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Andrew Sean Greer

American novelist and short story writer
Person human Q457601

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
November 5, 1970
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
writer, novelist, short story writer
Educated at
Brown University, University of Montana, Georgetown Day School[7][8][9]
Award received
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Guggenheim Fellowship, Fernanda Pivano Award for American Literature[11][12][13]
Notable work
Less[10]
Official website
andrewgreer.com[18]
Work location
San Francisco[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Greer[15]
Given name
Andrew, Sean[16][17]
Name in native language
Andrew Sean Greer[21]
Social media followers
+13337, +12711[24][25]
Start of work period
2001[22]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 44
ISNI
0000000116114326
VIAF cluster ID
27318205
Library of Congress authority ID
n99257436
GND ID
126350817
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Pulitzer2018-andrew-sean-greer-20180530-wp.jpg ↗
Adelphi author ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
1837
Databazeknih.cz author ID
6110
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
126350817
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Discogs artist ID
3305659
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
greer_andrew_sean
Fantastic Fiction author ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
24892
Guggenheim fellows ID
andrew-greer
ISFDB author ID
29315
IdRef ID
085265519
Kallías ID
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LibraryThing author ID
greerandrewsean
NL CR AUT ID
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NLAI ID
1523894
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
199179
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000302362
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007310923905171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200802946
National Library of Latvia ID
000304336
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810603919005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
262631822
NooSFere author ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Open Library ID
OL33686A
Perlentaucher ID
andrew-sean-greer
Podchaser creator ID
107aIW2XUy
SBN author ID
UBOV920792
SHARE Catalogue author ID
777012
SVKKL authority ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
andrew-sean-greer
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
agreer
Yale LUX ID
person/46756574-4e7f-418f-a809-e24f555441fb

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Occupation 3
writer, novelist, short story writer
Award received 2
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Guggenheim Fellowship
Educated at 2
Brown University, University of Montana
Given name 2
Andrew, Sean
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Notable work 1
Less
Place of birth 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
San Francisco
Works by author 1
Less
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Andrew Sean Greer was born on November 5, 1970[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], and short story writer[5].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Less[26], a literary work[27].

FAQs

Where was Andrew Sean Greer born?

Andrew Sean Greer was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

What did Andrew Sean Greer do for work?

Andrew Sean Greer worked as a writer[3], novelist[4], and short story writer[5].

Where did Andrew Sean Greer go to school?

Andrew Sean Greer was educated at Brown University[7], University of Montana[8], and Georgetown Day School[9].

What awards did Andrew Sean Greer receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for Fiction[11], Guggenheim Fellowship[12], and Fernanda Pivano Award for American Literature[13].

Related Entities

United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 20w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    LibraryThing author ID → greerandrewsean
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  2. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0231903-Greer-Andrew-Sean-1970
    Wikidata description → American novelist and short story writer
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  3. 22w ago · StarTrekker · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
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  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Less
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+13337'}, {'amount': '+12711'}
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Sex or gender → male
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