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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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Popularity
1
Stephen King
92%
62%
2
Stan Lee
74%
54%
3
J. K. Rowling
89%
54%
4
John Grisham
80%
50%
5
James Patterson
72%
44%
6
Dean Koontz
69%
41%
7
R. L. Stine
64%
40%
8
Anne Rice
66%
39%
9
Danielle Steel
75%
38%
10
Nora Roberts
68%
38%
11
Toni Morrison
54%
35%
12
Mary Higgins Clark
63%
35%
13
George R. R. Martin
61%
35%
14
Clive Barker
53%
30%
15
John Irving
51%
29%
16
Lemony Snicket
57%
29%
17
Dan Brown
51%
29%
18
Margaret Atwood
52%
29%
19
Amanda Gorman
45%
28%
20
Patricia Cornwell
49%
28%
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