WRITER

Scott Turow

1949 - Today

Photo of Scott Turow

Icon of person Scott Turow

Scott Frederick Turow (born April 12, 1949) is an American author and lawyer. Turow worked as a lawyer for a decade before writing full-time, and has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Turow’s novels are set primarily among the legal community in the fictional Kindle County. Films have been based on several of his books. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Scott Turow is the 5,558th most popular writer (up from 6,033rd in 2019), the 8,860th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,899th in 2019) and the 654th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Scott Turow by language

Loading...

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Scott Turow ranks 5,558 out of 7,302. Before him are Władysław Broniewski, Serhiy Zhadan, Cyril M. Kornbluth, Jan Parandowski, Dimitar Dimov, and Candy Barr. After him are Michel Deguy, Fredric Wertham, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Irmtraud Morgner, Patrick Rothfuss, and Clara Reeve.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Scott Turow ranks 542. Before him are Richard Neal, Dinesh Gunawardena, Shaukat Aziz, Gloria Hendry, Chang Wanquan, and Shlomo Artzi. After him are Michael Häupl, Mavuba Mafuila, John Boehner, Anna-Maria Müller, Ronnie Ray Smith, and Maggie Gobran.

Others Born in 1949

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott Turow ranks 8,862 out of 20,380. Before him are CM Punk (1978), Paul Heyman (1965), Joseph Paul Franklin (1950), Chico Hamilton (1921), S. Epatha Merkerson (1952), and Samantha Mathis (1970). After him are Kevin Dillon (1965), George Deukmejian (1928), Peter Buck (1956), Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), Walt Davis (1931), and Lyle Mays (1953).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Scott Turow ranks 654. Before him are David Weber (1952), Lydia Maria Child (1802), Madeline Miller (1978), Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950), Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923), and Candy Barr (1935). After him are Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), Patrick Rothfuss (1973), James C. Collins (1958), Norman Cousins (1915), Warren Farrell (1943), and Diana Der Hovanessian (1934).

American born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous