WRITER

Diana Gabaldon

1952 - Today

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Diana J. Gabaldon (; born January 11, 1952) is an American author and television writer. She is best known for the book series Outlander. Her books merge multiple genres, featuring elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction/fantasy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diana Gabaldon has received more than 3,225,525 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Diana Gabaldon is the 1,364th most popular writer (down from 1,353rd in 2019), the 1,670th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,725th in 2019) and the 151st most popular American Writer.

Diana Gabaldon is most famous for her Outlander series, which has been turned into a television show and a movie.

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  • 3.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Diana Gabaldon ranks 1,364 out of 7,302. Before her are James Murray, Wace, Thornton Wilder, Joseph Bédier, Symeon the Metaphrast, and Per Olov Enquist. After her are Ibn al-Nadim, Joachim Fest, Thomas Moore, Ildefonsus, Émile Gaboriau, and Hartmann Schedel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Diana Gabaldon ranks 76. Before her are Alain Giresse, Gus Van Sant, Abbas al-Musawi, Guillermo Vilas, Santillana, and Teófilo Stevenson. After her are Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Udo Dirkschneider, Christine Baranski, Robin Hobb, Joe Strummer, and Nicko McBrain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Diana Gabaldon ranks 1,670 out of 20,380. Before her are LeBron James (1984), Thornton Wilder (1897), Cesar Romero (1907), Elmer Bernstein (1922), Josephine Chaplin (1949), and Michelle Rodriguez (1978). After her are Rubin Carter (1937), Mitt Romney (1947), Lucy Liu (1968), Conchata Ferrell (1943), Busta Rhymes (1972), and Serena Williams (1981).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Diana Gabaldon ranks 151. Before her are Ken Kesey (1935), Hunter S. Thompson (1937), Anthony Bourdain (1956), Maria Shriver (1955), Jean M. Auel (1936), and Thornton Wilder (1897). After her are Rex Stout (1886), Robert Wilson (1941), Seymour Hersh (1937), Don DeLillo (1936), Robin Hobb (1952), and Robert Bloch (1917).

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