WRITER
Alan Woods
1944 - Today
Alan Woods
Alan Woods (born 23 October 1944) is a British Trotskyist political theorist and author. He is one of the leading members of the Revolutionary Communist International (RCI) and was a founder of Socialist Appeal (now the Revolutionary Communist Party). He is political editor of the RCI's In Defence of Marxism website. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Woods has received more than 12,474 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Alan Woods is the 4,866th most popular writer (up from 5,121st in 2019), the 3,542nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,027th in 2019) and the 404th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
12k
Page Views (PV)
55.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.26
Effective Languages (L*)
2.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alan Woods ranks 4,866 out of 7,302. Before him are Reiner Kunze, Bruno Frank, Len Deighton, Konrad von Würzburg, Candy Barr, and Fran Levstik. After him are Muriel Barbery, María Martínez Sierra, Arnulf Øverland, Boris Vasilyev, Eugénio de Andrade, and Karel Sabina.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsReiner Kunze
1933 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,860
Bruno Frank
1887 - 1945
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,861
Len Deighton
1929 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,862
Konrad von Würzburg
1225 - 1287
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,863
Candy Barr
1935 - 2006
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 4,864
Fran Levstik
1831 - 1887
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4,865
Alan Woods
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 4,866
Muriel Barbery
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 4,867
María Martínez Sierra
1874 - 1974
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 4,868
Arnulf Øverland
1889 - 1968
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 4,869
Boris Vasilyev
1924 - 2013
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 4,870
Eugénio de Andrade
1923 - 2005
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 4,871
Karel Sabina
1813 - 1877
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 4,872
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Alan Woods ranks 471. Before him are Jon Hiseman, Isao Okano, Said Musa, Valeriy Porkujan, Mick Jones, and Dennis Russell Davies. After him are Boris Klyuyev, Nancy Cartwright, Jill Tarter, Francesco Morini, Oscar Temaru, and John Kay.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsJon Hiseman
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2018
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 465
Isao Okano
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 466
Said Musa
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 467
Valeriy Porkujan
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 468
Mick Jones
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 469
Dennis Russell Davies
CONDUCTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 470
Alan Woods
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 471
Boris Klyuyev
ACTOR
1944 - 2020
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 472
Nancy Cartwright
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 473
Jill Tarter
ASTRONOMER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 474
Francesco Morini
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2021
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 475
Oscar Temaru
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 476
John Kay
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 477
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Woods ranks 3,542 out of 8,785. Before him are Sheena Easton (1959), Michael Berry (1941), Joe Alwyn (1991), Len Deighton (1929), Giuseppe Wilson (1945), and Norman Hunter (1943). After him are James Prinsep (1799), Samson of Dol (490), John Belchier (1706), Gerald Moore (1899), David Morrissey (1964), and Peter Withe (1951).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSheena Easton
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 3,536
Michael Berry
PHYSICIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 3,537
Joe Alwyn
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 3,538
Len Deighton
WRITER
1929 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 3,539
Giuseppe Wilson
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 3,540
Norman Hunter
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 3,541
Alan Woods
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 3,542
James Prinsep
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1799 - 1840
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 3,543
Samson of Dol
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
490 - 565
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 3,544
John Belchier
BIOLOGIST
1706 - 1785
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 3,545
Gerald Moore
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1987
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 3,546
David Morrissey
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 3,547
Peter Withe
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 3,548
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Alan Woods ranks 404. Before him are John Lyly (1554), W. W. Jacobs (1863), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835), Norman Smith (1923), Mary Stewart (1916), and Len Deighton (1929). After him are Susan Blackmore (1951), Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Jonathan Coe (1961), Richard Bentley (1662), and Sam Houser (1972).
John Lyly
1554 - 1606
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 398
W. W. Jacobs
1863 - 1943
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 399
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
1835 - 1915
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 400
Norman Smith
1923 - 2008
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 401
Mary Stewart
1916 - 2014
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 402
Len Deighton
1929 - Present
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 403
Alan Woods
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 404
Susan Blackmore
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 405
Anna Laetitia Barbauld
1743 - 1825
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 406
Henry of Huntingdon
1080 - 1160
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 407
Jonathan Coe
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 408
Richard Bentley
1662 - 1742
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 409
Sam Houser
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 410