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The Most Popular All-time Writers (Q1 2022)

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

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  • 1Dr. SeussDr. Seuss94%74%
  • 2Mark TwainMark Twain91%70%
  • 3William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare96%69%
  • 4Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe91%69%
  • 5Charles DickensCharles Dickens91%66%
  • 6Stephen KingStephen King92%62%
  • 7Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway89%62%
  • 8Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson86%59%
  • 9H. G. WellsH. G. Wells78%57%
  • 10George OrwellGeorge Orwell77%57%
  • 11Maya AngelouMaya Angelou77%56%
  • 12Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie79%55%
  • 13Stan LeeStan Lee74%54%
  • 14J. K. RowlingJ. K. Rowling89%54%
  • 15SocratesSocrates83%53%
  • 16Robert FrostRobert Frost80%52%
  • 17Oscar WildeOscar Wilde80%52%
  • 18John GrishamJohn Grisham80%50%
  • 19Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen75%50%
  • 20J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien73%50%
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