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Jean M. Auel

1936 - Today

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Jean Marie Auel (; née Untinen; born February 18, 1936) is an American writer who wrote the Earth's Children books, a series of novels set in prehistoric Europe that explores human activities during this time, and touches on the interactions of Cro-Magnon people with Neanderthals. Her books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2024). Jean M. Auel is the 1,507th most popular writer (down from 1,353rd in 2024), the 2,185th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,661st in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Writer.

Jean M. Auel is most famous for her Earth's Children series, which takes place in prehistoric times. The series follows a young woman, Ayla, who is orphaned as a child and raised by Neanderthals.

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Among writers, Jean M. Auel ranks 1,507 out of 7,302. Before her are August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Mario Benedetti, Olaus Petri, Régis Debray, Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy, and Lydia Koidula. After her are Gore Vidal, William Heinesen, Thornton Wilder, Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, Siegfried Lenz, and Fredric Jameson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Jean M. Auel ranks 111. Before her are Richard E. Stearns, Masashi Watanabe, Ljubiša Samardžić, Anna German, Paul L. Smith, and Santos Abril y Castelló. After her are Alan Alda, Didier Ratsiraka, James Harrison, Yuan T. Lee, William Levada, and Nicos Poulantzas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jean M. Auel ranks 2,185 out of 20,380. Before her are Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Dean Cain (1966), Hugh McDonald (1950), Isaac Hayes (1942), Robert N. Bellah (1927), and Alex Jones (1974). After her are William Wallace Denslow (1856), Gore Vidal (1925), Thornton Wilder (1897), Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911), Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), and Blase J. Cupich (1949).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jean M. Auel ranks 173. Before her are J. Michael Straczynski (1954), Dan Simmons (1948), James Tiptree Jr. (1915), Martin Gardner (1914), Robert Bloch (1917), and Robin Hobb (1952). After her are Gore Vidal (1925), Thornton Wilder (1897), Fredric Jameson (1934), Henry Steel Olcott (1832), Ken Kesey (1935), and Erich Segal (1937).

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