WRITER

John D. MacDonald

1916 - 1986

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John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 – December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers. A prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida, he was one of the most successful American novelists of his time, MacDonald sold an estimated 70 million books. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John D. MacDonald has received more than 792,373 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John D. MacDonald is the 4,782nd most popular writer (down from 4,245th in 2019), the 6,533rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,835th in 2019) and the 527th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 790k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John D. MacDonald ranks 4,782 out of 7,302. Before him are Axel Bakunts, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, Roger Vitrac, Mirjam Pressler, Vincenzo Monti, and Yann Martel. After him are Florence Delay, Michel Déon, Henrik Nordbrandt, Alina Fernández, Wolfgang Koeppen, and Yuriy Fedkovych.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, John D. MacDonald ranks 199. Before him are Einar Englund, Helene Hanff, Tinus Osendarp, Roy Ward Baker, Guglielmo Gabetto, and Irwin Allen. After him are Edward Platt, Irving Wallace, Arnoldo Foà, Ángel Suquía Goicoechea, Yekaterina Zelenko, and Shigeo Arai. Among people deceased in 1986, John D. MacDonald ranks 197. Before him are André Tassin, Herbert Runge, Eino Leino, Constantin Stanciu, John Alcott, and Gerhard Rohlfs. After him are Gedeon Barcza, Vilmos Kohut, Richard Manuel, Raymond Abellio, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, and László Lékai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John D. MacDonald ranks 6,533 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Falkenburg (1926), Lana Clarkson (1962), Joseph Leidy (1823), Norbert Schemansky (1924), Mark Henry (1971), and Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942). After him are Daniel Pipes (1949), Trish Van Devere (1941), Dan Duryea (1907), Edward Platt (1916), Lawrence Lessig (1961), and Brad Whitford (1952).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John D. MacDonald ranks 527. Before him are James Salter (1925), Robert Ettinger (1918), Sue Grafton (1940), R. J. Palacio (1963), Susan Brownmiller (1935), and Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942). After him are James Lee Burke (1936), Irving Wallace (1916), David E. Kelley (1956), Chaim Potok (1929), Jaroslav Pelikan (1923), and David Weber (1952).

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