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Lee Child

1954 - Today

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James Dover Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels, and is best known for his Jack Reacher novel series. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Child has received more than 4,423,107 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Child is the 1,510th most popular writer (down from 1,249th in 2019), the 1,204th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 983rd in 2019) and the 131st most popular British Writer.

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  • 4.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Lee Child ranks 1,510 out of 5,755. Before him are Anagarika Dharmapala, Stobaeus, Samuel Pepys, Władysław Tarnowski, Mário de Andrade, and Herbjørg Wassmo. After him are Otfried Preußler, Ahmed Shawqi, Upton Sinclair, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Ion Luca Caragiale, and Jules de Goncourt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Lee Child ranks 65. Before him are Eric Gerets, Bernard Hinault, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mordechai Vanunu, Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, and Ilan Ramon. After him are Chris Evert, Kailash Satyarthi, Uli Stielike, Katsuhiro Otomo, Hermann Tilke, and Steve Morse.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lee Child ranks 1,204 out of 7,765. Before him are Alan Bates (1934), Alan Lancaster (1949), Samuel Pepys (1633), Thomas Gresham (1519), Harold Shipman (1946), and Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham (1670). After him are Guy Pearce (1967), Boy George (1961), Clive Owen (1964), Robert Adam (1728), Cliff Williams (1949), and Mike Hailwood (1940).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Lee Child ranks 131. Before him are Joseph Needham (1900), James Murray (1837), Evelyn Waugh (1903), Allen Carr (1934), Michael Moorcock (1939), and Samuel Pepys (1633). After him are P. D. James (1920), Elizabeth Siddal (1829), Alistair MacLean (1922), Colin Wilson (1931), David Ogilvy (1911), and Barbara Cartland (1901).

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