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Jack McDevitt

1935 - Today

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Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Most of his books follow either superluminal pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins or galactic relic hunters Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath. McDevitt has received numerous nominations for Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards. Seeker won the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack McDevitt is the 6,294th most popular writer (down from 5,733rd in 2024), the 11,378th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,803rd in 2019) and the 830th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Jack McDevitt ranks 6,294 out of 7,302. Before him are Charles Eastman, Cressida Cowell, David McKee, Asma Barlas, Albrecht Behmel, and Dorothy Richardson. After him are Georgi Vladimov, Anne-Marie Garat, Vittorio Arrigoni, Michal Šanda, Kathleen Raine, and Joan Carreras i Goicoechea.

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Among people born in 1935, Jack McDevitt ranks 504. Before him are Vic Elford, Jane Dee Hull, Arnold Kopelson, Derek Kevan, Janne Stefansson, and David McKee. After him are Stevie Chalmers, Ronnie Hawkins, J. G. Farrell, Peter Hollingworth, Manfred Germar, and Don Howe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack McDevitt ranks 11,380 out of 20,380. Before him are Patricia Canning Todd (1922), Bill Smith (1924), Harold J. Stone (1913), Paul Stookey (1937), Elliott Nugent (1896), and Conyers Herring (1914). After him are Jeanie MacPherson (1886), Bob Kerrey (1943), Bill Holland (1907), Joe Flanigan (1967), Evelyne Hall (1909), and Alexander Rossi (1991).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jack McDevitt ranks 830. Before him are Robert B. Sherman (1925), John Seigenthaler (1927), Sarah Winnemucca (1844), Stephen Glass (1972), Brené Brown (1965), and Charles Eastman (1858). After him are Bayard Taylor (1825), John Toll (1952), William H. Gass (1924), Gillian Flynn (1971), Crane Wilbur (1886), and Meg Cabot (1967).

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