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Donna Leon

1942 - Today

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Donna Leon (; born September 28, 1942) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. The novels are written in English and have been translated into many foreign languages, although – at Leon's request – not into Italian, as she formerly lived there, still visits monthly, and prefers not to have recognition in the country. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donna Leon is the 1,184th most popular writer (down from 976th in 2019), the 1,684th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,126th in 2019) and the 135th most popular American Writer.

Donna Leon is most famous for her crime novels set in Venice, Italy.

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Among writers, Donna Leon ranks 1,184 out of 7,302. Before her are Michel Butor, Cai Yan, Sami Frashëri, Anne Rice, Lin Yutang, and Annemarie Schwarzenbach. After her are Bernardino de Sahagún, Joanot Martorell, Zachris Topelius, Jernej Kopitar, Monique Wittig, and Michael Connelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Donna Leon ranks 111. Before her are António Lobo Antunes, John Cale, Barry Levinson, Fraser Stoddart, Yasuyuki Kuwahara, and Lee Kun-hee. After her are Muhammadu Buhari, Maria Kaczyńska, Britt Ekland, Linda Evans, Karen Uhlenbeck, and Mike Newell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donna Leon ranks 1,684 out of 20,380. Before her are Chris Columbus (1958), Anne Rice (1941), Loie Fuller (1862), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), Eva Marie Saint (1924), and Mark Harmon (1951). After her are Tony Shalhoub (1953), Sacagawea (1780), Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912), Larry King (1933), Liz Cheney (1966), and Chyna (1969).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Donna Leon ranks 135. Before her are Walter Lippmann (1889), John Dickson Carr (1906), Jean Webster (1876), Irving Stone (1903), Danielle Steel (1947), and Anne Rice (1941). After her are Michael Connelly (1956), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Richard Matheson (1926), Rex Stout (1886), Irwin Shaw (1913), and Noah Gordon (1926).

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