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 14 hardcovers and 16 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 1,843,616 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Dean Koontz is the 569th most popular writer (up from 1,398th in 2019), the 593rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,629th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Writer.
Dean Koontz is most famous for his suspense novels.
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Among writers, Dean Koontz ranks 569 out of 5,794. Before him are Longus, Lion Feuchtwanger, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Sándor Petőfi, Mo Yan, and Marie-Antoine Carême. After him are Gustav Meyrink, Novatian, Kazuo Ishiguro, Samuel Butler, Wang Wei, and Francesca da Rimini.
110 - 200
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 563
1884 - 1958
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 564
1849 - 1924
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 565
1823 - 1849
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 566
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 567
1784 - 1833
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 568
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 569
1868 - 1932
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 570
220 - 258
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 571
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 572
1835 - 1902
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 573
699 - 759
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 574
1259 - 1285
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 575
Among people born in 1945, Dean Koontz ranks 30. Before him are Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Ian Gillan, Ehud Olmert, Goldie Hawn, Mia Farrow, and Priscilla Presley. After him are Moshe Katsav, Mircea Lucescu, Neil Young, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Dési Bouterse, and Ram Nath Kovind.
1945 - 1982
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 24
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 25
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 26
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 27
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 28
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 29
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 30
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 31
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 32
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 33
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 34
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 35
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 36
Among people born in United States, Dean Koontz ranks 593 out of 15,968. Before him are Reese Witherspoon (1976), Mia Farrow (1945), Carl Barks (1901), Priscilla Presley (1945), Nelson Rockefeller (1908), and Prince (1958). After him are Gene Kelly (1912), Richard Meier (1934), Talia Shire (1946), John Deere (1804), Margaret Keane (1927), and Burt Reynolds (1936).
1976 - Present
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 587
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 588
1901 - 2000
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 589
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 590
1908 - 1979
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 591
1958 - 2016
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 592
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 593
1912 - 1996
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 594
1934 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 595
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 596
1804 - 1886
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 597
1927 - Present
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 598
1936 - 2018
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 599
Among writers born in United States, Dean Koontz ranks 65. Before him are Frank Herbert (1920), Ellen G. White (1827), Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811), Harper Lee (1926), Harriet Tubman (1820), and George R. R. Martin (1948). After him are Eugene O'Neill (1888), Robert Ludlum (1927), Patricia Highsmith (1921), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), Louise Hay (1926), and Thomas Harris (1940).
1920 - 1986
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 59
1827 - 1915
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 60
1811 - 1896
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 61
1926 - 2016
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 62
1820 - 1913
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 63
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 64
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 65
1888 - 1953
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 66
1927 - 2001
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 67
1921 - 1995
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 68
1867 - 1957
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 69
1926 - 2017
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 70
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 71