WRITER

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 5,499,147 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Harlan Coben is the 2,249th most popular writer (down from 1,982nd in 2019), the 2,826th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,598th in 2019) and the 246th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Harlan Coben ranks 2,249 out of 7,302. Before him are Johan Bojer, Andreas Capellanus, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Silva Kaputikyan, Emmanuel Carrère, and Jean d'Ormesson. After him are Pjetër Bogdani, Mukaghali Makatayev, Eric Knight, Francesc Eiximenis, Georges Ohnet, and Simon Dach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Harlan Coben ranks 85. Before him are Stefan Hell, James Kottak, Stefan Kuntz, Sebastian Koch, Choi Min-sik, and Manuel Valls. After him are Andre Braugher, Marie Trintignant, Marty Friedman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tommy Lee, and Jordan Peterson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harlan Coben ranks 2,826 out of 20,380. Before him are William A. Wellman (1896), Leonard Susskind (1940), Jason Miller (1939), Vic Morrow (1929), Edith Roosevelt (1861), and Robert H. Jackson (1892). After him are Frances E. Allen (1932), Don Rickles (1926), Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (1958), Andrew Wyeth (1917), William P. Rogers (1913), and Nick Castle (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Harlan Coben ranks 246. Before him are Alfred Bester (1913), Erich Segal (1937), Audre Lorde (1934), Joseph Heller (1923), Wayne Dyer (1940), and Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860). After him are Edward Bunker (1933), Fritz Leiber (1910), John W. Campbell (1910), Robert Ressler (1937), Harold Bloom (1930), and William Steig (1907).

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