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William Styron

1925 - 2006

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William Clark Styron Jr. (June 11, 1925 – November 1, 2006) was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Styron is the 1,420th most popular writer (down from 995th in 2019), the 2,061st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,138th in 2019) and the 164th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, William Styron ranks 1,420 out of 7,302. Before him are John Berger, Roger Caillois, Fulcher of Chartres, A. E. van Vogt, Odo of Cluny, and Allan Pinkerton. After him are José de Acosta, Louise Labé, Liu Cixin, Joachim Fest, Sharafkhan Bidlisi, and Callinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, William Styron ranks 104. Before him are Sufi Abu Taleb, Hildegard Knef, Harry Harrison, Moshe Arens, Olof Thunberg, and Dettmar Cramer. After him are Michel Bouquet, Katherine MacGregor, David Elazar, Zvi Zamir, Willi Herold, and Gore Vidal. Among people deceased in 2006, William Styron ranks 70. Before him are Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Telê Santana, David Bronstein, Shamil Basayev, Shohei Imamura, and Sven Nykvist. After him are Joachim Fest, Rudolf Vrba, Rajkumar, Lillian Asplund, Paul Marcinkus, and W. Montgomery Watt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Styron ranks 2,061 out of 20,380. Before him are Owen D. Young (1874), Bob Newhart (1929), Saul Kripke (1940), Barnett Newman (1905), Wade Williams (1961), and Rose Kennedy (1890). After him are Paul Krugman (1953), Frederick Herzberg (1923), Hiram Bingham III (1875), Poul Anderson (1926), Carl Reiner (1922), and Phil Knight (1938).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, William Styron ranks 164. Before him are Norman Mailer (1923), Harry Harrison (1925), James Patterson (1947), Erskine Caldwell (1903), Clive Cussler (1931), and James Baldwin (1924). After him are Poul Anderson (1926), Alice Walker (1944), J. Michael Straczynski (1954), Dan Simmons (1948), James Tiptree Jr. (1915), and Martin Gardner (1914).

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