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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. MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John D. MacDonald has received more than 737,277 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). John D. MacDonald is the 4,258th most popular writer (up from 4,269th in 2019), the 5,847th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,075th in 2019) and the 474th most popular American Writer.

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  • 740k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, John D. MacDonald ranks 4,258 out of 5,755. Before him are Gerard Manley Hopkins, Igor Severyanin, Léon Damas, Mervyn Peake, Otar Chiladze, and Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg. After him are Dmitry Gulia, Joachim Heinrich Campe, Rosa Montero, Milovan Glišić, Rosa Sensat, and Jan Arnald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, John D. MacDonald ranks 184. Before him are Keenan Wynn, Van Johnson, Irwin Allen, Einar Englund, Mary Stewart, and Jenő Fock. After him are Ralph Nelson, Herbert Friedman, Anton Diffring, David Douglas Duncan, Jacob Talmon, and Wolfgang Hildesheimer. Among people deceased in 1986, John D. MacDonald ranks 164. Before him are Marcel Arland, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Keenan Wynn, Herbert Runge, Hal B. Wallis, and Henry Russell. After him are Vilmos Kohut, Hermione Baddeley, Oldřich Lipský, Jacques Plante, Tommy Douglas, and André Tassin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John D. MacDonald ranks 5,847 out of 18,182. Before him are Alex Rodriguez (1975), Tim Blake Nelson (1964), Charles Jewtraw (1900), Shannon Elizabeth (1973), Julian Jaynes (1920), and Amanda Righetti (1983). After him are Vance D. Brand (1931), Joshua Bell (1967), Paul Arizin (1928), Liao Zhongkai (1877), Vincent Pastore (1946), and Lee Pace (1979).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John D. MacDonald ranks 474. Before him are Fran Lebowitz (1950), E. E. Smith (1890), William Gibson (1914), Tracy Chevalier (1962), MacKenzie Scott (1970), and Rod Serling (1924). After him are Anita Loos (1889), William Gaddis (1922), C. L. Moore (1911), James Lee Burke (1936), Elizabeth Gilbert (1969), and John Norman (1931).

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