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Robert Jordan

1948 - 2007

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James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), better known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. He is best known as the author of The Wheel of Time series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel. He is one of several writers to have written original Conan the Barbarian novels; his are considered by fans to be some of the best of the non-Robert E. Howard efforts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Jordan is the 1,626th most popular writer (down from 1,494th in 2019), the 2,374th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,842nd in 2019) and the 187th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Robert Jordan ranks 1,626 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Moore, Hannah Szenes, Christian Friedrich Hebbel, Ludwig Börne, Jacques Amyot, and Mehmet Akif Ersoy. After him are S. Ansky, Rodulfus Glaber, Lycophron, Wen Tianxiang, Ira Levin, and Michael Moorcock.

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Among people born in 1948, Robert Jordan ranks 147. Before him are Tony Gatlif, Joschka Fischer, Hans Rosling, Devlet Bahçeli, Jimmy Choo, and Robert Hübner. After him are Ram Baran Yadav, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Peter Robinson, Robert Trump, Bonnie Bedelia, and Tom Wolf. Among people deceased in 2007, Robert Jordan ranks 85. Before him are Vilma Espín, Ashraf Marwan, Kiichi Miyazawa, Mary Douglas, Hrant Dink, and Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria. After him are John Woodruff, Yvonne De Carlo, Bauer, Ira Levin, E. Howard Hunt, and Sol LeWitt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Jordan ranks 2,374 out of 20,380. Before him are John G. Avildsen (1935), Warren Christopher (1925), Joseph Erlanger (1874), Greg Mankiw (1958), Ralph Bellamy (1904), and Kathryn Joosten (1939). After him are John Woodruff (1915), Joe Wilson (1947), Lee Iacocca (1924), Richard Sheldon (1878), Robin Tunney (1972), and Robert Axelrod (1943).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Jordan ranks 187. Before him are Hunter S. Thompson (1937), Clarissa Pinkola Estés (1945), Solomon Northup (1808), Flannery O'Connor (1925), Don DeLillo (1936), and Ken Wilber (1949). After him are Ira Levin (1929), Harlan Coben (1962), Robert Silverberg (1935), Elizabeth George (1949), Robert Wilson (1941), and E. Howard Hunt (1918).

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