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James Lee Burke

1936 - Today

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James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American author, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won Edgar Awards for his novels Black Cherry Blues (1990), Cimarron Rose (1998), and Flags on the Bayou (2024). He has also been presented with the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Lee Burke has received more than 931,040 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. James Lee Burke is the 4,801st most popular writer (down from 4,266th in 2019), the 6,595th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,890th in 2019) and the 528th most popular American Writer.

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  • 930k

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  • 55.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Lee Burke ranks 4,801 out of 7,302. Before him are Ki no Tomonori, Gabriello Chiabrera, Robert Bolt, Augusta, Lady Gregory, Zhang Jie, and William Martin Leake. After him are Lygia Bojunga Nunes, Raymond Abellio, Gáspár Heltai, Nicholas Evans, Irving Wallace, and Jón Kalman Stefánsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, James Lee Burke ranks 367. Before him are James Jamerson, Med Hondo, Larry Cohen, John Shalikashvili, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, and John P. Ryan. After him are Hans Zender, Georg Sterzinsky, Nikos Xilouris, James C. Scott, Anatoly Mikhaylov, and Tamás Mendelényi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Lee Burke ranks 6,595 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Feige (1973), John P. Ryan (1936), Wayne Kramer (1948), Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), Stephen Sommers (1962), and Maury Chaykin (1949). After him are Brad Delson (1977), Joel Stebbins (1878), Gregory Olsen (1945), Carl Benjamin Boyer (1906), Mario Cuomo (1932), and Shailene Woodley (1991).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Lee Burke ranks 528. Before him are Robert Ettinger (1918), Sue Grafton (1940), R. J. Palacio (1963), Susan Brownmiller (1935), Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942), and John D. MacDonald (1916). After him are Irving Wallace (1916), David E. Kelley (1956), Chaim Potok (1929), Jaroslav Pelikan (1923), David Weber (1952), and Harriet Jacobs (1813).

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