WRITER

Bret Easton Ellis

1964 - Today

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Bret Easton Ellis (born March 7, 1964) is an American author and screenwriter. Ellis was one of the literary Brat Pack and is a self-proclaimed satirist whose trademark technique as a writer is the expression of extreme acts and opinions in an affectless style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bret Easton Ellis has received more than 4,450,051 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Bret Easton Ellis is the 2,982nd most popular writer (up from 3,929th in 2019), the 3,758th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,290th in 2019) and the 328th most popular American Writer.

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  • 4.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bret Easton Ellis ranks 2,982 out of 7,302. Before him are Germaine Greer, Ibn Manzur, Bruce Sterling, Richard Baxter, Yevgeny Baratynsky, and Unsuri. After him are Laura Bridgman, David Foster Wallace, Tariq Ali, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Auguste Barbier, and Miklós Radnóti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Bret Easton Ellis ranks 115. Before him are Francesca Neri, Crispin Glover, Tracy Chapman, Dan Sullivan, Kerry King, and Hank Azaria. After him are Nino Burjanadze, H.P. Baxxter, Lee Jae-myung, Bjarne Riis, Michelle Fairley, and Doug Savant.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bret Easton Ellis ranks 3,758 out of 20,380. Before him are Traci Lords (1968), Bruce Sterling (1954), Edwin Drake (1819), Hank Azaria (1964), Bill W. (1895), and SZA (1990). After him are Laura Bridgman (1829), Orson Bean (1928), Lori Lightfoot (1962), Golden State Killer (1945), Albert Sidney Johnston (1803), and David Foster Wallace (1962).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bret Easton Ellis ranks 328. Before him are Glen Cook (1944), Howard Fast (1914), Vince Gilligan (1967), Paul Gallico (1897), James Rollins (1961), and Bruce Sterling (1954). After him are Laura Bridgman (1829), David Foster Wallace (1962), Jim Rohn (1930), John Perkins (1945), Donna Tartt (1963), and Gregory Corso (1930).

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