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Lorrie Moore

1957 - Today

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Lorrie Moore (born Marie Lorena Moore; January 13, 1957) is an American writer, critic, and essayist. She is best known for her short stories, some of which have won major awards. Since 1984, she has also taught creative writing. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Lorrie Moore is the 6,738th most popular writer (up from 6,743rd in 2024), the 13,911th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,728th in 2019) and the 984th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lorrie Moore ranks 6,738 out of 7,302. Before her are Lauren Weisberger, Judith Hermann, Irving Finkel, Russell Simmons, Ogden Nash, and John Suckling. After her are José Luís Peixoto, Anthony E. Zuiker, Nikolay Abramov, Thomas MacDonagh, Philippe Besson, and Ellen Kushner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Lorrie Moore ranks 650. Before her are Luis Delís, David Ige, Yuji Tsukada, Mitchell Baker, Roberto Accornero, and Russell Simmons. After her are Sophie Wilson, Geetanjali Shree, Fabio Dal Zotto, Scott J. Horowitz, Dennis Brown, and Johnny Chan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lorrie Moore ranks 13,915 out of 20,380. Before her are Alexander Wilson (null), Thomas Ian Nicholas (1980), Lucille Bliss (1916), Mark Geiger (1974), Beatrice Rosen (1984), and Michael A. Baker (1953). After her are Paul Frees (1920), Chris Pontius (1974), John Tobias (1969), Kurtis Blow (1959), Mageina Tovah (1979), and Carly Chaikin (1990).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Lorrie Moore ranks 984. Before her are David Gerrold (1944), Colson Whitehead (1969), Anthony Doerr (1973), Lauren Weisberger (1977), Russell Simmons (1957), and Ogden Nash (1902). After her are Anthony E. Zuiker (1968), Ellen Kushner (1955), Jeff VanderMeer (1968), Joel Surnow (1955), Cheryl Strayed (1968), and Philip Freneau (1752).

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