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Jerry Pournelle

American science fiction writer, journalist, and scientist

1933 - 2017

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His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Pournelle is the 6,212th most popular writer (down from 6,157th in 2024), the 10,819th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,479th in 2019) and the 790th most popular American Writer.

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Jerry Pournelle shares a August 7 birthday with Mata Hari, Elizabeth Báthory, and Edgar the Peaceful.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Jerry Pournelle ranks 6,212 out of 7,302. Before him are George Saunders, Martin Österdahl, Padma Sachdev, Donato Carrisi, Tim LaHaye, and Mark Manson. After him are Monika Fagerholm, Donald A. Wollheim, Javed Akhtar, John Logan, Gurdial Singh, and Gyrðir Elíasson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Jerry Pournelle ranks 497. Before him are Libor Pešek, Thérèse Steinmetz, Leszek Drogosz, Judah Folkman, Yuri Chesnokov, and Mariya Pisareva. After him are Gurdial Singh, Jenő Hámori, Umberto Colombo, Hillevi Rombin, James Meredith, and Boris Tatushin. Among people deceased in 2017, Jerry Pournelle ranks 545. Before him are Lukas Ammann, Lars-Erik Skiöld, Charles Bradley, Roberta Peters, Michele Scarponi, and Marc Baecke. After him are Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Spartaco Landini, Ninian Stephen, Jim Nabors, Gilbert Stork, and Ty Hardin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Pournelle ranks 10,819 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Kruskal (1928), Alex Raymond (1909), Jeremiah Denton (1924), Mark Manson (1984), Geoffrey Arend (1978), and Alfonso Ribeiro (1971). After him are Irving Pichel (1891), Christy Canyon (1966), Chris Burden (1946), Paul Stewart (1908), J. Alden Weir (1852), and Albert Heath (1935).

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Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jerry Pournelle ranks 790. Before him are Amory Lovins (1947), William Inge (1913), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), George Saunders (1958), Tim LaHaye (1926), and Mark Manson (1984). After him are Donald A. Wollheim (1914), John Logan (1961), Dick Cavett (1936), Lee Strobel (1952), Lawrence Venuti (1953), and Tony Hillerman (1925).

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