Thomas King
Canadian writer, presenter, academic, and activist · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1943 · age 83
Thomas King is an American-born Canadian writer and broadcast presenter who most often writes about First Nations. Though he previously said that he was of partial Cherokee descent, King accepted findings by genealogists in 2025 that he has no Indigenous ancestry.
Thomas King is read about 98 times a day, in 11 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2021Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for HumourAward2020Companion of the Order of CanadaAward2014Governor General's Award for English-language fictionAwardGovernor General's Literary AwardsAward2004Member of the Order of CanadaAward1992PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary AwardAward1943Born24 April 1943
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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
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Living
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Born 1943 · age 83
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What they share with Thomas
Tom JacksonAlso in Medicine River (1993)
Michelle LatimerAlso in Inconvenient Indian (2020)W. P. KinsellaBoth received Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for HumourPierre BertonBoth received Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
Robertson DaviesBoth received Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
Stuart McLeanBoth received Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour