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John Grisham

1955 - Today

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John Ray Grisham Jr. (; born February 8, 1955) is an American novelist, lawyer, and former politician, known for his best-selling legal thrillers. According to the American Academy of Achievement, Grisham has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers, and his books have sold 300 million copies worldwide. Along with Tom Clancy and J. K. Rowling, Grisham is one of only three anglophone authors to have sold two million copies on the first printing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Grisham is the 998th most popular writer (up from 1,126th in 2019), the 1,402nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,324th in 2019) and the 112th most popular American Writer.

John Grisham is most famous for his novels, which are usually legal thrillers.

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Among writers, John Grisham ranks 998 out of 7,302. Before him are Joachim du Bellay, Ghassan Kanafani, Vasily Zhukovsky, Branislav Nušić, Thomas Wolfe, and Wilbur Smith. After him are Joost van den Vondel, Aziz Nesin, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Andrew of Crete, Agathon, and Bettina von Arnim.

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Among people born in 1955, John Grisham ranks 55. Before him are J. K. Simmons, Shoko Asahara, Najib Mikati, Brendan Gleeson, Mark David Chapman, and Héctor Cúper. After him are Roland Emmerich, Binali Yıldırım, Gary Sinise, Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Asif Ali Zardari, and Billy Bob Thornton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Grisham ranks 1,402 out of 20,380. Before him are Burgess Meredith (1907), Walter Brennan (1894), Eric Adams (1960), Robert Walker (1918), John Heard (1946), and Tom Holland (1943). After him are Michelle Phillips (1944), Howard H. Aiken (1900), Virginia Apgar (1909), Tex Watson (1945), Sam Elliott (1944), and Meat Loaf (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, John Grisham ranks 112. Before him are John Fante (1909), Cormac McCarthy (1933), Ambrose Bierce (1842), Raymond Carver (1938), Sherwood Anderson (1876), and Thomas Wolfe (1900). After him are Nellie Bly (1864), Ed Bradley (1941), Dalton Trumbo (1905), Eleanor H. Porter (1868), Mary Higgins Clark (1927), and Clifford D. Simak (1904).

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