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L. J. Smith

1965 - 2025

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Lisa Jane Smith (September 4, 1958 – March 8, 2025) was an American author of young adult fiction best known for her best-selling series The Vampire Diaries, which has been turned into a successful television show. Her books, particularly The Vampire Diaries and Night World, have been in the New York Times Best Seller list and have been nominated for five awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). L. J. Smith is the 3,619th most popular writer (up from 5,599th in 2024), the 5,235th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,426th in 2019) and the 405th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, L. J. Smith ranks 3,619 out of 7,302. Before her are Vera Komissarzhevskaya, Mirko Kovač, Jacob of Serugh, Nathan Birnbaum, Ramón Chao, and Rubem Fonseca. After her are Edvard Radzinsky, Gary Snyder, Åsa Larsson, Willem Frederik Hermans, Abu Isa al-Warraq, and Paul Goma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, L. J. Smith ranks 150. Before her are Dougray Scott, E-Type, Mikhail Prokhorov, Embeth Davidtz, Joely Richardson, and Helena Suková. After her are Rob Zombie, Mark Pellegrino, Tomáš Skuhravý, Aaron Kwok, Tommy Flanagan, and Bryan Singer. Among people deceased in 2025, L. J. Smith ranks 243. Before her are Richard Norton, Jaime Rodríguez, Susan Brownmiller, Bernard Lacombe, Al Foster, and Diogo Jota. After her are Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Manolo el del bombo, Manoj Kumar, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Sally Kirkland, and Sulochana Gadgil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, L. J. Smith ranks 5,235 out of 20,380. Before her are Roy Haynes (1925), The Boogeyman (1964), Chip Taylor (1940), Jack McGrath (1919), Carl Panzram (1892), and Seth Carlo Chandler (1846). After her are Paula Kelly (1942), James Samuel Coleman (1926), Gary Snyder (1930), Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950), Todd Armstrong (1937), and Tony Randall (1920).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, L. J. Smith ranks 405. Before her are Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892), Russell Banks (1940), Marilyn French (1929), Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882), James Russell Lowell (1819), and Brandon Sanderson (1975). After her are Gary Snyder (1930), William Goldman (1931), Howard Pyle (1853), Katherine Anne Porter (1890), David Foster Wallace (1962), and Robert B. Spencer (1962).

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