WRITER

James Lee Burke

1936 - Today

Photo of James Lee Burke

Icon of person James Lee Burke

James Lee Burke (born December 5, 1936) is an American author, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won Edgar Awards for his novels Black Cherry Blues (1990), Cimarron Rose (1998), and Flags on the Bayou (2024). He has also been presented with the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. The Robicheaux character has been portrayed twice on screen, first by Alec Baldwin (Heaven's Prisoners) and then Tommy Lee Jones (In the Electric Mist). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Lee Burke is the 5,367th most popular writer (down from 4,800th in 2019), the 8,375th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,594th in 2019) and the 622nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of James Lee Burke by language

Loading...

Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Lee Burke ranks 5,367 out of 7,302. Before him are Wajdi Mouawad, Bo Goldman, Louis Guilloux, Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Raymond Schwartz, and Timothy Zahn. After him are Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Robin Morgan, Polydore Vergil, Jacob van Maerlant, Abdulla Shaig, and Sergey Gorodetsky.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, James Lee Burke ranks 428. Before him are Chavarat Charnvirakul, Heinz Vollmar, Mohamed Taki Abdoulkarim, Alla Demidova, Johanna Lüttge, and Lazarus Salii. After him are Yoshihisa Yoshikawa, Paulo Emilio, Viktor Kanevskyi, Wolfgang Behrendt, Cynthia McLeod, and George Voinovich.

Others Born in 1936

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, James Lee Burke ranks 8,377 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Conway (1942), Clyde King (1898), Timothy Zahn (1951), Lucy Parsons (1853), Fanny Brice (1891), and Eva LaRue (1966). After him are Barbara Feldon (1933), Candice Night (1971), Gilby Clarke (1962), Carl Foreman (1914), John Langdon (1741), and Laraine Day (1920).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Lee Burke ranks 622. Before him are Terry Bisson (1942), Carol J. Adams (1951), David Brown (1916), Michael Herr (1940), Bo Goldman (1932), and Timothy Zahn (1951). After him are Robin Morgan (1941), Paddy Chayefsky (1923), Frank O'Hara (1926), Katherine Neville (1945), Elmer Rice (1892), and John Greenleaf Whittier (1807).

American born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous