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Patrick Rothfuss

1973 - Today

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Patrick James Rothfuss (born June 6, 1973) is an American author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Patrick Rothfuss has received more than 3,465,138 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Patrick Rothfuss is the 5,129th most popular writer (down from 4,612th in 2019), the 7,311th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,607th in 2019) and the 576th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle
***SEX INVOLVED!!*** This is a book for children It is a nice, sweet story tale that encourages children to grow up to fuck others!
La música del silencio
Name of the Wind
The Wise Man’s Fear
The Kingkiller Chronicle, Magicians, Attempted assassination
Preceded by: [The Name of the Wind][1] In The Wise Man's Fear, Kvothe searches for answers, attempting to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, forced to reclaim the honor of his family, and travels into the Fae realm. There he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist, and who no man has ever survived...until Kvothe. Now, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time. ([source][2]) [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL9772092W/The_Name_of_the_Wind [2]: https://www.patrickrothfuss.com/content/books.asp
The Name of the Wind
American fantasy fiction, Adult books for young adults, epic fiction
My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as "quothe." Names are important as they tell you a great deal about a person. I've had more names than anyone has a right to. The Adem call me Maedre. Which, depending on how it's spoken, can mean The Flame, The Thunder, or The Broken Tree. "The Flame" is obvious if you've ever seen me. I have red hair, bright. If I had been born a couple of hundred years ago I would probably have been burned as a demon. I keep it short but it's unruly. When left to its own devices, it sticks up and makes me look as if I have been set afire. "The Thunder" I attribute to a strong baritone and a great deal of stage training at an early age. I've never thought of "The Broken Tree" as very significant. Although in retrospect, I suppose it could be considered at least partially prophetic. My first mentor called me E'lir because I was clever and I knew it. My first real lover called me Dulator because she liked the sound of it. I have been called Shadicar, Lightfinger, and Six-String. I have been called Kvothe the Bloodless, Kvothe the Arcane, and Kvothe Kingkiller. I have earned those names. Bought and paid for them. But I was brought up as Kvothe. My father once told me it meant "to know." I have, of course, been called many other things. Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. You may have heard of me. So begins the tale of Kvothe—from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe as a notorious magician, an accomplished thief, a masterful musician, and an infamous assassin. But The Name of the Wind is so much more—for the story it tells reveals the truth behind Kvothe's legend. ([source][1]) Followed by: [The Wise Man's Fear][2] [1]: https://www.patrickrothfuss.com/content/books.asp [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8479869W

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Patrick Rothfuss ranks 5,129 out of 7,302Before him are Joel Chandler Harris, Abbas Sahhat, Warren Farrell, Edoardo Sanguineti, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, and Enzo Biagi. After him are Emil František Burian, Laura Cereta, Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, Harold Russell, Louella Parsons, and Margita Figuli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Patrick Rothfuss ranks 186Before him are Jeon Do-yeon, Mick Thomson, James Foley, Tore André Flo, Marco Delvecchio, and Melvil Poupaud. After him are Eduardo Noriega, Vikash Dhorasoo, Loris Capirossi, Natasha Korolyova, Johan Micoud, and Brittany Andrews.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patrick Rothfuss ranks 7,311 out of 20,380Before him are Alan Taylor (1959), Buddy DeFranco (1923), William J. Casey (1913), Tony Trabert (1930), Nancy Walker (1922), and Patrick St. Esprit (1954). After him are Barbara Morgan (1951), Beverly Sills (1929), Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926), Jeffrey Combs (1954), Jane Pierce (1806), and John Hawkes (1959).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Patrick Rothfuss ranks 576Before him are John O'Hara (1905), Alan Dean Foster (1946), Jack Finney (1911), Frank Norris (1870), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), and Warren Farrell (1943). After him are Louella Parsons (1881), Walter M. Miller Jr. (1923), Eve Ensler (1953), Richard Powers (1957), Ernie Pyle (1900), and Bart D. Ehrman (1955).