WRITER

Clive Cussler

1931 - 2020

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Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler was the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clive Cussler has received more than 2,811,521 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Clive Cussler is the 1,258th most popular writer (down from 992nd in 2019), the 1,484th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,183rd in 2019) and the 138th most popular American Writer.

Clive Cussler is most famous for his novels about the adventures of a fictional character named Dirk Pitt.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Atlantis Found
2002
White Death
2003
Journey of Pharaohs
Fiction
Kurt Austin and the NUMA crew risk everything to stop a cutthroat arms dealer from stealing a priceless ancient treasure in the thrilling new novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling grand master of adventure. In 1074 B.C., vast treasures disappear from the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs. In 1927, a daredevil American aviator vanishes on an attempted transcontinental flight. And in the present day, a fishing trawler--along with its mysterious cargo--sinks off the coast of Scotland. How are these three mysterious events connected? And, more importantly, what do they mean for Kurt Austin and his NUMA team? As they search for answers, the NUMA squad join the agents of the British MI5 to take on a wide-reaching international conspiracy. Their common enemy is the Bloodstone Group, a conglomerate of arms dealers and thieves attempting to steal ancient relics on both sides of the Atlantic. Kurt and his team soon find themselves wrapped up in a treacherous treasure hunt as they race to find the lost Egyptian riches. . . before they fall into the wrong hands.
2020
Iceberg
1975

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Clive Cussler ranks 1,258 out of 7,302. Before him are Rosamunde Pilcher, Claudio Magris, Gaius Asinius Pollio, Irving Stone, Bâkî, and Alexander Afanasyev. After him are Roland Topor, Jan Kochanowski, Sharafkhan Bidlisi, Ichiyō Higuchi, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Cosmas of Prague.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Clive Cussler ranks 76. Before him are Alfred Brendel, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Caterina Valente, Antonella Lualdi, Don King, and Carroll Baker. After him are Sam Cooke, John Robert Schrieffer, Vujadin Boškov, Charles Taylor, Telê Santana, and Ferenc Mádl. Among people deceased in 2020, Clive Cussler ranks 71. Before him are Pranab Mukherjee, Freeman Dyson, Stirling Moss, Jack Steinberger, Ulay, and Amadou Toumani Touré. After him are Eddie Van Halen, Kelly Preston, Kang Kek Iew, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Lee Kun-hee, and Terry Jones.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clive Cussler ranks 1,484 out of 20,380. Before him are Margaret Hamilton (1936), Bob Ross (1942), Daniel Bell (1919), George Clinton (1739), Michael Madsen (1957), and Larry Flynt (1942). After him are Red Cloud (1822), Michael Rooker (1955), J. J. Cale (1938), Bessie Smith (1894), W. Eugene Smith (1918), and Kelly Preston (1962).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Clive Cussler ranks 138. Before him are Dan Simmons (1948), Ida Tarbell (1857), Martha Gellhorn (1908), Harry Harrison (1925), James Patterson (1947), and Irving Stone (1903). After him are Erskine Caldwell (1903), Robert Sheckley (1928), James Brendan Connolly (1868), Poul Anderson (1926), Danielle Steel (1947), and Eleanor H. Porter (1868).

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