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Ann Rule

American true crime writer

1931 - 2015

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Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ann Rule is the 5,906th most popular writer (down from 5,739th in 2024), the 9,830th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,824th in 2019) and the 716th most popular American Writer.

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Ann Rule's biography spans 19 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 53.19.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Ann Rule ranks 5,906 out of 7,707. Before her are Richard Scarry, John Wain, Yi Munyeol, Aleksander Wat, Helen Prejean, and Zitkala-Sa. After her are Leo Buscaglia, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, Monica Lovinescu, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Kenneth Rexroth, and Ferreira Gullar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Ann Rule ranks 525. Before her are Galina Shamrai, Enrique Hormazábal, Federico Edwards, Gordon Pirie, Billy Bingham, and Marc Bouissou. After her are Gustav-Adolf Schur, Magda el-Sabahi, Tomimaru Okuni, Flora Nwapa, Carlos Graça, and Ray Bryant. Among people deceased in 2015, Ann Rule ranks 427. Before her are Eric Thompson, Ellen Albertini Dow, Peder Pedersen, Richard Bass, Catherine E. Coulson, and Robert La Caze. After her are Sergio Caprari, Bruno Pesaola, Toller Cranston, Rakhat Aliyev, Tanith Lee, and Sajida al-Rishawi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Rule ranks 9,830 out of 23,232. Before her are Harry DeBaecke (1879), Carl Robie (1945), Noah Baumbach (1969), Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847), Zitkala-Sa (1876), and Scott Brady (1924). After her are Otis Spann (1924), Skin Diamond (1987), Leo Buscaglia (1924), Ruby Laffoon (1869), Chris Buck (1958), and Frances Bean Cobain (1992).

Among Writers In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ann Rule ranks 716. Before her are Gardner Dozois (1947), Donald Richie (1924), John Varley (1947), Richard Scarry (1919), Helen Prejean (1939), and Zitkala-Sa (1876). After her are Leo Buscaglia (1924), Kenneth Rexroth (1905), Barbara Kingsolver (1955), John Keel (1930), Daniel Goldhagen (1959), and Helen Hunt Jackson (1830).

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