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Walter Moers

1957 - Today

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Walter Moers (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈmøːɐ̯s] ; born 24 May 1957) is a German comic artist, illustrator and writer. He is the creator of the character of Captain Bluebear and became a best-selling author in Europe with his Zamonia novels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Walter Moers is the 5,918th most popular writer (down from 5,685th in 2024), the 5,356th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,120th in 2019) and the 341st most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Walter Moers ranks 5,918 out of 7,302. Before him are Jacqueline Wilson, John Connolly, Alfred Capus, Susan Glaspell, Michael Scott, and Fatima Meer. After him are Rebecca Solnit, Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, Samuel Benchetrit, Nikolay Rubtsov, Whittaker Chambers, and Brigitte Kronauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Walter Moers ranks 415. Before him are Mark Parkinson, Wilfried Hannes, Ge You, Fernando Chui, Thierry Meyssan, and Anatoliy Hrytsenko. After him are Christer Björkman, Dido Havenaar, Anette Bøe, Phil Collen, Juan José Ibarretxe, and Lisa Blount.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walter Moers ranks 5,359 out of 7,253. Before him are Leni Schmidt (1906), Sarah Connor (1980), Daniel Kehlmann (1975), Schoolboy Q (1986), Katrin Sass (1956), and Sandra Nasić (1976). After him are Isabell Werth (1969), Philipp Plein (1978), Brigitte Kronauer (1940), Egon Günther (1927), Uli Vos (1946), and Lucie Mannheim (1899).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Walter Moers ranks 341. Before him are Timur Vermes (1967), Elke Erb (1938), Ferdinand von Schirach (1964), Curt Siodmak (1902), Stefan Andres (1906), and Daniel Kehlmann (1975). After him are Brigitte Kronauer (1940), Douglas Coupland (1961), Monika Maron (1941), Greg Iles (1960), Wolfgang Hohlbein (1953), and Gert Hofmann (1931).

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