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Bill McKibben

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William Ernest McKibben (born December 8, 1960) is an American environmentalist, author, and journalist who has written extensively on the impact of global warming. He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College and leader of the climate campaign group 350.org. He has authored a dozen books about the environment, including his first, The End of Nature (1989), about climate change, Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? (2019), and Here Comes The Sun (2025) about the state of the environmental challenges facing humanity and future prospects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Bill McKibben is the 7,370th most popular writer (down from 7,199th in 2024), the 18,333rd most popular biography from United States (down from 17,649th in 2019) and the 1,206th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Bill McKibben ranks 7,370 out of 7,302. Before him are Mary Robinette Kowal, Dorota Masłowska, Seyhan Kurt, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Nadeem Aslam, and Rainbow Rowell. After him are Chris Moneymaker, Laura Mendez, Lauren Beukes, Peter Craig, Alejandro Rejon Huchin, and Paul Harding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Bill McKibben ranks 1,067. Before him are Johnny Gray, Himani Shivpuri, Jo Durie, Amar Singh Chamkila, Craig Johnston, and Mark Takano. After him are Anne-Marie Johnson, Jennifer Holliday, Chris Barrie, Dino Ciccarelli, Jeanette Bolden, and Tanvi Azmi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill McKibben ranks 18,341 out of 20,380. Before him are Elizabeth Wurtzel (1967), Eric Cantor (1963), Rainbow Rowell (1973), Camren Bicondova (1999), Devin Nunes (1973), and John Putch (1961). After him are Robert Gibbs (1971), Martha Hunt (1989), Dana Davis (1978), Tanya Donelly (1966), Jim True-Frost (1966), and Lukas Gage (1995).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bill McKibben ranks 1,206. Before him are Akiane (1994), Tim Ferriss (1977), J. G. Quintel (1982), Mary Robinette Kowal (1969), Elizabeth Wurtzel (1967), and Rainbow Rowell (1973). After him are Chris Moneymaker (1975), Peter Craig (1969), Paul Harding (1967), Nnedi Okorafor (1974), Amy Webb (1974), and Stephanie Garber (1987).

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