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Zadie Smith

1975 - Today

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Zadie Smith (born Sadie Smith; 25 October 1975) is an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Her debut novel, White Teeth, published in 2000, was an immediate best-seller and won a number of awards. Smith became a tenured professor in the Creative Writing faculty of New York University in September 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2024). Zadie Smith is the 6,370th most popular writer (down from 6,087th in 2024), the 5,606th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,989th in 2019) and the 624th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Zadie Smith ranks 6,370 out of 7,302. Before her are Jakob Jakobsen, Mikael Niemi, Isaac D'Israeli, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Angus Wilson, and Pavel Antokolsky. After her are Martha Wells, Alan Garner, Jáchym Topol, Tristan Taormino, Ion Negoițescu, and Oodgeroo Noonuccal.

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Among people born in 1975, Zadie Smith ranks 307. Before her are Yusaku Maezawa, Ra Mi-ran, Nika Gilauri, Robert Westerholt, Chloe Jones, and Manuela Velasco. After her are Floyd Landis, Žydrūnas Savickas, Zakhar Prilepin, Rami Shaaban, Jodhi May, and Ekaterina Zakharieva.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Zadie Smith ranks 5,608 out of 8,785. Before her are Francis Walker (1809), Geraint Thomas (1986), Angus Wilson (1913), Warren Treadgold (1949), Regé-Jean Page (1988), and Steve Ovett (1955). After her are Steve Sumner (1955), Ian Watkins (1977), Alan Garner (1934), Rebecca Ferguson (1986), Dennis Poore (1916), and Anna Friel (1976).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Zadie Smith ranks 624. Before her are Alastair Reynolds (1966), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), Brian Jacques (1939), Barry Unsworth (1930), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), and Angus Wilson (1913). After her are Alan Garner (1934), Susan Bassnett (1945), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), Elizabeth Carter (1717), H. R. F. Keating (1926), and R. C. Sherriff (1896).

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