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Brandon Sanderson

1975 - Today

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Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy and science fiction. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, are set. Outside of the Cosmere, he has written several young adult and juvenile series including The Reckoners, the Skyward series, and the Alcatraz series. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brandon Sanderson has received more than 7,265,450 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Brandon Sanderson is the 3,464th most popular writer (up from 3,932nd in 2019), the 4,574th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,365th in 2019) and the 391st most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Brandon Sanderson ranks 3,464 out of 5,755. Before him are Vasily Trediakovsky, Mikayel Nalbandian, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, George the Hagiorite, Zsigmond Móricz, and Bonaventure des Périers. After him are Varian Fry, Alf Prøysen, Abdullah Goran, Valerius Antias, Gianni Celati, and Daniel-Rops.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Brandon Sanderson ranks 60. Before him are Daron Malakian, Asia Argento, Roy Makaay, Jamie Oliver, Christina Hendricks, and Terence Tao. After him are Veselin Topalov, Rémi Gaillard, Igor Dodon, Travis Barker, Elena Anaya, and India Summer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brandon Sanderson ranks 4,574 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael Paré (1958), Adam Riess (1969), Isaiah Thomas (1989), Eric Dane (1972), Dorothy McGuire (1916), and Shonda Rhimes (1970). After him are Varian Fry (1907), Harry Reid (1939), Lena Horne (1917), Carl Keenan Seyfert (1911), James Russo (1953), and Frank Gorshin (1933).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Brandon Sanderson ranks 391. Before him are Michael Cristofer (1945), Lillian Hellman (1905), Francis Scott Key (1779), Robert Ettinger (1918), Anne Tyler (1941), and Marianne Moore (1887). After him are Varian Fry (1907), Carl Bernstein (1944), Herman Wouk (1915), Janet Asimov (1926), Henrietta Szold (1860), and Donna Tartt (1963).

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