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William Tenn

1920 - 2010

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William Tenn was the pseudonym of Philip Klass (May 9, 1920 – February 7, 2010), a British-born American science fiction author, notable for many stories with satirical elements. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Tenn is the 5,526th most popular writer (down from 4,728th in 2024), the 4,444th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,420th in 2019) and the 482nd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, William Tenn ranks 5,526 out of 7,302. Before him are Amira Hass, Zeruya Shalev, Betje Wolff, David Weber, Aya Kitō, and Zofka Kveder. After him are Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Val McDermid, Lydia Maria Child, Xaviera Hollander, Shankha Ghosh, and Juana Manuela Gorriti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, William Tenn ranks 371. Before him are Ingemar Hedberg, Hemanta Mukherjee, Vera Ralston, Mariya Smirnova, Ralph Meeker, and William Colby. After him are Osamu Hayaishi, Bella Abzug, Stan Musial, Leonid Shvartsman, Antoinette Meyer, and Elmo Zumwalt. Among people deceased in 2010, William Tenn ranks 344. Before him are Jyoti Basu, Emilio Álvarez, Yuri Maslyukov, João Morais, Olga Guillot, and Antonio Ozores. After him are Corey Haim, Kenneth Lane, Federico Vairo, John Huchra, Gregory Isaacs, and Kazimierz Paździor.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Tenn ranks 4,445 out of 8,785. Before him are Bruce Payne (1957), Richard Doll (1912), John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), Charlie Cox (1982), Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430), and John Blackley (1948). After him are Hector Boece (1465), Val McDermid (1955), William Dalrymple (1965), Gemma Arterton (1986), Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645), and Thomas Fuller (1608).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, William Tenn ranks 482. Before him are Susan Blackmore (1951), Jonathan Stroud (1970), Daniel Tammet (1979), Abraham Cowley (1618), James Bowen (1979), and Joanne Harris (1964). After him are Val McDermid (1955), Steven Moffat (1961), George Chapman (1559), Clara Reeve (1729), George Lillo (1691), and Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674).

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