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The Most Famous Contemporary Fiction Writers (Q1 2021)
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Fame
Popularity
1
Stephen King
95%
65%
2
J. K. Rowling
88%
51%
3
Stan Lee
77%
56%
4
John Grisham
75%
49%
5
James Patterson
74%
48%
6
Danielle Steel
73%
39%
7
R. L. Stine
67%
44%
8
Dean Koontz
65%
39%
9
Anne Rice
64%
35%
10
Nora Roberts
63%
34%
11
Mary Higgins Clark
63%
36%
12
Lemony Snicket
59%
31%
13
Nicholas Sparks
57%
29%
14
George R. R. Martin
57%
33%
15
Suzanne Collins
56%
29%
16
Toni Morrison
56%
36%
17
Garry Trudeau
56%
29%
18
Margaret Atwood
53%
30%
19
Dan Brown
51%
29%
20
Clive Cussler
51%
29%
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