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Dav Pilkey

1966 - Today

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David Murray "Dav" Pilkey Jr. (; born March 4, 1966, age 59) is an American comic book writer, author, and illustrator of children's fiction. He is best known as the author and illustrator of the children's book series Captain Underpants and its spin-off children's graphic novel series Dog Man, the latter published under the respective writer and illustrator pen names of George Beard and Harold Hutchins, which are also the names of the two protagonists of the Captain Underpants franchise. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Dav Pilkey is the 7,056th most popular writer (up from 7,145th in 2024), the 15,692nd most popular biography from United States (up from 17,030th in 2019) and the 1,105th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dav Pilkey ranks 7,056 out of 7,302. Before him are Delia Grigore, Neil Strauss, Sebastian Faulks, Meghan McCain, Matthew Weiner, and Jorge Volpi. After him are Paul Attanasio, Kae Tempest, Miodrag Kojadinović, Justin Raimondo, Noboru Yamaguchi, and P. J. O'Rourke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Dav Pilkey ranks 779. Before him are József Csák, Vasili Kulkov, Gina Bellman, Anke von Seck, Heike Warnicke, and Vitaliy Savin. After him are Véronique Claudel, Jan Einar Thorsen, Zola Budd, Joel Sánchez, Martina McBride, and Lynda Lemay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dav Pilkey ranks 15,699 out of 20,380. Before him are Scooter Braun (1981), Misty Stone (1986), Angelo Taylor (1978), Dan Attias (1951), Newton Thomas Sigel (1955), and Stan Kirsch (1968). After him are Colin Kaepernick (1987), Camille Guaty (1976), Jean Brooks (1915), Paul Attanasio (1959), Reggie Lucas (1953), and Paul Walter Hauser (1986).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dav Pilkey ranks 1,105. Before him are Patrick Ness (1971), Jim Butcher (1971), Walter Jon Williams (1953), Neil Strauss (1969), Meghan McCain (1984), and Matthew Weiner (1965). After him are Paul Attanasio (1959), Justin Raimondo (1951), P. J. O'Rourke (1947), Rebecca Walker (1969), Candace Owens (1989), and Jeff Abbott (1963).

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