James Patterson

James Patterson strikes me as a genuine phenomenon of modern publishing. Born in Newburgh, New York in 1947, a Vanderbilt grad who started in advertising, he turned Alex Cross into an empire — over 425 million copies sold and the first author to move a million e-books. The awards run from an Edgar for Best First Novel to a National Humanities Medal. What impresses me most isn't the sales but how seriously he funds children's literacy. He's a relentless story-machine who also invests in growing the next generation of readers — a rare pairing of commerce and conviction.

Name (English)

James Patterson

Name (Japanese)

ジェイムズ・パタースン

Reading

じぇいむず・ぱたーすん

Born

March 22, 1947 (age 79)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Origin

Newburgh, New York, United States

Occupation

film producer / philanthropist / screenwriter / television producer / advertising person

University

Vanderbilt University

Awards & achievements

• 1977 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel
• 2017 Audie Award for Thriller or Suspense
• 2019 National Humanities Medal

• Official sitehttps://www.jamespatterson.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jamespattersonbooks/
• Xhttps://x.com/jp_books
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James%20Patterson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311671

Tags

• New York
• film producer
• philanthropist
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-17

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