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The Most Popular Contemporary Fiction Writers (Q1 2022)
popularity
is the % of people who have a positive opinion of a contemporary fiction writer.
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Fame
Popularity
1
Stephen King
94%
67%
2
J. K. Rowling
93%
61%
3
Stan Lee
62%
45%
4
Lynda La Plante
68%
43%
5
Jacqueline Wilson
67%
42%
6
Ian Rankin
62%
39%
7
John Grisham
67%
38%
8
Tim Rice
63%
36%
9
Nick Hornby
61%
36%
10
Frederick Forsyth
64%
35%
11
James Patterson
59%
35%
12
Dan Brown
68%
34%
13
Martina Cole
58%
34%
14
Patricia Cornwell
59%
34%
15
John le Carré
57%
32%
16
Wilbur Smith
56%
31%
17
Colin Dexter
46%
30%
18
Philip Pullman
53%
29%
19
Margaret Atwood
54%
29%
20
Lee Child
54%
28%
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