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Terry Goodkind

1948 - 2020

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Terry Lee Goodkind (January 11, 1948 – September 17, 2020) was an American writer. He was known for the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth as well as the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines (2009), which has ties to his fantasy series. The Sword of Truth series sold 25 million copies worldwide and was translated into more than 20 languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terry Goodkind has received more than 1,495,054 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Terry Goodkind is the 2,287th most popular writer (down from 2,258th in 2019), the 2,940th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,844th in 2019) and the 262nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Terry Goodkind ranks 2,287 out of 5,755. Before him are Ai Qing, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, Stefan Żeromski, Francesc Eiximenis, S. S. Van Dine, and George Whitefield. After him are Victoria Ocampo, Cao Yu, Mir Taqi Mir, Zabel Yesayan, Nikolay Dobrolyubov, and Juvencus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Terry Goodkind ranks 165. Before him are Rick Parfitt, Lars Lagerbäck, Jaya Bachchan, Kemal Monteno, Randy Schekman, and Gregor Gysi. After him are Miklós Németh, Dušan Bajević, Séverine, John Ritter, Rhea Perlman, and Jürgen Sparwasser. Among people deceased in 2020, Terry Goodkind ranks 157. Before him are Amadeo Carrizo, Jerry Rawlings, Pentti Linkola, Jean Raspail, Armando Manzanero, and Mustafa Nadarević. After him are Fernando Solanas, Olof Thunberg, Mesut Yılmaz, Pierre Nkurunziza, Viktor Ponedelnik, and Philippe Nahon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Goodkind ranks 2,940 out of 18,182. Before him are Bill Hewlett (1913), Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), Dolores Costello (1903), S. S. Van Dine (1888), Ted Williams (1918), and June Allyson (1917). After him are Gene Krupa (1909), Rhea Seehorn (1972), Edward Kasner (1878), Don Henley (1947), Adam Driver (1983), and Laurie Anderson (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Terry Goodkind ranks 262. Before him are Richard Ford (1944), John Kennedy Toole (1937), Audre Lorde (1934), Terence McKenna (1946), Jonathan Franzen (1959), and S. S. Van Dine (1888). After him are Neil Postman (1931), Alexandra Ripley (1934), Edward Bunker (1933), Mary Baker Eddy (1821), Orson Scott Card (1951), and Kate Chopin (1850).

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