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Dave Eggers

1970 - Today

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Dave Eggers (born March 12, 1970) is an American writer, editor, and publisher. His 2000 memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Eggers is also the founder of several literary and philanthropic ventures, including the literary journal Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, the literacy project 826 Valencia, and the human rights non-profit organisation Voice of Witness. Additionally, he founded ScholarMatch, a program that connects donors with students needing funds for college tuition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Dave Eggers is the 6,934th most popular writer (down from 6,750th in 2024), the 14,934th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,771st in 2019) and the 1,057th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Dave Eggers ranks 6,934 out of 7,302. Before him are Amma Darko, Nicolas Vanier, Michael Goldenberg, Cyprian Ekwensi, Jay McInerney, and Maja Lunde. After him are Michael Davitt, Howard Gordon, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Josephine Johnson, Amor Towles, and Hamid Mir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Dave Eggers ranks 670. Before him are Alistair Petrie, Lisa Robin Kelly, Diana King, Jason Butler Harner, Antonio Chimenti, and Yoshiharu Habu. After him are Martin Müller, Ctislav Doseděl, Antonis Remos, Koji Noguchi, Giuseppe Guerini, and Thierry Neuvic.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dave Eggers ranks 14,939 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Rankin (1976), Dorian Gregory (1971), Martin Starr (1982), Allan Lichtman (1947), Kalisto (1986), and Charlie Weber (1978). After him are Ross Lynch (1995), Charlie Carver (1988), Lauren Jauregui (1996), Irwin Keyes (1952), Bruce Babbitt (1938), and Ray Sharkey (1952).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dave Eggers ranks 1,057. Before him are Nic Pizzolatto (1975), Mercy Otis Warren (1728), MacKinlay Kantor (1904), H. Beam Piper (1904), Michael Goldenberg (1965), and Jay McInerney (1955). After him are Howard Gordon (1961), Josephine Johnson (1910), Amor Towles (1964), Ransom Riggs (1979), Charles Krauthammer (1950), and Valerie Plame (1963).

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