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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Janet Evanovich has received more than 1,205,159 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Janet Evanovich is the 6,405th most popular writer (down from 5,507th in 2019), the 11,827th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,261st in 2019) and the 867th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Janet Evanovich ranks 6,405 out of 7,302. Before her are Asma Barlas, Michelle Paver, Leslie Feinberg, Jennifer Egan, James Patrick Kelly, and Phyllis A. Whitney. After her are Tron Øgrim, Thomas Percy, Joe Hill, Māra Zālīte, Ayi Kwei Armah, and James Branch Cabell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Janet Evanovich ranks 663. Before her are Giovanni Pettenella, Elaine Pagels, Randy Bachman, Bruce Weitz, Zdravko Hebel, and Steve Clark. After her are John McEnery, Tamás Kovács, Ben Jipcho, Bill Gosper, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and Wolfgang Scheidel.

Others Born in 1943

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Janet Evanovich ranks 11,827 out of 20,380. Before her are Lisa Lopes (1971), Donna Dixon (1957), James Patrick Kelly (1951), Loudon Wainwright III (1946), Calvin Murphy (1948), and Muhal Richard Abrams (1930). After her are Daniel Everett (1951), Ron Klain (1961), Jeffrey Nordling (1962), Carl Pomerance (1944), Amber Tamblyn (1983), and Richard Carlson (1912).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Janet Evanovich ranks 867. Before her are Richard Henry Dana Jr. (1815), Linda Woolverton (1952), Joe Paterno (1926), Leslie Feinberg (1949), Jennifer Egan (1962), and James Patrick Kelly (1951). After her are Joe Hill (1972), James Branch Cabell (1879), Michael McClure (1932), Andrew Sarris (1928), Tana French (1973), and Barbara Kingsolver (1955).

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