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Zane Grey

1872 - 1939

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Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the success of his printed works, his books have second lives and continuing influence adapted for films and television. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zane Grey is the 4,686th most popular writer (down from 4,638th in 2019), the 7,035th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,259th in 2019) and the 533rd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Zane Grey ranks 4,686 out of 7,302. Before him are Chen Zi'ang, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Elbert Hubbard, William Trevor, Constantin Negruzzi, and Gonçalves Dias. After him are José Craveirinha, Solomon Alkabetz, Roy Jacobsen, Adikavi Pampa, Uğur Mumcu, and Ivar Lo-Johansson.

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Among people born in 1872, Zane Grey ranks 149. Before him are Siegmund von Hausegger, Walther Reinhardt, Wilfred Baddeley, Teffi, Barbu Știrbey, and Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed. After him are Nikola Mushanov, Jan Szczepanik, Feliciano Viera, Max Beerbohm, Oswaldo Cruz, and Otto Witte. Among people deceased in 1939, Zane Grey ranks 126. Before him are Oton Iveković, Fausto dos Santos, Alexander Kanoldt, Frank Wild, Bautista Saavedra, and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin. After him are Boris Grigoriev, Sidney Howard, Kullervo Manner, Ford Sterling, Georges Pitoëff, and Charles P. Dixon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Zane Grey ranks 7,037 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert T. Bakker (1945), Eugene Burton Ely (1886), Joel Stebbins (1878), Cecilia Beaux (1855), Donald Wuerl (1940), and Sidney Coleman (1937). After him are Miriam Stevenson (1933), Lewis Powell (1844), Daniela Ruah (1983), Bruce Johnston (1942), Lindy Remigino (1931), and Harry Carey (1878).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Zane Grey ranks 533. Before him are Joanna Russ (1937), Maxwell Anderson (1888), Chris Morgan (1966), William Wharton (1925), Shel Silverstein (1930), and Elbert Hubbard (1856). After him are Saul Alinsky (1909), Marta Kauffman (1956), Robert Greene (1959), Aaron Sorkin (1961), Thomas Ligotti (1953), and David Belasco (1853).

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