1945 - Today
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 2,573,011 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Dean Koontz is the 1,207th most popular writer (down from 569th in 2019), the 1,482nd most popular biography from United States (down from 593rd in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Writer.
Dean Koontz is most famous for his suspense novels.
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Among writers, Dean Koontz ranks 1,207 out of 5,755. Before him are Max Nordau, John Berger, Khaqani, Dan Simmons, David Grossman, and Shammai. After him are Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Alexander Ostrovsky, Timaeus of Locri, Pierre de Marivaux, Achilles Tatius, and Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy.
1849 - 1923
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,201
1926 - 2017
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 1,202
1126 - 1199
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,203
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,204
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,205
50 BC - 30
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,206
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,207
1909 - 1966
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,208
1823 - 1886
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,209
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1,210
1688 - 1763
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 1,211
200 - 300
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 1,212
1817 - 1875
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 1,213
Among people born in 1945, Dean Koontz ranks 79. Before him are Patch Adams, Go Nagai, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, Debbie Harry, George Smoot, and Igor Ivanov. After him are James Avery, Kim Carnes, Marthe Keller, Türkan Şoray, Van Morrison, and Gary Brooker.
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 73
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 74
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 75
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 76
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 77
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 78
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 79
1945 - 2013
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 80
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 81
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 82
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 83
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 84
1945 - 2022
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 85
Among people born in United States, Dean Koontz ranks 1,482 out of 18,182. Before him are Alan Ladd (1913), Richard Schiff (1955), Roy O. Disney (1893), Willard Van Orman Quine (1908), Joseph Losey (1909), and Nelson Goodman (1906). After him are Cybill Shepherd (1950), Martin Balsam (1919), Lil Wayne (1982), Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934), George Takei (1937), and Margaret Sanger (1879).
1913 - 1964
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,476
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,477
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,478
1908 - 2000
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,479
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,480
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,481
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,482
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,483
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,484
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,485
1934 - 2012
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,486
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,487
1879 - 1966
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,488
Among writers born in United States, Dean Koontz ranks 146. Before him are Robert Wilson (1941), Danielle Steel (1947), Robert Jordan (1948), Marilyn vos Savant (1946), John Dickson Carr (1906), and Dan Simmons (1948). After him are Betty Friedan (1921), Jeffery Deaver (1950), Carson McCullers (1917), Poul Anderson (1926), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807), and Valerie Solanas (1936).
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 140
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 141
1948 - 2007
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 142
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 143
1906 - 1977
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 144
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 145
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 146
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 147
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 148
1917 - 1967
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 149
1926 - 2001
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 150
1807 - 1882
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 151
1936 - 1988
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 152