Writer

Alan Hollinghurst

English writer, translator and poet

1954 - today

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Alan Hollinghurst

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Alan Hollinghurst is the 6,504th most popular writer (down from 6,186th in 2024), the 5,746th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,168th in 2019) and the 640th most popular British Writer.

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79k

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50.46

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

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Alan Hollinghurst's biography spans 29 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 50.46.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Alan Hollinghurst ranks 6,504 out of 7,707. Before him are Renate Dorrestein, Sonja Åkesson, Joel Barlow, Kamel Daoud, Reginald Hill, and Nabaneeta Dev Sen. After him are William Empson, Michael Köhlmeier, Robert Cormier, Michel Faber, Oles Buzina, and Denise Levertov.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Renate Dorrestein
1954 - 2018
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 6,498
Sonja Åkesson
1926 - 1977
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 6,499
Joel Barlow
1754 - 1812
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 6,500
Kamel Daoud
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 6,501
Reginald Hill
1936 - 2012
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 6,502
Nabaneeta Dev Sen
1938 - 2019
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 6,503
Alan Hollinghurst
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 6,504
William Empson
1906 - 1984
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 6,505
Michael Köhlmeier
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 6,506
Robert Cormier
1925 - 2000
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 6,507
Michel Faber
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 6,508
Oles Buzina
1969 - 2015
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 6,509
Denise Levertov
1923 - 1997
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 6,510

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Alan Hollinghurst ranks 613. Before him are Yuli Tamir, Zoltán Sztanity, Katharine Jefferts Schori, Kevin Warwick, Renate Dorrestein, and Barbara Prammer. After him are Eugenio Leal, Dan Butler, Hartmut Schade, Muammar Z.A., Clark Johnson, and Zdeněk Šreiner.

Others Born in 1954

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Yuli Tamir
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 607
Zoltán Sztanity
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 608
Katharine Jefferts Schori
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 609
Kevin Warwick
ENGINEER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 610
Renate Dorrestein
WRITER
1954 - 2018
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 611
Barbara Prammer
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2014
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 612
Alan Hollinghurst
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 613
Eugenio Leal
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 614
Dan Butler
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 615
Hartmut Schade
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 616
Muammar Z.A.
CELEBRITY
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 617
Clark Johnson
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 618
Zdeněk Šreiner
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - 2017
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 619