WRITER

Dean Koontz

1945 - Today

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Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, with fourteen hardcovers and sixteen paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "K.R. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dean Koontz has received more than 2,886,406 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Dean Koontz is the 1,580th most popular writer (down from 1,200th in 2019), the 1,948th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,482nd in 2019) and the 171st most popular American Writer.

Dean Koontz is most famous for his suspense novels.

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  • 2.9M

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  • 63.85

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  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dean Koontz ranks 1,580 out of 7,302. Before him are Ahmad ibn Mājid, Alistair MacLean, Eino Leino, Ruth Rendell, Jean Chapelain, and Alasdair Gray. After him are Langston Hughes, Alexander Polyhistor, Giorgio Bassani, Mór Jókai, Lydia Koidula, and Akiyuki Nosaka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Dean Koontz ranks 126. Before him are Franco Battiato, Pat Riley, Richard R. Schrock, Wolfgang Schüssel, Peter Criss, and Ernie Hudson. After him are Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Viktor Saneyev, Catherine Spaak, James Avery, George Miller, and Alain Juppé.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dean Koontz ranks 1,948 out of 20,380. Before him are Lee Majors (1939), Carl Andre (1935), Robert E. Park (1864), Donna Karan (1948), Robert Fogel (1926), and Billy Dee Williams (1937). After him are Langston Hughes (1902), Bo Diddley (1928), James Newton Howard (1951), Eric Adams (1952), Mark W. Clark (1896), and Dana Elcar (1927).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dean Koontz ranks 171. Before him are Carson McCullers (1917), John Dickson Carr (1906), Elizabeth Bishop (1911), Ben Shapiro (1984), Jeffery Deaver (1950), and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807). After him are Langston Hughes (1902), Clarissa Pinkola Estés (1945), Natalie Clifford Barney (1876), Philip José Farmer (1918), Alice Walker (1944), and Gore Vidal (1925).

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