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Paul Harding

1967 - Today

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Paul Harding (born 1967) is an American musician and author, best known for his debut novel Tinkers (2009), which won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2010 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, among other honors. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at Emerson College in Boston. Previously, Harding was the director of the Creative Writing and Literature MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton, as well as interim associate provost of Stony Brook University's Lichtenstein Center. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Harding is the 7,376th most popular writer (down from 7,182nd in 2024), the 18,386th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,514th in 2019) and the 1,209th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Harding ranks 7,376 out of 7,302Before him are Bill McKibben, Chris Moneymaker, Laura Mendez, Lauren Beukes, Peter Craig, and Alejandro Rejon Huchin. After him are Nnedi Okorafor, Caitlin Moran, Rajaa al-Sanea, Amy Webb, Henriett Seth F., and Naomi Alderman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Paul Harding ranks 1,062Before him are Makoto Kitano, Andrew Tridgell, Moon Zappa, Rob Liefeld, Monique Éwanjé-Épée, and Alex Bunbury. After him are Kathrin Weßel, Michael Andrews, Susanne Munk Wilbek, Mookie Blaylock, Gillian Welch, and Félix Fernández.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Harding ranks 18,394 out of 20,380Before him are Rachel Platten (1981), Jim Bridenstine (1975), Peter Craig (1969), Noah Munck (1996), Katie Lowes (1982), and Valarie Allman (1995). After him are Nnedi Okorafor (1974), Adam Wingard (1982), Terry Cummings (1961), Monique Hennagan (1976), Loren Bouchard (1969), and Nicole DeHuff (1975).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Paul Harding ranks 1,209Before him are Mary Robinette Kowal (1969), Elizabeth Wurtzel (1967), Rainbow Rowell (1973), Bill McKibben (1960), Chris Moneymaker (1975), and Peter Craig (1969). After him are Nnedi Okorafor (1974), Amy Webb (1974), Stephanie Garber (1987), Jake Tapper (1969), Helen DeWitt (1957), and Jane Espenson (1964).