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Alan Rusbridger

1953 - Today

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Alan Charles Rusbridger (born 29 December 1953) is a British journalist and editor of Prospect magazine. He was formerly editor-in-chief of The Guardian and then principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Rusbridger became editor-in-chief of The Guardian in 1995, having been a reporter and columnist earlier in his career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Rusbridger has received more than 571,681 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Rusbridger is the 7,088th most popular writer, the 24th most popular biography from Zambia and the 3rd most popular Zambian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Play It Again
Practicing (Music), Anecdotes, Journalists
2013
The Smelliest Day at the Zoo
Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile fiction
Slap bang in the middle of the hottest day of the year, the zoo's drains have blocked up and there's nowhere for the animals' poo to go!Mr Pickles the zoo keeper (who is looking distinctly green) must decide what to do with it all . . .Before the naughty chimps beat him to it!
2007
The "Guardian" Year (A "Guardian" Book)
History, Civilization, Modern Civilization
1994
News
Literature
2020
Breaking News
Journalism, Journalistic ethics, Digital media
2018
The Coldest Day in the Zoo
Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Children's fiction
Slap bang in the middle of the coldest Friday of the coldest week of the year, the central heating breaks down at Melton Mowbray Zoo. The system needs a new flange but flanges can't be obtained on Fridays in Melton Mowbray, so Mr Pickles the head keeper asks all the other keepers to take the animal they are in charge of home for the weekend. The results range from disastrous to successful: when the penguin (who 'always hankered after the good life') decides to eat his tea in Mr Pumbles' bed, and the lion succeeds in scaring off Mr Leaf's mother-in-law to such an extent that she doesn't come back to lunch for three years...
2004

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alan Rusbridger ranks 7,088 out of 7,302. Before him are Frances Hardinge, Al Roker, Nicolas Mathieu, Chris Moneymaker, Chris Savino, and Laila Lalami. After him are Anne Michaels, Szczepan Sadurski, Gcina Mhlophe, Stephanie Savage, Mika Brzezinski, and Charlotte Roche.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Alan Rusbridger ranks 694. Before him are Kevin Beattie, Michael Curry, Karen Moe, Dipak Misra, Mihalis Yannakakis, and Lionel Hollins. After him are Darrell Issa, Hina Jilani, Meredith Vieira, Daniel T. Barry, Victor Davis Hanson, and Michael Wolff.

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In Zambia

Among people born in Zambia, Alan Rusbridger ranks 24 out of 41. Before him are Patson Daka (1998), Emmanuel Mayuka (1990), Christopher Katongo (1982), Janny Sikazwe (1979), Guus Til (1997), and Jacob Mulenga (1984). After him are Dambisa Moyo (1969), Kennedy Mweene (1984), Gillian Cowley (1955), James Chamanga (1980), Felix Katongo (1984), and Stoppila Sunzu (1989).

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Among WRITERS In Zambia

Among writers born in Zambia, Alan Rusbridger ranks 3. Before him are Wilbur Smith (1933), and Peter Dickinson (1927).

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