When was Gabriel García Márquez born and when did they die?

Gabriel García Márquez was born in 1927 and died in 2014, living to about 87 years old.

Who was alive at the same time as Gabriel García Márquez?

Gabriel García Márquez's closest contemporary was Stan Lee, with whom they shared 87 years of overlapping lifetimes. Explore more contemporaries on Timeliner.

Gabriel García Márquez

Q: What was Gabriel García Márquez known for?

Gabriel García Márquez was known for: One Hundred Years of Solitude. Gabriel José García Márquez was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha Pardo; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.

1927 – 2014

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Gabriel José García Márquez was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, he was awarded the 1972 Neustadt International Prize for Literature and the 1982 Nobel Prize in Literature. He pursued a self-directed education that resulted in leaving law school for a career in journalism. From early on he showed no inhibitions in his criticism of Colombian and foreign politics. In 1958, he married Mercedes Barcha Pardo; they had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.

Gabriel García Márquez

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