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Denis Johnson

1949 - 2017

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Denis Hale Johnson (July 1, 1949 – May 24, 2017) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He is perhaps best known for his debut short story collection, Jesus' Son (1992). His most successful novel, Tree of Smoke (2007), won the National Book Award for Fiction. Johnson was twice shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Johnson is the 6,647th most popular writer (down from 6,458th in 2024), the 5,874th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,738th in 2019) and the 364th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Denis Johnson ranks 6,647 out of 7,302. Before him are Olga Slavnikova, Rebecca Yarros, Tana French, Lualhati Bautista, Ralf Rothmann, and Charles Stross. After him are Hajime Kanzaka, Wolf Haas, Horton Foote, Phyllis A. Whitney, Maja Haderlap, and James Truslow Adams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Denis Johnson ranks 752. Before him are Mick Mills, Ron Wyden, Leo Rwabwogo, Ernie Sabella, Anneli Saaristo, and Irene Pepperberg. After him are Helena Šikolová, Jim Gilmore, James S. Voss, Antony Sher, Dave Greenfield, and Evgenij Ermenkov. Among people deceased in 2017, Denis Johnson ranks 612. Before him are Ernie Pieterse, Kaci Kullmann Five, Tim Parnell, Stephen Furst, Josip Weber, and Milt Schmidt. After him are Nat Hentoff, Leo Peelen, George Avakian, Muhal Richard Abrams, Geri Allen, and Janusz Wójcik.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Denis Johnson ranks 5,877 out of 7,253. Before him are Roger Cicero (1970), Laura Siegemund (1988), Daniel Farke (1976), Ralf Rothmann (1953), Natalia Wörner (1967), and Gerhard Weinberg (1928). After him are Petra Rossner (1966), Martin Sonneborn (1965), Barbara Mensing (1960), Sybille Bedford (1911), Sibylle Lewitscharoff (1954), and Ernst Loof (1907).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Denis Johnson ranks 364. Before him are Peter Wohlleben (1964), Kathrin Schmidt (1958), Graciano Rocchigiani (1963), Udo Ulfkotte (1960), Nele Neuhaus (1967), and Ralf Rothmann (1953). After him are Sybille Bedford (1911), Sibylle Lewitscharoff (1954), Ingo Schulze (1962), Wolf Blitzer (1948), Thomas Brussig (1964), and Judith Hermann (1970).

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