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Patricia Cornwell

1956 - Today

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Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders in Richmond, Virginia, where most of the stories are set. The plots are notable for their emphasis on forensic science, which has influenced later TV treatments of police work. Cornwell has also initiated new research into the Jack the Ripper killings, incriminating the popular British artist Walter Sickert. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Patricia Cornwell is the 1,712th most popular writer (up from 1,777th in 2019), the 2,498th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,235th in 2019) and the 202nd most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Patricia Cornwell ranks 1,712 out of 7,302. Before her are Konstantin Paustovsky, Jens Fink-Jensen, Didymus Chalcenterus, Chico Xavier, Denis Fonvizin, and Rafael Sabatini. After her are Robert Harris, Jurji Zaydan, Väinö Linna, Eleanor Hibbert, Giorgio Bassani, and Frederic W. H. Myers.

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Among people born in 1956, Patricia Cornwell ranks 80. Before her are Larry Bird, Walter Salles, Boris Trajkovski, David Sassoli, Alexey Pajitnov, and Jens Fink-Jensen. After her are Boris Akunin, Mimi Rogers, Rita Wilson, Michael Biehn, Roderick MacKinnon, and Luis Guzmán.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patricia Cornwell ranks 2,498 out of 20,380. Before her are John Hughes (1950), Mike Dunleavy (1961), Sundance Kid (1867), William H. Seward (1801), Justin Timberlake (1981), and Curtis LeMay (1906). After her are Robert Sternberg (1949), Bob Fosse (1927), Joe Pantoliano (1951), Michael Jeter (1952), Sam Houston (1793), and Cindy Sherman (1954).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Patricia Cornwell ranks 202. Before her are James Oliver Curwood (1878), Michael Cunningham (1952), Edward Albee (1928), James Brendan Connolly (1868), John Gray (1951), and Anne Sexton (1928). After her are Johnston McCulley (1883), Jack Vance (1916), Rick Riordan (1964), Bob Woodward (1943), Nora Ephron (1941), and R. L. Stine (1943).

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