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Alan Garner

1934 - Today

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Alan Garner (born 17 October 1934) is an English novelist best known for his children's fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. Much of his work is rooted in the landscape, history and folklore of his native county of Cheshire, North West England, being set in the region and making use of the native Cheshire dialect. Born in Congleton, Garner grew up in Alderley Edge, and spent much of his youth in the wooded area known locally as "The Edge", where he gained an early interest in the folklore of the region. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Garner has received more than 492,000 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Garner is the 6,191st most popular writer, the 5,175th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 583rd most popular British Writer.

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  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alan Garner ranks 6,191 out of 7,302. Before him are Stephen Vincent Benét, Kurt Marti, Lester Bangs, Beryl Bainbridge, Alan Hollinghurst, and Amory Lovins. After him are Dmitry Gordon, John Barbour, Dejan Ajdačić, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Dafydd ap Gwilym, and Mike Godwin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Alan Garner ranks 509. Before him are James Flynn, Rodney Stark, Gábor Novák, Jaime Belmonte, Miroslav Koranda, and Peter Schamoni. After him are Buta Singh, George Follmer, N. Scott Momaday, Birutė Kalėdienė, Antonina Ryzhova, and Maurice Norman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Garner ranks 5,175 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Hollinghurst (1954), Lynn Fontanne (1887), Matthew Rhys (1974), Joe Cornish (1968), Brian Cox (1968), and Stephen Merchant (1974). After him are Judd Trump (1989), Donald Campbell (1921), John Barbour (1316), Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke (1705), Alan Pardew (1961), and Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (1748).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Alan Garner ranks 583. Before him are Joyce Cary (1888), Philip Massinger (1583), Paul Scott (1920), Michael Drayton (1563), Beryl Bainbridge (1932), and Alan Hollinghurst (1954). After him are John Barbour (1316), Dafydd ap Gwilym (1320), Bernice Rubens (1923), Brian Jacques (1939), China Miéville (1972), and R. D. Blackmore (1825).

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