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Ann Rule

1931 - 2015

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Ann Rae Rule (née Stackhouse; October 22, 1931 – July 26, 2015) was an American author of true crime books and articles. She is best known for The Stranger Beside Me (1980), about the serial killer Ted Bundy, her co-worker and one-time friend, who was later revealed to be a murderer. Rule wrote over 30 true crime books, including Small Sacrifices, about Oregon child murderer Diane Downs. Many of Rule's books center on murder cases that occurred in the Pacific Northwest and her adopted home state of Washington. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Ann Rule is the 5,848th most popular writer (down from 5,741st in 2024), the 9,780th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,824th in 2019) and the 715th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Ann Rule ranks 5,848 out of 7,302. Before her are Francis Chichester, Richard Scarry, John Wain, Yi Munyeol, Helen Prejean, and Zitkala-Sa. After her are Leo Buscaglia, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, Monica Lovinescu, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Kenneth Rexroth, and Ferreira Gullar.

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Among people born in 1931, Ann Rule ranks 515. Before her are Galina Shamrai, Enrique Hormazábal, Federico Edwards, Gordon Pirie, Billy Bingham, and Marc Bouissou. After her are Gustav-Adolf Schur, Tomimaru Okuni, Flora Nwapa, Carlos Graça, Ray Bryant, and István Gulyás. Among people deceased in 2015, Ann Rule ranks 418. Before her are Eric Thompson, Ellen Albertini Dow, Peder Pedersen, Richard Bass, Catherine E. Coulson, and Robert La Caze. After her are Sergio Caprari, Bruno Pesaola, Toller Cranston, Rakhat Aliyev, Tanith Lee, and Sajida al-Rishawi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ann Rule ranks 9,784 out of 20,380. Before her are Brad Garrett (1960), Helen Prejean (1939), Harry DeBaecke (1879), Carl Robie (1945), Noah Baumbach (1969), Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847), Zitkala-Sa (1876), and Scott Brady (1924). After her are Otis Spann (1924), Skin Diamond (1987), Leo Buscaglia (1924), and Chris Buck (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Ann Rule ranks 715. Before her are Gardner Dozois (1947), Donald Richie (1924), John Varley (1947), Richard Scarry (1919), Helen Prejean (1939), and Zitkala-Sa (1876). After her are Leo Buscaglia (1924), Kenneth Rexroth (1905), Barbara Kingsolver (1955), John Keel (1930), Daniel Goldhagen (1959), and Helen Hunt Jackson (1830).

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