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Neal Stephenson

American speculative fiction writer

1959 - today

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His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Neal Stephenson is the 4,949th most popular writer (down from 4,564th in 2024), the 7,502nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,161st in 2019) and the 559th most popular American Writer.

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Neal Stephenson is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Fort Meade, Maryland, United States.

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Neal Stephenson's biography appears in 36 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 81% of all Writers.

Oct 31

Neal Stephenson shares a October 31 birthday with Johannes Vermeer, Chiang Kai-shek, and Hokusai.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Neal Stephenson ranks 4,949 out of 7,302. Before him are Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, Igor Newerly, Johann Baptist Allgaier, and Bing Xin. After him are Juan Meléndez Valdés, Halina Poświatowska, John Esposito, Leonti Mroveli, Maithili Sharan Gupt, and Riichi Yokomitsu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Neal Stephenson ranks 276. Before him are Sito Pons, Steven Erikson, Kenneth Brylle, Fabio Luisi, Ali Bujsaim, and Milcho Manchevski. After him are Fran Walsh, Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Bernardo Rezende, Anthony LaPaglia, Gerd Wessig, and Rickson Gracie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Neal Stephenson ranks 7,502 out of 20,380. Before him are James C. Adamson (1946), Jon Lovitz (1957), Debbie Rowe (1958), Paul R. Ehrlich (1932), Medgar Evers (1925), and Don Knotts (1924). After him are Anne Shirley (1918), Raymond J. Barry (1939), Dan Duryea (1907), John Esposito (1940), Lili Reinhart (1996), and Cleveland Abbe (1838).

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Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, Neal Stephenson ranks 559. Before him are Jim Harrison (1937), Paul Theroux (1941), Steven Millhauser (1943), Mary Oliver (1935), Norman Spinrad (1940), and William Gibson (1914). After him are John Esposito (1940), Erica Jong (1942), Russell Kirk (1918), Carrie Nation (1846), Robert Lowell (1917), and Jack Finney (1911).

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