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Michael Connelly

1956 - Today

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Michael Joseph Connelly (born July 21, 1956) is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Connelly is the bestselling author of 38 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Connelly is the 1,190th most popular writer (down from 1,094th in 2019), the 1,694th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,288th in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Michael Connelly ranks 1,190 out of 7,302. Before him are Donna Leon, Bernardino de Sahagún, Joanot Martorell, Zachris Topelius, Jernej Kopitar, and Monique Wittig. After him are Ljudevit Gaj, Marshall Rosenberg, Ugo Foscolo, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Sarah, Duchess of York, and Rigas Feraios.

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Among people born in 1956, Michael Connelly ranks 50. Before him are Zbigniew Boniek, Danny Boyle, Joe Satriani, David Caruso, Aileen Wuornos, and Afric Simone. After him are Marc Dutroux, Ali Asadov, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Michele Alboreto, Andrus Ansip, and Andrius Kubilius.

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Among people born in United States, Michael Connelly ranks 1,694 out of 20,380. Before him are Larry King (1933), Liz Cheney (1966), Chyna (1969), Sam Walton (1918), Kathleen Turner (1954), and Jordan Belfort (1962). After him are Robert Anderson (1805), J. Christopher Stevens (1960), Christina Onassis (1950), K. C. Jones (1932), Richard Thaler (1945), and Pat Nixon (1912).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Michael Connelly ranks 136. Before him are John Dickson Carr (1906), Jean Webster (1876), Irving Stone (1903), Danielle Steel (1947), Anne Rice (1941), and Donna Leon (1942). After him are Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Richard Matheson (1926), Rex Stout (1886), Irwin Shaw (1913), Noah Gordon (1926), and Robert Sheckley (1928).

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