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Jeff VanderMeer

1968 - Today

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Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Series. The series' first novel, Annihilation, won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards, and was adapted into a Hollywood film by director Alex Garland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jeff VanderMeer has received more than 1,519,073 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jeff VanderMeer is the 6,936th most popular writer (down from 6,168th in 2019), the 15,065th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,296th in 2019) and the 1,075th most popular American Writer.

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  • 44.74

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jeff VanderMeer ranks 6,936 out of 7,302. Before her are Rupi Kaur, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jo Walton, Irshad Manji, Meghan McCain, and Alfred Gough. After her are Ayu Utami, Cyprian Ekwensi, Ruth Park, Sara Shepard, Samanta Schweblin, and Mona Eltahawy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Jeff VanderMeer ranks 670. Before her are Attila Bartis, Aleksandr Konovalov, Nicoleta Alexandru, Irshad Manji, Ilya Smirin, and Big Syke. After her are Rexy Mainaky, Alexis Alexandris, Ayu Utami, Anders Borg, Andreas Tews, and Ben Shepherd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff VanderMeer ranks 15,065 out of 20,380. Before her are Crissy Moran (1975), Shawn Hatosy (1975), Bill Wheatley (1909), Joe Verdeur (1926), John Godina (1972), and Dean Phillips (1969). After her are David Yost (1969), Joel de la Fuente (1969), Jim O'Rourke (1969), Kurt Elling (1967), Ardo Hansson (1958), and Winston E. Scott (1950).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Jeff VanderMeer ranks 1,075. Before her are K. A. Applegate (1956), Jenny Han (1980), Matthew Weiner (1965), Doris Kearns Goodwin (1943), Meghan McCain (1984), and Alfred Gough (1967). After her are Sara Shepard (1977), Carl Hiaasen (1953), Charles Frazier (1950), Josh Schwartz (1976), Bethany Hamilton (1990), and Chris Morgan (1966).

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