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Janet Evanovich

1943 - Today

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Janet Evanovich (née Schneider; April 22, 1943) is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a former lingerie buyer from Trenton, New Jersey, who becomes a bounty hunter to make ends meet after losing her job. The novels in this series have been on The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller lists. Evanovich has had her last seventeen Plums debut at #1 on the NY Times Best Sellers list and eleven of them have hit #1 on USA Today Best-Selling Books list. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Janet Evanovich is the 6,466th most popular writer (down from 6,404th in 2024), the 12,307th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,822nd in 2019) and the 889th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Janet Evanovich ranks 6,466 out of 7,302. Before her are Ellen Willis, Sahir Ludhianvi, Masha Gessen, Brian Friel, Paul Klebnikov, and DBC Pierre. After her are Michael Chabon, Wilma Mankiller, Alberto Angela, John Arden, Ludwig Bemelmans, and Jaime Bayly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Janet Evanovich ranks 677. Before her are Bruce Weitz, Mary Woronov, Mikhail Zhelev, Joe Namath, José del Castillo, and Charles Saatchi. After her are Mary Wells, Gary Wright, Mihály Hesz, Vince Cable, Robert J. Bentley, and Randy Bachman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Janet Evanovich ranks 12,310 out of 20,380. Before her are Olivia Munn (1980), Mo'Nique (1967), William Ellery (1727), Valerie Bertinelli (1960), Mickey Madden (1979), and Robert Edeson (1868). After her are Steny Hoyer (1939), Ruth Clifford (1900), Kaye Hall (1951), David Burtka (1975), Henry Weed Fowler (1878), and Alison Lohman (1979).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Janet Evanovich ranks 889. Before her are J. P. Donleavy (1926), Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Walter Lord (1917), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Ellen Willis (1941), and Paul Klebnikov (1963). After her are Michael Chabon (1963), Wilma Mankiller (1945), Arthur Laurents (1917), Ted Tally (1952), Damon Lindelof (1973), and George S. Kaufman (1889).

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