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Al Alvarez

1929 - 2019

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Alfred Alvarez (5 August 1929 – 23 September 2019) was an English poet, novelist, essayist and critic who published under the name A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al Alvarez has received more than 242,031 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Al Alvarez is the 6,593rd most popular writer, the 5,937th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 682nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Al Alvarez ranks 6,593 out of 7,302. Before him are Sophie Hannah, Sabina Berman, Kerry Kennedy, Ramon Solsona i Sancho, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, and Zlata Filipović. After him are Bhisham Sahni, Hugh Howey, Joseph Wambaugh, Carlton Cuse, William Collins, and Fedor Samokhin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Al Alvarez ranks 532. Before him are Charles Manring, Paul England, Daphne Hasenjäger, Ian Stewart, Tom Foley, and Ronnie Barker. After him are Betty Boothroyd, Shirley Ann Grau, Creed Taylor, George Clayton Johnson, Yash Johar, and Joan Taylor. Among people deceased in 2019, Al Alvarez ranks 558. Before him are István Szívós, Marieke Vervoort, Werner von Moltke, Kathleen Blanco, Eric Caldow, and Lina Cheryazova. After him are Abdul Hamid, Catherine Burns, Jorge Hernández, Warren Cole, Fernando Clavijo, and Red Kelly.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Al Alvarez ranks 5,937 out of 8,785. Before him are Chris Stringer (1947), Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (1914), Lee Evans (1964), A. H. Albut (null), Steven Waddington (1968), and Richie Faulkner (1980). After him are Robin Widdows (1942), Ken Green (1924), Georgie Henley (1995), William Collins (1721), Philip May (1957), and Tiff Needell (1951).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Al Alvarez ranks 682. Before him are R. S. Thomas (1913), Brian Stableford (1948), Grant Morrison (1960), Colley Cibber (1671), Sophie Hannah (1971), and Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (1914). After him are William Collins (1721), Louis de Bernières (1954), Mary Russell Mitford (1787), Frederick Denison Maurice (1805), Sheila Jeffreys (1948), and Victoria Hislop (1959).

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