Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson born October 1959, 2wrote several sci-fit novels, however Snow Crash would be the novel that propelled him into notoriety and later inspired several common 21st century inventions
In Snow Crash, Stephenson coined the term Metaverse and popularised the term Avatar in computer usage.
You may think these prediction and terms have little effect on your day to day life, however both of his predictions are currently active.
Facebook is rebranded to Metaverse and currently hosts an online world in which you develop an Avatar to interact with the online community. In fact most social medias and video games require the use of an Avatar.
For example: Sims, World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Skyrim, etc.
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