WRITER

James Patterson

1947 - Today

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James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one million e-books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Patterson has received more than 5,685,738 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). James Patterson is the 1,250th most popular writer (up from 1,365th in 2019), the 1,470th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,737th in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Patterson ranks 1,250 out of 7,302. Before him are Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Al-Khansa, Publilius Syrus, Arthur Hailey, Samuel Pepys, and Symeon the New Theologian. After him are Elsa Triolet, Rosamunde Pilcher, Claudio Magris, Gaius Asinius Pollio, Irving Stone, and Bâkî.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, James Patterson ranks 87. Before him are Peter Weller, Martha Nussbaum, Klaus Schulze, Kazimierz Deyna, Princess Christina of the Netherlands, and Roger D. Kornberg. After him are F. R. David, Richard Jenkins, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Danielle Steel, Aleksandr Viktorenko, and Lucas Papademos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Patterson ranks 1,470 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Wise (1914), DJ Khaled (1975), Tom Skerritt (1933), Bubba Smith (1945), Dennis Quaid (1954), and Joseph Cotten (1905). After him are Rose Kennedy (1890), Willard Van Orman Quine (1908), Paul Stanley (1952), David Gross (1941), Barry Levinson (1942), and Tom Ford (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Patterson ranks 136. Before him are John Jacob Astor IV (1864), Solomon Northup (1808), Dan Simmons (1948), Ida Tarbell (1857), Martha Gellhorn (1908), and Harry Harrison (1925). After him are Irving Stone (1903), Clive Cussler (1931), Erskine Caldwell (1903), Robert Sheckley (1928), James Brendan Connolly (1868), and Poul Anderson (1926).

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