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Adam Johnson

1967 - Today

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Adam Johnson (born July 12, 1967) is an American novelist and short story writer. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his 2012 novel, The Orphan Master's Son, and the National Book Award for his 2015 story collection Fortune Smiles. He is also a professor of English at Stanford University with a focus on creative writing. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Adam Johnson is the 7,323rd most popular writer (down from 7,112th in 2024), the 17,998th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,663rd in 2019) and the 1,187th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Adam Johnson ranks 7,323 out of 7,302Before her are Sophie Dahl, Judith Wright, Edward Kitsis, Kij Johnson, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Tapan Kumar Pradhan. After her are Ruth Ware, Jon Spaihts, Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, Will Self, Samantha Harvey, and Elizabeth Kolbert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Adam Johnson ranks 1,034Before her are Gerard Kemkers, Kōichi Morishita, Norbert Leo Butz, Masahiro Shimoda, John Harkes, and Jeff Hartwig. After her are Barbara Kendall, Svetlana Fedotkina, Shannon Larkin, Sean Burke, Hitoshi Morishita, and Anjem Choudary.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Adam Johnson ranks 18,006 out of 20,380Before her are Willie Anderson (1966), Antonia Gentry (1997), Tomi Lahren (1992), Frankie Hejduk (1974), Evelyn "Champagne" King (1960), and Franky G (1965). After her are Dylan Penn (1991), Kim Alexis (1960), Rob Letterman (1970), Nancy Lieberman (1958), America Olivo (1978), and Olivia (1981).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Adam Johnson ranks 1,187Before her are Mary Roach (1959), Mike Reiss (1959), Brian Azzarello (1962), Edward Kitsis (1971), Kij Johnson (1960), and Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965). After her are Jon Spaihts (1970), Elizabeth Kolbert (1961), Meg LeFauve (1969), Carl Zimmer (1966), Scott Lynch (1978), and Michael Schur (1975).