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