Issue No. 1 · August 2026
    iFAMOUSby iFANN

    The monthly record of fame.

    Issue No. 1 · August 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
    53.6
    229.0
    328.7
    4
    Isaac Newton
    GBcelebrity
    23.7
    5
    Charles III
    GBpoliticianAlive
    22.1
    6
    J. K. Rowling
    GBpublic figureAlive
    21.7
    7
    Stephen King
    UScelebrityAlive
    21.6
    8
    Pope Francis
    ARpolitician
    20.8
    9
    Narendra Modi
    INpoliticianAlive
    20.1
    10
    Mao Zedong
    CNpolitician
    19.6

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

    RankNameScore
    1
    Charles III
    GBpolitician
    22.1
    2
    J. K. Rowling
    GBpublic figure
    21.7
    3
    Stephen King
    UScelebrity
    21.6
    4
    Narendra Modi
    INpolitician
    20.1
    517.4
    615.8
    7
    Malala Yousafzai
    PKpublic figure
    15.6
    8
    Woody Allen
    UScelebrity
    15.5
    9
    Michelle Obama
    USpolitician
    15.4
    10
    George Soros
    HUpublic figure
    15.3

    No. 1 in Books & Literature, month by month

    Everyone and alive, for every recorded month

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