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James Patterson

1947 - Today

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James Brendan Patterson (born March 22, 1947) is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Patterson is the 1,384th most popular writer (down from 1,249th in 2019), the 2,006th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,470th in 2019) and the 160th most popular American Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, James Patterson ranks 1,384 out of 7,302. Before him are Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Sławomir Mrożek, Jean Chapelain, Deepak Chopra, Arsen Kotsoyev, and Jaan Kross. After him are Robert Browning, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Péter Nádas, Erskine Caldwell, Clive Cussler, and Béla Balázs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, James Patterson ranks 125. Before him are F. R. David, Mario Aurelio Poli, Saskia Sassen, Jerzy Popiełuszko, Roy Hodgson, and Viktor Belenko. After him are Mumtaz, Wes Studi, Wilton Daniel Gregory, Joe Mantegna, Cozy Powell, and Haji Mohammad Chamkani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Patterson ranks 2,006 out of 20,380. Before him are Chuck Yeager (1923), Lucy Liu (1968), James Heckman (1944), River Phoenix (1970), Janet Gaynor (1906), and Scott Hall (1958). After him are XXXTentacion (1998), Alan Greenspan (1926), Erskine Caldwell (1903), Clive Cussler (1931), Scott Wilson (1942), and Percy Spencer (1894).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Patterson ranks 160. Before him are Diana Gabaldon (1952), Nora Roberts (1950), Martha Gellhorn (1908), Fredric Brown (1906), Norman Mailer (1923), and Harry Harrison (1925). After him are Erskine Caldwell (1903), Clive Cussler (1931), James Baldwin (1924), William Styron (1925), Poul Anderson (1926), and Alice Walker (1944).

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