Writer

Carl Zimmer

1966 - today

Carl Zimmer

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Zimmer is the 7,336th most popular writer, the 18,085th most popular biography from United States and the 1,191st most popular American Writer.

Carl Zimmer is an American science writer and blogger known for his work on evolutionary biology and genetics. He has authored several popular science books and contributes to various publications, including The New York Times.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Carl Zimmer ranks 7,336 out of 7,302. Before him are Samantha Harvey, Elizabeth Kolbert, Ondjaki, Nadia Ghulam, Meg LeFauve, and Rita Chowdhury. After him are Katharine Gun, Scott Lynch, Michael Schur, Ottessa Moshfegh, Maggie Stiefvater, and Marieke Lucas Rijneveld.

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Samantha Harvey
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 7,330
Elizabeth Kolbert
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 7,331
Ondjaki
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 7,332
Nadia Ghulam
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 7,333
Meg LeFauve
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 7,334
Rita Chowdhury
1960 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 7,335
Carl Zimmer
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 7,336
Katharine Gun
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.23
Rank: 7,337
Scott Lynch
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 7,338
Michael Schur
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 7,339
Ottessa Moshfegh
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 7,340
Maggie Stiefvater
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 7,341
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 7,342

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Carl Zimmer ranks 1,055. Before him are Thomas Schäfer, Helen Morgan, Marcos Antonio Menezes Godoi, Sándor Hódosi, Richard Steven Horvitz, and Akihiko Kamikawa. After him are Kristoff St. John, Evelyn Miralles, Lebogang Morula, John Bel Edwards, Kurt Browning, and Alan Davies.

Others Born in 1966

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Thomas Schäfer
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2020
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 1,049
Helen Morgan
ATHLETE
1966 - 2020
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 1,050
Marcos Antonio Menezes Godoi
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 1,051
Sándor Hódosi
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 1,052
Richard Steven Horvitz
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 1,053
Akihiko Kamikawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 1,054
Carl Zimmer
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 1,055
Kristoff St. John
ACTOR
1966 - 2019
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 1,056
Evelyn Miralles
BUSINESSPERSON
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 1,057
Lebogang Morula
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 2024
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 1,058
John Bel Edwards
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 1,059
Kurt Browning
SKATER
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.10
Rank: 1,060
Alan Davies
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 1,061