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Patricia Cornwell

1956 - Today

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Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders in Richmond, Virginia, where most of the stories are set. The plots are notable for their emphasis on forensic science, which has influenced later TV treatments of police work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patricia Cornwell has received more than 1,561,617 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Patricia Cornwell is the 1,756th most popular writer (down from 1,505th in 2019), the 2,283rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,844th in 2019) and the 206th most popular American Writer.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Patricia Cornwell ranks 1,756 out of 5,755. Before her are Nina Berberova, Cesare Zavattini, E. Howard Hunt, Gregory Tsamblak, Tonino Guerra, and José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell. After her are Thomas Wyatt, Raymond E. Feist, Marcel Schwob, Edmond Hamilton, Josep Pla, and Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Patricia Cornwell ranks 65. Before her are Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Joan Allen, Almazbek Atambayev, Abdalla Hamdok, Thomas N'Kono, and Ali Asadov. After her are Stevie Young, Sela Ward, Sebastian Coe, Mansour Bahrami, Jan Peter Balkenende, and Bidzina Ivanishvili.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patricia Cornwell ranks 2,283 out of 18,182. Before her are Estelle Getty (1923), Kate Jackson (1948), Ellery Harding Clark (1874), E. Howard Hunt (1918), James Heckman (1944), and Jelly Roll Morton (1890). After her are Raymond E. Feist (1945), Edmond Hamilton (1904), Marvin Harris (1927), Andrew Wyeth (1917), Gerard Damiano (1928), and Michael Rosbash (1944).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Patricia Cornwell ranks 206. Before her are Langston Hughes (1902), Voltairine de Cleyre (1866), Clark Ashton Smith (1893), Frank McCourt (1930), Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), and E. Howard Hunt (1918). After her are Raymond E. Feist (1945), Edmond Hamilton (1904), Fredric Jameson (1934), Joseph D. Pistone (1939), Bernard Malamud (1914), and Robert Silverberg (1935).

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