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Harlan Coben

1962 - Today

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Harlan Coben (born c. 1962) is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harlan Coben has received more than 5,026,876 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Harlan Coben is the 1,988th most popular writer (up from 2,278th in 2019), the 2,604th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,872nd in 2019) and the 234th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Harlan Coben ranks 1,988 out of 5,755. Before him are Arsen Kotsoyev, Paul Morand, Tin Ujević, Feng Menglong, Albert Memmi, and Nicolás Guillén. After him are Bartolomeo Platina, Paulinus II of Aquileia, Vazha-Pshavela, Cornelis Tromp, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, and Eric Knight.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Harlan Coben ranks 60. Before him are Felicity Huffman, Stefan Kuntz, Takashi Murakami, Andreas Köpke, Chuck Palahniuk, and Ally McCoist. After him are Peng Liyuan, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Jorge Burruchaga, John Stockton, Ismail Haniyeh, and Gerardo Martino.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harlan Coben ranks 2,604 out of 18,182. Before him are Robert H. Jackson (1892), Cyrus Vance (1917), Barry Manilow (1943), Paris Hilton (1981), Tommy Bolin (1951), and David Julius (1955). After him are Thomas P. Stafford (1930), Pat Metheny (1954), Lorraine Bracco (1954), Asa Akira (1986), Danny Kaye (1911), and George Antheil (1900).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Harlan Coben ranks 234. Before him are Tony Robbins (1960), Alfred Bester (1913), John Grinder (1940), Ed McBain (1926), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), and Carl Sandburg (1878). After him are Michael Cunningham (1952), Nelson Algren (1909), Joseph Heller (1923), August Derleth (1909), Annie Proulx (1935), and John W. Campbell (1910).

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