Writer
Irvine Welsh
Scottish writer
1957 - today
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Irvine Welsh
His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Irvine Welsh is the 2,427th most popular writer (up from 2,856th in 2024), the 2,067th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,103rd in 2019) and the 232nd most popular British Writer.
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380k
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Past 12 months
61.98
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
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Among Writers
Among writers, Irvine Welsh ranks 2,427 out of 7,302. Before him are Samuil Marshak, Antiochus Kantemir, Isaac Alfasi, Lucilius Junior, Paschasius Radbertus, and Wallada bint al-Mustakfi. After him are Ivan Mažuranić, August von Platen-Hallermünde, Juvencus, Arnold Wesker, Jacques Roubaud, and Cornelis Tromp.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Samuil Marshak
1887 - 1964
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,421
Antiochus Kantemir
1708 - 1744
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 2,422
Isaac Alfasi
1013 - 1103
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 2,423
Lucilius Junior
6 - 100
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 2,424
Paschasius Radbertus
792 - 865
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 2,425
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 2,426
Irvine Welsh
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 2,427
Ivan Mažuranić
1814 - 1890
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 2,428
August von Platen-Hallermünde
1796 - 1835
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 2,429
Juvencus
400 - 400
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 2,430
Arnold Wesker
1932 - 2016
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 2,431
Jacques Roubaud
1932 - 2024
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 2,432
Cornelis Tromp
1629 - 1691
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 2,433
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Irvine Welsh ranks 115. Before him are Shigeru Ban, Bruce Rauner, Loreena McKennitt, Rachel Ward, Lucien Favre, and Alu Alkhanov. After him are Ray Winstone, José Coronado, Cynthia Rothrock, Stephen Baxter, Carrie Lam, and Sanae Mishima.
Others Born in 1957
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Shigeru Ban
ARCHITECT
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 109
Bruce Rauner
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 110
Loreena McKennitt
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 111
Rachel Ward
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 112
Lucien Favre
COACH
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 113
Alu Alkhanov
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 114
Irvine Welsh
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 115
Ray Winstone
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 116
José Coronado
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 117
Cynthia Rothrock
MARTIAL ARTS
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 118
Stephen Baxter
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 119
Carrie Lam
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 120
Sanae Mishima
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 121
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Irvine Welsh ranks 2,067 out of NaN. Before him are William Cullen (1710), Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), James Boswell (1740), Willibald (700), Phil Lynott (1949), and Thomas Rowlandson (1756). After him are Ray Winstone (1957), Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (1475), Arnold Wesker (1932), Roger Cotes (1682), Philippa Foot (1920), and Effie Gray (1828).
Others born in United Kingdom
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William Cullen
PHYSICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,061
Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
ECONOMIST
1859 - 1947
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 2,062
James Boswell
WRITER
1740 - 1795
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 2,063
Willibald
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 787
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 2,064
Phil Lynott
MUSICIAN
1949 - 1986
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 2,065
Thomas Rowlandson
PAINTER
1756 - 1827
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 2,066
Irvine Welsh
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 2,067
Ray Winstone
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 2,068
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
POLITICIAN
1475 - 1499
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 2,069
Arnold Wesker
WRITER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 2,070
Roger Cotes
MATHEMATICIAN
1682 - 1716
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 2,071
Philippa Foot
PHILOSOPHER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 2,072
Effie Gray
PAINTER
1828 - 1897
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 2,073
Among Writers In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Irvine Welsh ranks 232. Before him are Kenneth Grahame (1859), William Smith (1813), Sister Nivedita (1867), John Marston (1576), Noël Coward (1899), and James Boswell (1740). After him are Arnold Wesker (1932), Eric Knight (1897), Lytton Strachey (1880), William Auld (1924), Charles Mackay (1814), and Stephen Baxter (1957).
Kenneth Grahame
1859 - 1932
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 226
William Smith
1813 - 1893
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 227
Sister Nivedita
1867 - 1911
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 228
John Marston
1576 - 1634
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 229
Noël Coward
1899 - 1973
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 230
James Boswell
1740 - 1795
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 231
Irvine Welsh
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 232
Arnold Wesker
1932 - 2016
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 233
Eric Knight
1897 - 1943
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 234
Lytton Strachey
1880 - 1932
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 235
William Auld
1924 - 2006
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 236
Charles Mackay
1814 - 1889
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 237
Stephen Baxter
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 238
