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John Jakes

1932 - 2023

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John William Jakes (March 31, 1932 – March 11, 2023) was an American writer, best known for historical and speculative fiction. His American Civil War trilogy, North and South, has sold millions of copies worldwide. He was also the author of The Kent Family Chronicles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Jakes has received more than 341,990 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Jakes is the 5,888th most popular writer (down from 5,420th in 2019), the 9,312th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,895th in 2019) and the 709th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Furies
Kent family (Fictitious characters), Open Library Staff Picks, Civil War
The Furies is a historical novel written by John Jakes and originally published in 1976. It is book four in a series known as the Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. The novel mixes fictional characters with historical events and figures, to tell the story of the United States of America from 1836 to 1852.
1976
The Titans
Fiction, Kent family (Fictitious characters), Fiction, historical, general
1976
The Bastard
John Jakes, History, American Bi-Centennial Series
***“Phillipe Charboneau—the bastard. Illegitimate son of an English nobleman,*** Phillipe flees Europe and, as Philip Kent, joins the turbulent adventure that was the beginning of the American Experience. Through his struggles, his passions, his loves, and his courage, ***we share the wondrous adventure which became our America!”***
1974
The rebels
Kent family (Fictitious characters), Frontier and pioneer life, Open Library Staff Picks
The Rebels is a historical novel written by John Jakes, originally published in 1975, the second in a series known as The Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. The novel mixes fictional characters with historical events and figures, to narrate the story of the nascent United States of America during the time of the American Revolution. While the novel continues the story of Philip Kent, started in The Bastard, a large portion focuses on Judson Fletcher, a newly introduced character, as a different rebel.
1975
The Seekers
Fiction, Fiction in English, Kent family (Fictitious characters)
1975
The Lawless
Fiction, Kent family (Fictitious characters), Frontier and pioneer life
1978

Page views of John Jakes by language

Over the past year John Jakes has had the most page views in the with 42,382 views, followed by German (4,122), and Polish (2,753). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (44.63%), Egyptian Arabic (37.32%), and Italian (−0.13%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, John Jakes ranks 5,888 out of 7,302. Before him are R. A. Lafferty, Lyman Abbott, Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Albert Maltz, Sándor Kisfaludy, and Narcyza Żmichowska. After him are Wilhelm Genazino, Katherine Pancol, Jaroslav Kvapil, Anthony Shaffer, Thomas Berger, and August Gailit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, John Jakes ranks 459. Before him are Vasily Belov, Antonio Maspes, Mehmood, Malcolm Bradbury, Lamar Hunt, and John McNally. After him are Mike Hodges, Gay Talese, Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Gösta Sandberg, Ahmet Berman, and Ann-Sofi Pettersson. Among people deceased in 2023, John Jakes ranks 518. Before him are Sylvia Syms, Allan Jay, Vítězslav Mácha, Italo Galbiati, Walter Mirisch, and Vahidin Musemić. After him are Jean-Jacques Favier, Richard Davis, Samuel T. Durrance, Bob Knight, Nigel Lawson, and Inga Swenson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Jakes ranks 9,312 out of 20,380. Before him are Danny Pino (1974), Lyman Abbott (1835), Aldo Ray (1926), Albert Maltz (1908), Ralph McQuarrie (1929), and Roberta Peters (1930). After him are Jesse Mashburn (1933), Slater Martin (1925), Hillary Scott (1983), Ben Foster (1980), Huell Howser (1945), and Ron Gilbert (1964).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Jakes ranks 709. Before him are Archibald MacLeish (1892), Booth Tarkington (1869), Eric Van Lustbader (1946), R. A. Lafferty (1914), Lyman Abbott (1835), and Albert Maltz (1908). After him are Thomas Berger (1924), Gay Talese (1932), Michael Swanwick (1950), John Green (1977), John Berryman (1914), and Naomi Novik (1973).

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