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James Dashner

1972 - Today

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James Smith Dashner (born November 26, 1972) is an American writer known for speculative fiction. Many of his books are primarily aimed at children or young adults. He is best known for The Maze Runner series and the young adult fantasy series The 13th Reality. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Dashner has received more than 1,249,628 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. James Dashner is the 5,279th most popular writer (down from 4,443rd in 2019), the 7,651st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,208th in 2019) and the 600th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Dashner ranks 5,279 out of 7,302. Before him are Jørn Lier Horst, Bahaa Taher, Holly Black, Takashi Tezuka, Armand Lanoux, and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick. After him are Shrilal Shukla, Heðin Brú, Ricardo Güiraldes, Semir Osmanagić, Marguerite Audoux, and R. M. Ballantyne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, James Dashner ranks 192. Before him are Dana Vespoli, Gurban Gurbanov, Vitaly Scherbo, Alessandro Nivola, Markus Babbel, and Julie Gayet. After him are Saffron Burrows, Justine Musk, Michael Rosenbaum, Stuart Townsend, Ngô Bảo Châu, and Tré Cool.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Dashner ranks 7,651 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Jenkins Sr. (1934), Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950), Zach McGowan (1980), Celia Weston (1951), Ina Balin (1937), and Jason Schwartzman (1980). After him are John M. Clayton (1796), Richard Masur (1948), Leland Orser (1960), Kenny Drew (1928), Christine Darden (1942), and John Billingsley (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Dashner ranks 600. Before him are Candace Bushnell (1958), Sara Paretsky (1947), Julia Ward Howe (1819), Chester Himes (1909), Holly Black (1971), and Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950). After him are Diane di Prima (1934), Shere Hite (1942), Ben Bova (1932), Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), David Peoples (1940), and Peter Gould (1950).

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