1955 - Today
John Ray Grisham Jr. (; born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is an American novelist, lawyer and former member of the 7th district of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his popular legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 28 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Grisham has received more than 5,637,492 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia. John Grisham is the 905th most popular writer (up from 1,084th in 2019), the 1,057th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,233rd in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Writer.
John Grisham is most famous for his novels, which are usually legal thrillers.
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Among writers, John Grisham ranks 905 out of 5,755. Before him are Bertran de Born, Publilius Syrus, John Updike, Jean de La Bruyère, Stefan George, and Charles Maurras. After him are Daniel Goleman, Samuel Richardson, Noah Gordon, Aziz Nesin, Gregory Skovoroda, and Robert van Gulik.
1140 - 1215
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 899
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 900
1932 - 2009
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 901
1645 - 1696
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 902
1868 - 1933
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 903
1868 - 1952
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 904
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 905
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 906
1689 - 1761
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 907
1926 - 2021
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 908
1915 - 1995
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 909
1722 - 1794
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 910
1910 - 1967
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 911
Among people born in 1955, John Grisham ranks 37. Before him are Whoopi Goldberg, Björn Andrésen, Mark David Chapman, Roland Emmerich, Gary Sinise, and Mariano Rajoy. After him are Jeff Koons, Héctor Cúper, Denis Mukwege, Katalin Karikó, Egils Levits, and J. K. Simmons.
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 31
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 32
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 33
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 34
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 35
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 36
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 37
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 38
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 39
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 40
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 41
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 42
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 43
Among people born in United States, John Grisham ranks 1,057 out of 18,182. Before him are Burt Young (1940), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), John Updike (1932), Diane Arbus (1923), Dennis Rodman (1961), and Powers Boothe (1948). After him are Daniel Goleman (1946), Noah Gordon (1926), Paul Lauterbur (1929), Stanley Miller (1930), Joseph Murray (1919), and Paul Flory (1910).
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 1,051
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 1,052
1932 - 2009
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,053
1923 - 1971
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1,054
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1,055
1948 - 2017
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 1,056
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 1,057
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 1,058
1926 - 2021
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 1,059
1929 - 2007
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 1,060
1930 - 2007
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 1,061
1919 - 2012
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1,062
1910 - 1985
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1,063
Among writers born in United States, John Grisham ranks 104. Before him are Sam Shepard (1943), L. Frank Baum (1856), Walter Lippmann (1889), Jean Webster (1876), Clifford D. Simak (1904), and John Updike (1932). After him are Daniel Goleman (1946), Noah Gordon (1926), James Jones (1921), Roger Zelazny (1937), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), and Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840).
1943 - 2017
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 98
1856 - 1919
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 99
1889 - 1974
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 100
1876 - 1916
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 101
1904 - 1988
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 102
1932 - 2009
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 103
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 104
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 105
1926 - 2021
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 106
1921 - 1977
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 107
1937 - 1995
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 108
1934 - 2015
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 109
1840 - 1914
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 110