WRITER

James Ellroy

1948 - Today

James Ellroy

Lee Earle "James" Ellroy (born March 4, 1948) is an American crime fiction writer and essayist. Ellroy has become known for a telegrammatic prose style in his most recent work, wherein he frequently omits connecting words and uses only short, staccato sentences, and in particular for the novels The Black Dahlia (1987) and L.A. Confidential (1990). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Ellroy is the 1,308th most popular writer (up from 1,872nd in 2019), the 1,869th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,365th in 2019) and the 148th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Ellroy ranks 1,308 out of 7,302. Before him are Andrei Platonov, Rudolf Erich Raspe, Maurice Barrès, Georges Feydeau, Wilhelm Müller, and Constantijn Huygens. After him are Arthur Hailey, Quintus Fabius Pictor, Hieronymus of Cardia, Ruy González de Clavijo, Joyce Carol Oates, and Aelius Aristides.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Andrei Platonov
1899 - 1951
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,302
Rudolf Erich Raspe
1736 - 1794
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,303
Maurice Barrès
1862 - 1923
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,304
Georges Feydeau
1862 - 1921
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,305
Wilhelm Müller
1794 - 1827
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,306
Constantijn Huygens
1596 - 1687
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,307
James Ellroy
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,308
Arthur Hailey
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,309
Quintus Fabius Pictor
254 BC - 201 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,310
Hieronymus of Cardia
390 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,311
Ruy González de Clavijo
1400 - 1412
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 1,312
Joyce Carol Oates
1938 - Present
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,313
Aelius Aristides
117 - 189
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 1,314

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, James Ellroy ranks 110. Before him are Alia Al-Hussein, John Gray, Nathalie Baye, Akira Yoshino, Randy Schekman, and Krešimir Ćosić. After him are Mischa Maisky, George Abela, Jimmy Cliff, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Pedro López, and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada.

Others Born in 1948

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Alia Al-Hussein
COMPANION
1948 - 1977
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 104
John Gray
PHILOSOPHER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 105
Nathalie Baye
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 106
Akira Yoshino
CHEMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 107
Randy Schekman
PHYSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 108
Krešimir Ćosić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 109
James Ellroy
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 110
Mischa Maisky
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 111
George Abela
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 112
Jimmy Cliff
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 113
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 114
Pedro López
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 115
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada
MAFIOSO
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 116

In United States

Among people born in United States, James Ellroy ranks 1,869 out of 20,380. Before him are John Forsythe (1918), Jack Warden (1920), James E. Webb (1906), Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), and RZA (1969). After him are Dion DiMucci (1939), Jeff Chandler (1918), Robert Lefkowitz (1943), Margaret Rhea Seddon (1947), George Jung (1942), and Tony Todd (1954).

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John Forsythe
ACTOR
1918 - 2010
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,863
Jack Warden
ACTOR
1920 - 2006
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,864
James E. Webb
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1992
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,865
Seán Patrick O'Malley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,866
Ellen DeGeneres
COMEDIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,867
RZA
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,868
James Ellroy
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 1,869
Dion DiMucci
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 1,870
Jeff Chandler
ACTOR
1918 - 1961
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,871
Robert Lefkowitz
PHYSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,872
Margaret Rhea Seddon
ASTRONAUT
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 1,873
George Jung
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,874
Tony Todd
ACTOR
1954 - 2024
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 1,875