Issue No. 2 · September 2026
    iFAMOUSby iFANN

    The monthly record of fame.

    Issue No. 2 · September 2026

    Books & Literature

    Authors, publishing, bestsellers and literary fiction.

    The Most Famous Authors and Writers in the World

    Every sector list opens at its No. 1. Sector tags are broad, so the journal prints lists, not sector titles.

    RankNameScore
    1
    Jesus Christ
    historical figure
    55.7
    230.5
    329.9
    4
    Isaac Newton
    GBcelebrity
    25.0
    5
    Charles III
    GBpoliticianAlive
    23.4
    6
    Stephen King
    UScelebrityAlive
    22.6
    7
    Aristotle
    GRcelebrity
    22.4
    8
    J. K. Rowling
    GBpublic figureAlive
    22.1
    9
    Narendra Modi
    INpoliticianAlive
    22.0
    10
    Cleopatra
    EGcelebrity
    21.7

    The Most Famous Authors and Writers in the World (Alive)

    RankNameScore
    1
    Charles III
    GBpolitician
    23.4
    2
    Stephen King
    UScelebrity
    22.6
    3
    J. K. Rowling
    GBpublic figure
    22.1
    4
    Narendra Modi
    INpolitician
    22.0
    518.6
    616.3
    7
    JD Vance
    USpolitician
    15.6
    8
    Julie Andrews
    GBcelebrity
    15.6
    9
    Woody Allen
    UScelebrity
    15.6
    10
    Malala Yousafzai
    PKpublic figure
    15.4

    No. 1 in Books & Literature, month by month

    Everyone and alive, for every recorded month

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