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Stacy Schiff

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Stacy Madeleine Schiff (born October 26, 1961) is an American essayist. Her biography of Véra Nabokov won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize in biography. Schiff has also written biographies of French aviator and author of The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, colonial American-era polymath and prime mover of America's founding, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin's fellow Founding Father Samuel Adams, ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra, and the important figures and events of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692–93 in colonial Massachusetts. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Stacy Schiff is the 7,478th most popular writer, the 19,593rd most popular biography from United States and the 1,249th most popular American Writer.

Stacy Schiff is an American biographer, editor, and essayist known for her acclaimed biographies, including "Cleopatra: A Life" and "The Witches: Salem, 1692." She has received several prestigious awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for her biography of Vera Nabokov.

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Among writers, Stacy Schiff ranks 7,478 out of 7,302Before her are GypsyCrusader, Scott Snyder, Zoleka Mandela, Johan Harstad, Adam Roberts, and Graham Moore. After her are Anuradha Roy, Biyi Bandele, Kira Yarmysh, Abi Morgan, Rob Thomas, and Sara Bergmark Elfgren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Stacy Schiff ranks 1,073Before her are Kalpana Saroj, Charlie Nicholas, Mary King, Nigel Worthington, Padmasree Warrior, and Darrell Walker. After her are Anthony Cumia, Innocent Egbunike, Manohla Dargis, Lisa Lampanelli, Parmeet Sethi, and Jackie Kay.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stacy Schiff ranks 19,601 out of 20,380Before her are Bobby Reynolds (1982), Jordan Farmar (1986), Corey Beaulieu (1983), Graham Moore (1981), Kurt Vile (1980), and Veronica Taylor (1965). After her are Yvonne Cagle (1959), Kyle Martino (1981), Eugene Scalia (1963), Mo Cowan (1969), Mario Winans (1974), and Ibtihaj Muhammad (1985).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Stacy Schiff ranks 1,249Before her are Brian K. Vaughan (1976), Erin Morgenstern (1978), Michelle Malkin (1970), GypsyCrusader (1988), Scott Snyder (1976), and Graham Moore (1981). After her are Rob Thomas (1965), David J. Peterson (1981), Ayad Akhtar (1970), Elif Batuman (1977), Steven Johnson (1968), and Lauren Oliver (1982).