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The Most Famous Contemporary Fiction Writers (Q2 2021)
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is defined by the % of people who have heard of a contemporary fiction writer.
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1
Stephen King
94%
66%
2
J. K. Rowling
90%
57%
3
Stan Lee
77%
58%
4
John Grisham
76%
50%
5
Danielle Steel
74%
38%
6
James Patterson
73%
48%
7
Dean Koontz
68%
40%
8
Mary Higgins Clark
65%
39%
9
Nora Roberts
64%
36%
10
R. L. Stine
64%
41%
11
Anne Rice
63%
38%
12
Nicholas Sparks
58%
32%
13
George R. R. Martin
57%
36%
14
Garry Trudeau
57%
31%
15
Lemony Snicket
56%
30%
16
Suzanne Collins
55%
27%
17
Dan Brown
54%
29%
18
Clive Barker
54%
32%
19
Toni Morrison
54%
33%
20
John Irving
53%
29%
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