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David McCullough

1933 - 2022

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David Gaub McCullough ( mə-KUL-ə; July 7, 1933 – August 7, 2022) was an American popular historian and author. He was a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. In 2006, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, McCullough earned a degree in English literature from Yale University. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. David McCullough is the 6,392nd most popular writer (down from 6,178th in 2024), the 11,888th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,604th in 2019) and the 862nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, David McCullough ranks 6,392 out of 7,302. Before her are Zakhar Prilepin, Charles Olson, S. E. Hinton, H. R. F. Keating, R. C. Sherriff, and Lorraine Hansberry. After her are Beverly Cleary, Felicia Hemans, Susan Hill, Damon Runyon, Helena Norberg-Hodge, and Leslie Feinberg.

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Among people born in 1933, David McCullough ranks 509. Before her are Colin Davis, Buddy MacKay, Maurice Stokes, Glenn Corbett, Irwin M. Jacobs, and Bill Hayden. After her are Donald Burgess, Jackie Blanchflower, Don Young, Ken Berry, Caroll Spinney, and Hayes Alan Jenkins. Among people deceased in 2022, David McCullough ranks 612. Before her are Joan Copeland, Ronnie Hawkins, Kabasu Babo, Marit Paulsen, Balakh Sher Mazari, and Francesco Rizzo. After her are John Landy, Sergei Puskepalis, Bob McGrath, Hilarion Kapral, Nina Rocheva, and Anthony Johnson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David McCullough ranks 11,890 out of 20,380. Before her are Phil Silvers (1911), Anthony W. England (1942), Bobbie Gentry (1942), Tim Van Patten (1959), Dave Wottle (1950), and Lorraine Hansberry (1930). After her are Clyde Lovellette (1929), Steven R. McQueen (1988), Vern Mikkelsen (1928), Jeff Ament (1963), Alan Rudolph (1943), and James Moody (1925).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David McCullough ranks 862. Before her are Martha Wells (1964), Tristan Taormino (1971), Richard Price (1949), Charles Olson (1910), S. E. Hinton (1948), and Lorraine Hansberry (1930). After her are Beverly Cleary (1916), Damon Runyon (1880), Leslie Feinberg (1949), James Branch Cabell (1879), George B. Seitz (1888), and Glenn Greenwald (1967).

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