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Gillian Flynn

1971 - Today

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Gillian Schieber Flynn (; born February 24, 1971) is an American author, screenwriter, and producer. She is known for writing the thriller and mystery novels Sharp Objects (2006), Dark Places (2009), and Gone Girl (2012), which are all critically acclaimed. Her books have been published in 40 languages, and according to The Washington Post, as of 2016 Gone Girl alone has sold more than 15 million copies.Flynn wrote the script for the 2014 film adaptation of Gone Girl, directed by David Fincher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gillian Flynn has received more than 3,320,501 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Gillian Flynn is the 5,570th most popular writer (down from 4,960th in 2019), the 9,496th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,382nd in 2019) and the 731st most popular American Writer.

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  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gillian Flynn ranks 5,570 out of 5,755. Before her are Maria Teresa Horta, Brian Moore, Peter Gould, Stephen R. Donaldson, Andreas Eschbach, and Stanisław Barańczak. After her are James Dickey, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Meindert DeJong, Birger Sjöberg, Jodi Picoult, and Kurt Marti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Gillian Flynn ranks 278. Before her are Jay Harrington, Lola Glaudini, Annabeth Gish, Alison Krauss, Mats Sundin, and Víctor Aristizábal. After her are Nicholas Brendon, Gregory Porter, Keegan-Michael Key, Anita Yuen, Mackenzie Crook, and Christina Chang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gillian Flynn ranks 9,496 out of 18,182. Before her are Baby Dodds (1898), Dan White (1946), Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795), Terry Branstad (1946), Clu Gulager (1928), and James Daly (1918). After her are Gene Ammons (1925), C. I. Lewis (1883), Juliet Landau (1965), Marc Blucas (1972), Torrey DeVitto (1984), and Moira Kelly (1968).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Gillian Flynn ranks 731. Before her are Ben Shapiro (1984), Terry Bisson (1942), Bess Meredyth (1890), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), Peter Gould (1950), and Stephen R. Donaldson (1947). After her are James Dickey (1923), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896), Jodi Picoult (1966), Chaz Bono (1969), Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), and Tom Brokaw (1940).

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