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E. L. James

1963 - Today

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Erika Mitchell (born 7 March 1963), known by her pen name E. L. James, is a British author. She wrote the best-selling Fifty Shades series of erotic romance novels, which spawned a multimedia franchise including a film trilogy of the same name. Prior to this, she wrote the Twilight fan fiction "Master of the Universe" that served as the basis for the Fifty Shades series under the web name Snowqueens Icedragon. In 2019, she published her first book unconnected with the fictional world of Fifty Shades, The Mister, to negative critical reaction. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. E. L. James is the 1,397th most popular writer (up from 4,738th in 2019), the 1,260th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,430th in 2019) and the 133rd most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, E. L. James ranks 1,397 out of 7,302. Before her are Antoine-Henri Jomini, Adamantios Korais, Wace, Semonides of Amorgos, Wilhelm Weitling, and P. D. James. After her are Mavro Orbini, Bulat Okudzhava, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Elsa Triolet, Ko Un, and Rosika Schwimmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, E. L. James ranks 56. Before her are Helen Hunt, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Peter Bosz, Lolo Ferrari, Félix Tshisekedi, and Ulf Kristersson. After her are Matti Nykänen, Andrej Kiska, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Liu Cixin, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, and Mark Strong.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, E. L. James ranks 1,260 out of 8,785. Before her are Ann Jones (1938), John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718), Leopold Stokowski (1882), Lady Byron (1792), Denholm Elliott (1922), and P. D. James (1920). After her are Richard Hamilton (1922), Don Airey (1948), Cozy Powell (1947), Ally McCoist (1962), Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871), and John Langdon Down (1828).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, E. L. James ranks 133. Before her are Lobsang Rampa (1910), Barbara Cartland (1901), Ken Robinson (1950), David C. H. Austin (1926), Robert Browning (1812), and P. D. James (1920). After her are John Berger (1926), Allan Pinkerton (1819), Ruth Rendell (1930), James Anderson (1680), Evelyn Waugh (1903), and Lee Child (1954).

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