Writer
Dean Koontz
1945 - today
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Dean Koontz
His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Dean Koontz is the 1,676th most popular writer (down from 1,579th in 2024), the 2,458th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,948th in 2019) and the 194th most popular American Writer.
Dean Koontz is most famous for his suspense novels.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Dean Koontz ranks 1,676 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.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Miklós Zrínyi
1620 - 1664
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,670
Arnaldur Indriðason
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,671
Marcel Achard
1899 - 1974
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 1,672
Thoinot Arbeau
1520 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 1,673
Notker the Stammerer
840 - 912
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 1,674
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
1885 - 1939
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,675
Dean Koontz
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 1,676
James Oliver Curwood
1878 - 1927
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1,677
Akiyuki Nosaka
1930 - 2015
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,678
Vita Sackville-West
1892 - 1962
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,679
Varro Atacinus
82 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,680
Lina Kostenko
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 1,681
Ahmed Shawqi
1868 - 1932
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 1,682
Contemporaries
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.
Others Born in 1945
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Mustafa Balel
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 155
Peter Criss
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 156
Lee Jong-wook
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 157
Fusako Shigenobu
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 158
Yuen Woo-ping
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 159
Gal Costa
SINGER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 160
Dean Koontz
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 161
Christine Kaufmann
ACTOR
1945 - 2017
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 162
Radu Lupu
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 163
Jessye Norman
SINGER
1945 - 2019
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 164
Martin Shaw
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 165
Ilija Petković
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 166
Adam Zagajewski
WRITER
1945 - 2021
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 167
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dean Koontz ranks 2,458 out of NaN. 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).
Others born in United States
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Thomas Eakins
PAINTER
1844 - 1916
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,452
Vera Wang
FASHION DESIGNER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,453
Jeff Kinney
GAME DESIGNER
1971 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,454
Marg Helgenberger
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,455
Stephen Smale
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,456
Robert C. Merton
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,457
Dean Koontz
WRITER
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,458
Richard Sennett
HISTORIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,459
Roger Y. Tsien
CHEMIST
1952 - 2016
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,460
James Oliver Curwood
WRITER
1878 - 1927
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,461
George Roy Hill
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2002
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,462
Bonnie Bedelia
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2,463
Dan Quayle
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 2,464
Among Writers In United States
Among writers born in United States, Dean Koontz ranks 194. 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).
Harlan Coben
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 188
Robert Silverberg
1935 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 189
Elizabeth George
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 190
Robert Wilson
1941 - 2025
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 191
E. Howard Hunt
1918 - 2007
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 192
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1815 - 1902
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 193
Dean Koontz
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 194
James Oliver Curwood
1878 - 1927
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 195
Michael Cunningham
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 196
Edward Albee
1928 - 2016
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 197
James Brendan Connolly
1868 - 1957
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 198
John Gray
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 199
Anne Sexton
1928 - 1974
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 200
