloom (1930), Joan Didion (1934), John Kennedy Toole (1937), Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930), and Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (1822).

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