Who has had the most books written about them?

Answer 1

According to the Google Books by biography

George Washington 1,070,000

Napoleon I of 652,000

Jesus Christ 597,000

Franklin Delano Roosevelt 568,000

Peter the Great 565,000

Abraham Lincoln 561,000

Stalin of 548,000

Alexander the great 515,000

Winston Churchill 503,000

JFk 368,000

Mao 248,000

Adolf Hitler 197,000

According to WorldCat by biography

Jesus Christ 10,873

George Washington 8,019

Napoleon 7992

Abraham Lincoln 6152

Answer 2

Philip Parker has written 200,000 books

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Philip M. Parker seems to have licked that problem. Mr. Parker has generated more than 200,000 books, as an advanced search on Amazon.com under his publishing company shows, making him, in his own words, "the most published author in the history of the planet." And he makes money doing it.

Among the books published under his name are "The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Acne Rosacea" ($24.95 and 168 pages long); "Stickler Syndrome: A Bibliography and Dictionary for Physicians, Patients and Genome Researchers" ($28.95 for 126 pages); and "The 2007-2012 Outlook for Tufted Washable Scatter Rugs, Bathmats and Sets That Measure 6-Feet by 9-Feet or Smaller in India" ($495 for 144 pages).

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In 2006, Guinness World Records declared L Ron Hubbard the world's most published and most translated author, having published 1,084 fiction and non-fiction works that have been translated into 71 languages.******

Answer 3

It is difficult to determine definitively who has had the most books written about them, but figures such as William Shakespeare, Jesus Christ, and Abraham Lincoln are among those who have inspired numerous works. Ultimately, the popularity and impact of an individual throughout history play a key role in the number of books written about them.