WRITER
Mary Higgins Clark
1927 - 2020
Mary Higgins Clark
Mary Higgins Clark (born Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins; December 24, 1927 – January 31, 2020) was an American author of suspense novels. Each of her 51 books was a bestseller in the United States and various European countries, and all of her novels remained in print as of 2015, with her debut suspense novel, Where Are the Children?, in its 75th printing. Higgins Clark began writing at an early age. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Higgins Clark has received more than 1,490,442 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Mary Higgins Clark is the 1,019th most popular writer (down from 731st in 2019), the 1,181st most popular biography from United States (down from 850th in 2019) and the 116th most popular American Writer.
Mary Higgins Clark is most famous for her suspense novels.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
61.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
5.25
Effective Languages (L*)
3.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Mary Higgins Clark ranks 1,019 out of 7,302. Before her are Noah Gordon, William Gibson, Vasily Zhukovsky, Thomas De Quincey, André Bazin, and August Kubizek. After her are Shūsaku Endō, Egill Skallagrímsson, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Guido Cavalcanti, Persius, and Hrotsvitha.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNoah Gordon
1926 - 2021
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1,013
William Gibson
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 1,014
Vasily Zhukovsky
1783 - 1852
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,015
Thomas De Quincey
1785 - 1859
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,016
André Bazin
1918 - 1958
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,017
August Kubizek
1888 - 1956
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,018
Mary Higgins Clark
1927 - 2020
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 1,019
Shūsaku Endō
1923 - 1996
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 1,020
Egill Skallagrímsson
904 - 990
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 1,021
Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
1867 - 1928
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 1,022
Guido Cavalcanti
1258 - 1300
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 1,023
Persius
34 - 62
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 1,024
Hrotsvitha
935 - 1002
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 1,025
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Mary Higgins Clark ranks 53. Before her are George Andrew Olah, Maurice Ronet, Sydney Brenner, Stan Getz, F. Sherwood Rowland, and Leszek Kołakowski. After her are Juan Almeida Bosque, Alan MacDiarmid, Robert Noyce, Enzo Bearzot, John Vane, and Marvin Minsky. Among people deceased in 2020, Mary Higgins Clark ranks 57. Before her are Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Joel Schumacher, Brian Dennehy, George Steiner, and Ken Hensley. After her are Little Richard, Mamadou Tandja, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Radomir Antić, Mario J. Molina, and John Saxon.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsGeorge Andrew Olah
CHEMIST
1927 - 2017
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 47
Maurice Ronet
ACTOR
1927 - 1983
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 48
Sydney Brenner
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2019
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 49
Stan Getz
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1991
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 50
F. Sherwood Rowland
CHEMIST
1927 - 2012
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 51
Leszek Kołakowski
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 52
Mary Higgins Clark
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 53
Juan Almeida Bosque
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 54
Alan MacDiarmid
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 55
Robert Noyce
INVENTOR
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 56
Enzo Bearzot
COACH
1927 - 2010
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 57
John Vane
CHEMIST
1927 - 2004
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 58
Marvin Minsky
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 59
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsIzzat Ibrahim al-Douri
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2020
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 51
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
WRITER
1964 - 2020
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 52
Joel Schumacher
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 53
Brian Dennehy
ACTOR
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 54
George Steiner
WRITER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 55
Ken Hensley
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 56
Mary Higgins Clark
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 57
Little Richard
SINGER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 58
Mamadou Tandja
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 59
Abdul Halim Khaddam
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2020
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 60
Radomir Antić
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 61
Mario J. Molina
CHEMIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 62
John Saxon
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 63
In United States
Among people born in United States, Mary Higgins Clark ranks 1,181 out of 20,380. Before her are William Gibson (1948), Gene Sharp (1928), Yonatan Netanyahu (1946), Anjelica Huston (1951), George Armitage Miller (1920), and Lisa Kudrow (1963). After her are Leo Fender (1909), Joe Jackson (1928), William Fichtner (1956), Don Siegel (1912), Donna Haraway (1944), and Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Gibson
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 1,175
Gene Sharp
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 1,176
Yonatan Netanyahu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1946 - 1976
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 1,177
Anjelica Huston
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,178
George Armitage Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1920 - 2012
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,179
Lisa Kudrow
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 1,180
Mary Higgins Clark
WRITER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 1,181
Leo Fender
INVENTOR
1909 - 1991
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 1,182
Joe Jackson
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 1,183
William Fichtner
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 1,184
Don Siegel
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 1,185
Donna Haraway
HISTORIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 1,186
Solomon R. Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1861 - 1949
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 1,187
Among WRITERS In United States
Among writers born in United States, Mary Higgins Clark ranks 116. Before her are Richard Matheson (1926), William Styron (1925), Jean Webster (1876), Edith Wharton (1862), Noah Gordon (1926), and William Gibson (1948). After her are Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Sam Shepard (1943), Tess Gerritsen (1953), Zelda Fitzgerald (1900), Valerie Solanas (1936), and Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840).
Richard Matheson
1926 - 2013
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 110
William Styron
1925 - 2006
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 111
Jean Webster
1876 - 1916
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 112
Edith Wharton
1862 - 1937
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 113
Noah Gordon
1926 - 2021
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 114
William Gibson
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 115
Mary Higgins Clark
1927 - 2020
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 116
Marshall Rosenberg
1934 - 2015
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 117
Sam Shepard
1943 - 2017
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 118
Tess Gerritsen
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 119
Zelda Fitzgerald
1900 - 1948
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 120
Valerie Solanas
1936 - 1988
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 121
Alfred Thayer Mahan
1840 - 1914
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 122