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Walter Mosley

1952 - Today

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Walter Ellis Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is an American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. He has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator living in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. They are, perhaps, his most popular works. In 2020, Mosley received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, making him the first Black man to receive the honor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Walter Mosley is the 6,670th most popular writer (down from 6,081st in 2019), the 13,290th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,769th in 2019) and the 972nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Walter Mosley ranks 6,670 out of 7,302. Before him are Joel Surnow, Thomas Brussig, Eugene Vodolazkin, Kevin Poulsen, Mark Van Doren, and Padma Sachdev. After him are Muhsin al-Ramli, Tim Kring, Leonard Maltin, James Kelman, Wladimir Kaminer, and Gertrude Atherton.

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Among people born in 1952, Walter Mosley ranks 699. Before him are Hilkka Riihivuori, Angelika Bahmann, Päivi Meriluoto, Harry Anderson, Gordon McQueen, and Masaru Arai. After him are Vidhu Vinod Chopra, John Tooby, Kim Warwick, Jörgen Augustsson, Stephen South, and Marco Aurélio.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Mosley ranks 13,290 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Van Doren (1894), Ruth Buzzi (1936), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922), Meredith Colket (1878), Polly Ann Young (1908), and Michael Fincke (1967). After him are Vincent Canby (1924), John Tooby (1952), Harry Solter (1873), Steve Antin (1958), Tony Alva (1957), and Donald Henderson (1928).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Walter Mosley ranks 972. Before him are Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), George Clayton Johnson (1929), Greil Marcus (1945), Joel Surnow (1955), Kevin Poulsen (1965), and Mark Van Doren (1894). After him are Tim Kring (1957), Leonard Maltin (1950), Gertrude Atherton (1857), Ed Bradley (1941), Pat Cadigan (1953), and Bayard Taylor (1825).

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