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Mary Roach

1959 - Today

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Mary Roach (born March 20, 1959) is an American author specializing in popular science and humor. She has published seven New York Times bestsellers: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008), Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void (2010), Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal (2013), Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War (2016), and Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law (2021). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Mary Roach is the 7,313th most popular writer (down from 7,234th in 2024), the 17,866th most popular biography from United States (up from 18,259th in 2019) and the 1,181st most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mary Roach ranks 7,313 out of 7,302. Before her are Kate Grenville, Nicolás Giacobone, James Vanderbilt, Simon Kuper, Carter Bays, and Elizabeth Edwards. After her are Mike Reiss, Brian Azzarello, Lukas Bärfuss, Sophie Dahl, Judith Wright, and Edward Kitsis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Mary Roach ranks 791. Before her are Kevin Sheedy, Judith Collins, Ricky Pierce, Lynette Woodard, Dave Beasant, and Owen Gleiberman. After her are Mike Reiss, Victoria Jackson, Rowdy Gaines, Denise Curry, Neal Broten, and Lorrie Morgan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Roach ranks 17,873 out of 20,380. Before her are Jadakiss (1975), Rob Barrett (1969), Sam Bankman-Fried (1992), Reggie Theus (1957), Elizabeth Edwards (1949), and Kim Graham (1971). After her are Josh Cooley (1979), Mike Reiss (1959), Antawn Jamison (1976), Hallie Todd (1962), Chad Mendes (1985), and Brian Azzarello (1962).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Mary Roach ranks 1,181. Before her are Vince Flynn (1966), Jeff Pinkner (1964), Marissa Meyer (1984), James Vanderbilt (1975), Carter Bays (1975), and Elizabeth Edwards (1949). After her are Mike Reiss (1959), Brian Azzarello (1962), Edward Kitsis (1971), Kij Johnson (1960), Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965), and Adam Johnson (1967).

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