WRITER

James Frey

1969 - Today

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James Christopher Frey (born September 12, 1969) is an American writer and businessman. His first two books, A Million Little Pieces (2003) and My Friend Leonard (2005), were bestsellers marketed as memoirs. Large parts of the stories were later found to be exaggerated or fabricated, sparking a media controversy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Frey has received more than 1,732,462 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. James Frey is the 7,151st most popular writer (down from 6,366th in 2019), the 17,199th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,525th in 2019) and the 1,164th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 31.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Frey ranks 7,151 out of 7,302Before her are Dorota Masłowska, Patrick McCabe, Ottessa Moshfegh, Pamela Geller, Elizabeth Edwards, and Edward Kitsis. After her are Mohsin Hamid, Espido Freire, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chetan Bhagat, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Owen Gleiberman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, James Frey ranks 959Before her are Jorge Eliécer Julio, Madhoo, Caroline Brunet, Gautami, Megan Ward, and Sasha. After her are José Manuel Moreno, Anthuan Maybank, Steve Backley, Róbson, Niklas Jonsson, and Jens Eriksen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Frey ranks 17,199 out of 20,380Before her are Otis Birdsong (1955), Megan Ward (1969), Maude Apatow (1997), Edward Kitsis (1971), Katie Lowes (1982), and Susan Egan (1970). After her are Madison Keys (1995), Thurl Bailey (1961), Dean Heller (1960), Jeezy (1977), Keith Sweat (1961), and Chris Armas (1972).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Frey ranks 1,164Before her are Clay Shirky (1964), Vince Flynn (1966), Ottessa Moshfegh (1981), Pamela Geller (1958), Elizabeth Edwards (1949), and Edward Kitsis (1971). After her are Ta-Nehisi Coates (1975), J. G. Quintel (1982), Jane Espenson (1964), Kristin Cashore (1976), Elizabeth Wurtzel (1967), and Stephen Glass (1972).