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Terry Goodkind

1948 - 2020

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Terry Lee Goodkind (January 11, 1948 – September 17, 2020) was an American writer. He was known for the epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth as well as the contemporary suspense novel The Law of Nines (2009), which has ties to his fantasy series. The Sword of Truth series sold 25 million copies worldwide and was translated into more than 20 languages. Additionally, it was adapted into a television series called Legend of the Seeker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Terry Goodkind is the 2,685th most popular writer (down from 2,615th in 2024), the 3,865th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,319th in 2019) and the 309th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Terry Goodkind ranks 2,685 out of 7,302. Before him are Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Orson Scott Card, Lois McMaster Bujold, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Édouard Glissant, and Kamo no Chōmei. After him are Parvin E'tesami, Dagny Juel, Yu Kil-chun, Anvari, Noor Inayat Khan, and Jean Ray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Terry Goodkind ranks 252. Before him are Dee Wallace, Kenny Loggins, Meg Foster, Wadih Sa'adeh, George Wendt, and Muse Bihi Abdi. After him are Mahamane Ousmane, Jan Tomaszewski, Steve Winwood, Manuel Bento, Peter Hammill, and Sho Kosugi. Among people deceased in 2020, Terry Goodkind ranks 205. Before him are Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Fernando Solanas, Ang Rita, Harry Gregg, Lee Konitz, and Peter Sutcliffe. After him are Duje Bonačić, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Pierino Prati, Lucio Urtubia, John Houghton, and Suhaila Siddiq.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terry Goodkind ranks 3,865 out of 20,380. Before him are Melissa Etheridge (1961), George Wendt (1948), Irving Baxter (1876), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), Ray Wise (1947), and Jimmy Butler (1989). After him are Mike Connors (1925), Gutzon Borglum (1867), Erika Eleniak (1969), Neil Patrick Harris (1973), John Marshall (1755), and Sidney Wood (1911).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Terry Goodkind ranks 309. Before him are S. S. Van Dine (1888), Terry Brooks (1944), Margaret Fuller (1810), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), Orson Scott Card (1951), and Lois McMaster Bujold (1949). After him are Varian Fry (1907), Herman Wouk (1915), Donald E. Westlake (1933), Robert James Waller (1939), Neil Postman (1931), and Alexandra Ripley (1934).

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