WRITER

Nicholas Sparks

1965 - Today

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Nicholas Charles Sparks (born December 31, 1965) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He has published twenty-three novels, all New York Times bestsellers, and two works of nonfiction, with over 115 million copies sold worldwide in more than 50 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas Sparks has received more than 5,987,935 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Nicholas Sparks is the 1,943rd most popular writer (down from 1,493rd in 2019), the 2,455th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,921st in 2019) and the 217th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Nicholas Sparks ranks 1,943 out of 7,302. Before him are Ko Un, Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, Vazha-Pshavela, Avitus of Vienne, and Hirokazu Kanazawa. After him are André Brink, Constantine of Preslav, Bernard Palissy, Jón Arason, Eugenio Barba, and Jane Jacobs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Nicholas Sparks ranks 57. Before him are Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Vinnie Jones, Julia Ormond, Aamir Khan, Stefano Pioli, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. After him are Sam Mendes, Frank Grillo, Linda Evangelista, Zakir Naik, KRS-One, and Valeria Golino.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nicholas Sparks ranks 2,455 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert James Waller (1939), Grace Moore (1898), John G. Thompson (1932), Al Oerter (1936), Jeb Bush (1953), and Neil Sedaka (1939). After him are Paris Hilton (1981), Henrietta Lacks (1920), Beverly D'Angelo (1951), Julian Schnabel (1951), Alan Ladd (1913), and Chris Wallace (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Nicholas Sparks ranks 217. Before him are Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Shirley Jackson (1916), Nora Ephron (1941), Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), Clark Ashton Smith (1893), and Robert James Waller (1939). After him are Jane Jacobs (1916), Eugene Nida (1914), Lady Randolph Churchill (1854), Cornell Woolrich (1903), Richard Brautigan (1935), and Bob Woodward (1943).

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