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The Most Popular All-time Writers (Q2 2022)

popularity is the % of people who have a positive opinion of a all-time writer. Find out more

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  • 1Roald DahlRoald Dahl96%79%
  • 2Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie93%74%
  • 3Beatrix PotterBeatrix Potter91%72%
  • 4Charles DarwinCharles Darwin92%67%
  • 5Ian FlemingIan Fleming90%67%
  • 6Stephen KingStephen King94%65%
  • 7Anne FrankAnne Frank91%63%
  • 8J. K. RowlingJ. K. Rowling97%62%
  • 9Charles DickensCharles Dickens91%62%
  • 10William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare96%61%
  • 11Enid BlytonEnid Blyton83%61%
  • 12Isaac NewtonIsaac Newton88%57%
  • 13J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien85%56%
  • 14C. S. LewisC. S. Lewis81%56%
  • 15H. G. WellsH. G. Wells81%56%
  • 16Rudyard KiplingRudyard Kipling83%55%
  • 17Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan Doyle78%54%
  • 18Lewis CarrollLewis Carroll82%54%
  • 19George OrwellGeorge Orwell78%54%
  • 20Jane AustenJane Austen87%51%
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