# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-patterson
# Generated: 2026-09-02T05:11:07.518Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/james-patterson"
name: "James Patterson"
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description: "James Brendan Patterson is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell one million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million."
tagline: "American author"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1947-03-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump