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John Varley

American science fiction author

1947 - 2025

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His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John Varley is the 5,888th most popular writer (down from 5,445th in 2024), the 9,787th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,060th in 2019) and the 712th most popular American Writer.

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Among Writers

Among writers, John Varley ranks 5,888 out of 7,302. Before him are José Santos Chocano, Anita Desai, Curt Siodmak, Goffredo Parise, André Bjerke, and Atis Kronvalds. After him are Simo Puupponen, Arthur Symons, Robert Sabatier, Francis Chichester, Richard Scarry, and John Wain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Varley ranks 725. Before him are Göran Hagberg, Alan Sugar, Anatoli Polivoda, László Réczi, Alessandro Haber, and Denis Lawson. After him are Otto Stuppacher, Mustapha Choukri, Clodagh Rodgers, Eddie Thomson, Olga Pall, and Antti Kalliomäki. Among people deceased in 2025, John Varley ranks 447. Before him are Isiah Whitlock Jr., Wlamir Marques, Josef Černý, Tomo Sakurai, Kęstutis Šapka, and Manuel Lapuente. After him are Clodagh Rodgers, Mary K. Gaillard, Mara Corday, Andriy Parubiy, Sabu, and Polly Holliday.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Varley ranks 9,787 out of NaN. Before him are Mary Miles Minter (1902), A. J. Foyt (1935), Utada Hikaru (1983), Marc Webb (1974), Bonnie J. Dunbar (1949), and Tim Ryan (1973). After him are Terry McDermott (1940), Michael Novak (1933), John Kander (1927), Kathryn Crosby (1933), Edwin Booth (1833), and Julian Casablancas (1978).

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Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Varley ranks 712. Before him are R. A. Lafferty (1914), John Berryman (1914), Brad Falchuk (1971), Earl Derr Biggers (1884), Gardner Dozois (1947), and Donald Richie (1924). After him are Richard Scarry (1919), Helen Prejean (1939), Zitkala-Sa (1876), Ann Rule (1931), Leo Buscaglia (1924), and Kenneth Rexroth (1905).

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