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Dan Brown

1964 - Today

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Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author best known for his thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon novels Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013), and Origin (2017). His novels are treasure hunts that usually take place over a period of 24 hours. They feature recurring themes of cryptography, art, and conspiracy theories. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dan Brown has received more than 7,321,169 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Brown is the 381st most popular writer (down from 354th in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from United States (down from 328th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Writer.

Dan Brown is most famous for his novels, The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.

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  • 7.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 82

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dan Brown ranks 381 out of 5,755. Before him are Auguste Escoffier, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Ludovico Ariosto, Erich von Däniken, Sándor Márai, and Tulsidas. After him are Jo Nesbø, W. Somerset Maugham, Herta Müller, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, André Maurois, and Henning Mankell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Dan Brown ranks 7. Before him are Jeff Bezos, Nicolas Cage, Monica Bellucci, Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, and Russell Crowe. After him are Marco van Basten, Sarah Palin, Boris Johnson, Jack Ma, Kamala Harris, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Brown ranks 376 out of 18,182. Before him are Faye Dunaway (1941), Rock Hudson (1925), Charles Francis Richter (1900), Jay Leno (1950), Jennifer Lopez (1969), and George Herbert Mead (1863). After him are Zachary Taylor (1784), Kurt Cobain (1967), Dian Fossey (1932), David Carradine (1936), Kathy Bates (1948), and Chet Baker (1929).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dan Brown ranks 40. Before him are Philip Roth (1933), O. Henry (1862), James Fenimore Cooper (1789), Truman Capote (1924), Susan Sontag (1933), and Henry James (1843). After him are Sylvia Plath (1932), Paul Auster (1947), Alvin Toffler (1928), Tom Clancy (1947), Gertrude Stein (1874), and Louisa May Alcott (1832).

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