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Robert Ludlum

1927 - 2001

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Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 300 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Ludlum is the 812th most popular writer (down from 761st in 2019), the 1,137th most popular biography from United States (down from 859th in 2019) and the 84th most popular American Writer.

Robert Ludlum is most famous for his Bourne series of novels, which have been adapted into movies.

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Among writers, Robert Ludlum ranks 812 out of 7,302. Before him are Max Jacob, L. Frank Baum, Zeami Motokiyo, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, Cesare Pavese, and Joseph of Anchieta. After him are William Saroyan, Masaru Emoto, Alexander Blok, Julius Fučík, Gerard of Cremona, and Nikolay Karamzin.

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Among people born in 1927, Robert Ludlum ranks 46. Before him are Harry Belafonte, Emmanuelle Riva, Raúl Alfonsín, Harry Mulisch, Juliette Gréco, and Roy Cohn. After him are Sydney Brenner, William Perry, Hugo Pratt, Geneviève Page, George O. Abell, and Alan MacDiarmid. Among people deceased in 2001, Robert Ludlum ranks 33. Before him are Morris, William Hanna, Marie José of Belgium, Donald J. Cram, Timothy McVeigh, and Masao Ono. After him are Carroll O'Connor, Douglas Adams, Mohamed Atta, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Balthus, and Emilie Schindler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Ludlum ranks 1,137 out of 20,380. Before him are L. Frank Baum (1856), Lewis Strauss (1896), William Kaelin Jr. (1957), William D. Leahy (1875), Frank B. Kellogg (1856), and Adam Sandler (1966). After him are William Saroyan (1908), John Franklin Enders (1897), Lenny Kravitz (1964), William Perry (1927), Julian Schwinger (1918), and Philip Johnson (1906).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Robert Ludlum ranks 84. Before him are Sinclair Lewis (1885), Neal Cassady (1926), H. L. Mencken (1880), Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Dashiell Hammett (1894), and L. Frank Baum (1856). After him are William Saroyan (1908), James Jones (1921), Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), John Dos Passos (1896), L. Ron Hubbard (1911), and Daniel Goleman (1946).

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