Rankin, Ian
1960 -

The Scottish crime writer Ian James Rankin was born in the coal mining town of Cardenden, Fife, where his father owned a...

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Rowling, J.K.
1965 -

The British writer, J.K. Rowling, was born as Joanne Rowling in Yate in Gloucestershire, England. As an adult, she added...

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Koontz, Dean R.
1945 -

Dean Ray Koontz is an American author of suspense literature. He was born in Everett, Pennsylvania, and grew up in a...

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Charteris, Leslie
1907 - 1993

Leslie Charteris was born in colonial Singapore as Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin. His father, Suat Chuan Yin, was a wealthy...

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