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Gillian Flynn

1971 - Today

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Gillian Schieber Flynn (; born February 24, 1971) is an American author, screenwriter, and producer, best known for her thriller and mystery novels Sharp Objects (2006), Dark Places (2009), and Gone Girl (2012). Her works have been translated into 40 languages, and by 2016, Gone Girl had sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gillian Flynn is the 6,296th most popular writer (down from 6,182nd in 2019), the 11,481st most popular biography from United States (down from 10,620th in 2019) and the 833rd most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gillian Flynn ranks 6,296 out of 7,302. Before her are Joan Carreras i Goicoechea, Bayard Taylor, John Toll, Chris Claremont, William H. Gass, and Mah Laqa Bai. After her are Richard K. Morgan, Crane Wilbur, Polly Samson, Peter Stamm, Meg Cabot, and Sándor Csoóri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Gillian Flynn ranks 351. Before her are Beatrix von Storch, Bjarte Engen Vik, John Ross Bowie, Claude Dambury, Ani Choying Drolma, and Christine Taylor. After her are Lisa Ekdahl, Zoran Mirković, Isabelle Carré, Scott Grimes, Anthony Rapp, and Annabeth Gish.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gillian Flynn ranks 11,483 out of 20,380. Before her are Casey Calvert (1990), Alfred Lindley (1904), William Keighley (1889), Lisa Franchetti (1964), Roger Miller (1936), and Sydney Schanberg (1934). After her are Dan Bilzerian (1980), Robert Wrenn (1873), Lillian Wald (1867), Thora Birch (1982), Glenn Plummer (1961), and Eddy Arnold (1918).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Gillian Flynn ranks 833. Before her are Brené Brown (1965), Charles Eastman (1858), Jack McDevitt (1935), Bayard Taylor (1825), John Toll (1952), and William H. Gass (1924). After her are Crane Wilbur (1886), Meg Cabot (1967), N. Scott Momaday (1934), Abby Mann (1927), Eric Van Lustbader (1946), and John Clellon Holmes (1926).

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