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Dan Brown

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Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author best known for his thriller novels, particularly the Robert Langdon series Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013), Origin (2017) and The Secret of Secrets (2025). His novels are treasure hunts that usually take place over a 24-hour period and center on recurring themes of cryptography, art, and conspiracy theories. Brown's books have been translated into 57 languages and have sold over 200 million copies as of 2012. Three of his works—Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, and Inferno—have been adapted into films, while one, The Lost Symbol, was adapted into a television series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Brown is the 460th most popular writer (down from 407th in 2019), the 562nd most popular biography from United States (down from 386th in 2019) and the 51st most popular American Writer.

Dan Brown is most famous for his novels, The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dan Brown ranks 460 out of 7,302. Before him are Carl Spitteler, Louis Aragon, Marguerite Yourcenar, Gabriela Mistral, Ahmad Yasawi, and Baldassare Castiglione. After him are Samuel Butler, Statius, Thomas Bernhard, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Harper Lee, and Mahmoud Darwish.

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Among people born in 1964, Dan Brown ranks 13. Before him are Marco van Basten, Sarah Palin, Russell Crowe, Melinda Gates, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Farage. After him are Tim Walz, Robert Fico, Kamala Harris, Klaus Ebner, Boris Johnson, and Rocco Siffredi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Brown ranks 562 out of 20,380. Before him are Dick Cheney (1941), Herbert A. Hauptman (1917), Michael Clarke Duncan (1957), Charles M. Schulz (1922), Jesse James (1847), and Elinor Ostrom (1933). After him are Shirley Temple (1928), Harper Lee (1926), Jodie Foster (1962), Vesto Slipher (1875), Eugene O'Neill (1888), and Robert Peary (1856).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dan Brown ranks 51. Before him are James Fenimore Cooper (1789), Jack Kerouac (1922), Gertrude Stein (1874), Raymond Chandler (1888), Henry James (1843), and Philip Roth (1933). After him are Harper Lee (1926), Eugene O'Neill (1888), Louise Glück (1943), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804), William S. Burroughs (1914), and Tennessee Williams (1911).

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