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Harlan Coben

1962 - Today

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Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962) is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Twelve of his novels have been adapted for film and television. Coben has won an Edgar Award, a Shamus Award, and an Anthony Award—the first author to receive all three. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harlan Coben is the 1,635th most popular writer (up from 2,248th in 2019), the 2,386th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,826th in 2019) and the 189th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Harlan Coben ranks 1,635 out of 7,302. Before him are Lycophron, Wen Tianxiang, Ira Levin, Michael Moorcock, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, and Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala. After him are Pehr Henrik Ling, Babrius, Robert Desnos, Boualem Sansal, Robert Silverberg, and Mao Dun.

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Among people born in 1962, Harlan Coben ranks 66. Before him are Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Marie Trintignant, Marcia Cross, Viola Amherd, Abdulla Aripov, and Dino Merlin. After him are Andreas Köpke, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Felicity Huffman, Jorge Burruchaga, Felipe Calderón, and Dave Gahan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harlan Coben ranks 2,386 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Axelrod (1943), Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878), Ira Levin (1929), Victor Mature (1913), Al Lettieri (1928), and Will Sampson (1933). After him are Wayne Shorter (1933), Linda Ronstadt (1946), Thomas Mitchell (1892), Eva Longoria (1975), Thomas R. Marshall (1854), and Art Tatum (1909).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Harlan Coben ranks 189. Before him are Solomon Northup (1808), Flannery O'Connor (1925), Don DeLillo (1936), Ken Wilber (1949), Robert Jordan (1948), and Ira Levin (1929). After him are Robert Silverberg (1935), Elizabeth George (1949), Robert Wilson (1941), E. Howard Hunt (1918), Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815), and Dean Koontz (1945).

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