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Christopher Paolini

1983 - Today

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Christopher James Paolini (born November 17, 1983) is an American and Italian author. He is best known for The Inheritance Cycle, which consists of the books Eragon (2002), Eldest (2005), Brisingr (2008), Inheritance (2011), the follow-up short story collection The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (2018), and Murtagh (2023), the first in a follow-up duology. His first science fiction novel, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, was published on September 15, 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Paolini has received more than 2,674,760 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Paolini is the 5,440th most popular writer (down from 5,137th in 2019), the 8,045th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,898th in 2019) and the 624th most popular American Writer.

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  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Christopher Paolini ranks 5,440 out of 7,302. Before him are Dan Houser, Tomás António Gonzaga, Isabel Briggs Myers, Joseph Jacobs, Richard Hoggart, and Jan Lechoń. After him are Scott O'Dell, Ádám Bodor, Aquilino Ribeiro, Milan Rúfus, Lukas Moodysson, and Kate Atkinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Christopher Paolini ranks 87. Before him are Eric Andre, Kim Clijsters, Salt Bae, Kate Bosworth, Mido, and Domhnall Gleeson. After him are Bobbi Starr, Lisandro López, Mark Selby, Jérémy Toulalan, Megan Boone, and Leeteuk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Christopher Paolini ranks 8,045 out of 20,380. Before him are Glenne Headly (1955), Edward Hicks (1780), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), Heather O'Rourke (1975), Larry Williams (1935), and Walton Goggins (1971). After him are Theda Skocpol (1947), Scott O'Dell (1898), Bobby Heenan (1944), Bobbi Starr (1983), Johnny Mandel (1925), and Gwen Verdon (1925).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Christopher Paolini ranks 624. Before him are Fred Saberhagen (1930), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), Nancy Kress (1948), Bill O'Reilly (1949), Madeline Miller (1978), and Isabel Briggs Myers (1897). After him are Scott O'Dell (1898), John Antoine Nau (1860), John Varley (1947), Richard Scarry (1919), Jeffrey Eugenides (1960), and Martin Cruz Smith (1942).

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