Question: When was the author of The Lightning Thief born?

Context articles: Percy Jackson &amp; the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The Sea of Monsters
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Wallace Stroby
The Lightning Thief (musical)
The Lightning Thief
Chris Ewan
Rick Riordan
Howard Blum
Jeff Bollow

Percy Jackson &amp; the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The Sea of Monsters is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan and published in 2006.
 It is the second novel in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series and the sequel to "The Lightning Thief".
 This book chronicles the adventures of thirteen-year-old demigod Percy Jackson as he and his friends rescue his satyr friend Grover from the Cyclops Polyphemus and save the camp from a Titan's attack by bringing the Golden Fleece to cure Thalia's poisoned pine tree.
Jennifer Anne Nielsen (born 10 July 1971) is an American author known primarily for young adult fiction.
 Her works include the "Ascendance Trilogy", "Behind Enemy Lines" (one of the books in the Infinity Ring series), "The Mark of the Thief", "A Night Divided", and the "Underworld Chronicles".
 Nielsen was born and raised in northern Utah and completed her first full manuscript at the age of 11.
 However, it was abandoned after being turned down by a locksmith for information due to her age.
 She published "Elliot and the Goblin War", the first "Underworld Chronicles" book, in 2010 and has continued publishing novels since.
Wallace Stroby (born 1960) is an American crime fiction author and award-winning journalist.
 He is the author of seven novels, four of which feature Crissa Stone, a female professional thief.
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki, and a book by Joe Tracz.
 Based on the 2005 fantasy-adventure novel of the same name, the musical follows Percy Jackson, a 12-year-old who newly discovers that he is a demigod and goes on an epic quest to find Zeus' missing lightning bolt and prevent a war between the Greek gods.
The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by American author Rick Riordan.
 It is the first novel in the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series, which charts the adventures of modern-day twelve-year-old Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god Poseidon.
 Percy and his friends Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood go on a quest to prevent a war between the gods Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades.
Chris Ewan (born 6 October 1976) is a British crime and mystery writer.
 He is best known for his "Good Thief" series of travelling adventures featuring Charlie Howard, a thief and author of his own crime series.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr. ( ; born June 5, 1964), better known as Rick Riordan, is an American author.
 He is known for writing the "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series, about a twelve-year-old boy who discovers he is a son of Poseidon.
 His books have been translated into 42 languages and sold more than 30 million copies in the US.
 Twentieth Century Fox has adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a series of films.
 His books have spawned related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections.
Howard Blum ( ) (born 1948) is an American author and journalist.
 Formerly a reporter for the "The Village Voice" and "The New York Times", Blum is a contributing editor at "Vanity Fair" and the author of several non-fiction books, including the New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award winner "American Lightning".
Jeff Bollow (born September 25, 1971 in Santa Monica, California) is an actor, writer, director, producer, author, public speaker, and film festival organizer.
 He is the author of "Writing FAST: How to Write Anything with Lightning Speed", the producer/director of the ATOM Award-winning "Making Fantastic Short Films", and the founder of Australia's Screenplay Development Centre.
 In May 2015, he delivered the TED Talk "Expand Your Imagination Exponentially" at TEDxDocklands in Melbourne, Australia.