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The Most Popular Contemporary Fiction Writers (Q3 2021)
popularity
is the % of people who have a positive opinion of a contemporary fiction writer.
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Popularity
Fame
Popularity
1
Stephen King
92%
66%
2
J. K. Rowling
98%
65%
3
Stan Lee
66%
47%
4
Jacqueline Wilson
64%
41%
5
John Grisham
66%
40%
6
Tim Rice
69%
39%
7
Lynda La Plante
68%
39%
8
Ian Rankin
66%
38%
9
John le Carré
62%
38%
10
Dan Brown
72%
34%
11
Frederick Forsyth
61%
33%
12
James Patterson
57%
32%
13
Philip Pullman
52%
32%
14
Patricia Cornwell
60%
30%
15
George R. R. Martin
52%
29%
16
Anthony Horowitz
51%
28%
17
Lee Child
55%
28%
18
Helen Fielding
52%
26%
19
Wilbur Smith
52%
26%
20
Colin Dexter
46%
26%
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