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Dean Koontz

1945 - Today

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Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945) is an American author. His novels are billed as suspense thrillers, but frequently incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Many of his books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list, with fourteen hardcovers and sixteen paperbacks reaching the number-one position. Koontz wrote under a number of pen names earlier in his career, including "David Axton", "Deanna Dwyer", "K.R. Dwyer", "Leigh Nichols" and "Brian Coffey". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dean Koontz is the 1,677th most popular writer (down from 1,579th in 2019), the 2,457th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,948th in 2019) and the 195th most popular American Writer.

Dean Koontz is most famous for his suspense novels.

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Among writers, Dean Koontz ranks 1,677 out of 7,302. Before him are Miklós Zrínyi, Arnaldur Indriðason, Marcel Achard, Thoinot Arbeau, Notker the Stammerer, and Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz. After him are James Oliver Curwood, Akiyuki Nosaka, Vita Sackville-West, Varro Atacinus, Lina Kostenko, and Ahmed Shawqi.

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Among people born in 1945, Dean Koontz ranks 161. Before him are Mustafa Balel, Peter Criss, Lee Jong-wook, Fusako Shigenobu, Yuen Woo-ping, and Gal Costa. After him are Christine Kaufmann, Radu Lupu, Jessye Norman, Martin Shaw, Ilija Petković, and Adam Zagajewski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dean Koontz ranks 2,457 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas Eakins (1844), Vera Wang (1949), Jeff Kinney (1971), Marg Helgenberger (1958), Stephen Smale (1930), and Robert C. Merton (1944). After him are Richard Sennett (1943), Roger Y. Tsien (1952), James Oliver Curwood (1878), George Roy Hill (1921), Bonnie Bedelia (1948), and Dan Quayle (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dean Koontz ranks 195. Before him are Harlan Coben (1962), Robert Silverberg (1935), Elizabeth George (1949), Robert Wilson (1941), E. Howard Hunt (1918), and Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815). After him are James Oliver Curwood (1878), Michael Cunningham (1952), Edward Albee (1928), James Brendan Connolly (1868), John Gray (1951), and Anne Sexton (1928).

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