WRITER
Alasdair Gray
1934 - 2019
Alasdair Gray
Alasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and wrote on politics and the history of English and Scots literature. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alasdair Gray has received more than 942,229 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Alasdair Gray is the 1,579th most popular writer (up from 5,438th in 2019), the 1,220th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,474th in 2019) and the 140th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
940k
Page Views (PV)
58.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
3.63
Effective Languages (L*)
3.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Alasdair Gray ranks 1,579 out of 7,302. Before her are Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Ahmad ibn Mājid, Alistair MacLean, Eino Leino, Ruth Rendell, and Jean Chapelain. After her are Dean Koontz, Langston Hughes, Alexander Polyhistor, Giorgio Bassani, Mór Jókai, and Lydia Koidula.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPramoedya Ananta Toer
1925 - 2006
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,573
Ahmad ibn Mājid
1432 - 1500
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,574
Alistair MacLean
1922 - 1987
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,575
Eino Leino
1878 - 1926
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,576
Ruth Rendell
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,577
Jean Chapelain
1595 - 1674
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,578
Alasdair Gray
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,579
Dean Koontz
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,580
Langston Hughes
1902 - 1967
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,581
Alexander Polyhistor
100 BC - 75 BC
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,582
Giorgio Bassani
1916 - 2000
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,583
Mór Jókai
1825 - 1904
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,584
Lydia Koidula
1843 - 1886
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,585
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Alasdair Gray ranks 102. Before her are Miguel de la Madrid, Clive Granger, Victor French, Mohamed Ennaceur, Valery Bykovsky, and Khun Sa. After her are Cláudio Hummes, Masao Uchino, Lucien Bianchi, Jean Sorel, Garry Marshall, and Fredric Jameson. Among people deceased in 2019, Alasdair Gray ranks 95. Before her are Köbi Kuhn, Dina bint Abdul-Hamid, Valery Bykovsky, Valentina Cortese, Rafi Eitan, and Mirjana Marković. After her are Robert Frank, Dušan Makavejev, Ginger Baker, Jessye Norman, Antoine Gizenga, and Georgiy Daneliya.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsMiguel de la Madrid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 96
Clive Granger
ECONOMIST
1934 - 2009
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 97
Victor French
ACTOR
1934 - 1989
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 98
Mohamed Ennaceur
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 99
Valery Bykovsky
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 100
Khun Sa
MAFIOSO
1934 - 2007
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 101
Alasdair Gray
WRITER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 102
Cláudio Hummes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2022
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 103
Masao Uchino
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2013
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 104
Lucien Bianchi
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 1969
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 105
Jean Sorel
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 106
Garry Marshall
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 107
Fredric Jameson
WRITER
1934 - 2024
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 108
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsKöbi Kuhn
COACH
1943 - 2019
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 89
Dina bint Abdul-Hamid
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 90
Valery Bykovsky
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 91
Valentina Cortese
ACTOR
1923 - 2019
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 92
Rafi Eitan
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 93
Mirjana Marković
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2019
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 94
Alasdair Gray
WRITER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 95
Robert Frank
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 96
Dušan Makavejev
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2019
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 97
Ginger Baker
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 98
Jessye Norman
SINGER
1945 - 2019
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 99
Antoine Gizenga
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2019
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 100
Georgiy Daneliya
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2019
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 101
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alasdair Gray ranks 1,220 out of 8,785. Before her are Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1375), Alistair MacLean (1922), Ruth Rendell (1930), Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (1480), Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), and David Thewlis (1963). After her are Charles Algernon Parsons (1854), Black (1962), Stephen Hales (1677), Dave Evans (1953), Jimmy Savile (1926), and James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRichard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge
POLITICIAN
1375 - 1415
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,214
Alistair MacLean
WRITER
1922 - 1987
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,215
Ruth Rendell
WRITER
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,216
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire
NOBLEMAN
1480 - 1538
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,217
Henry Thomas Buckle
HISTORIAN
1821 - 1862
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,218
David Thewlis
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,219
Alasdair Gray
WRITER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,220
Charles Algernon Parsons
INVENTOR
1854 - 1931
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,221
Black
SINGER
1962 - 2016
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,222
Stephen Hales
PHYSICIST
1677 - 1761
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,223
Dave Evans
SINGER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,224
Jimmy Savile
PRESENTER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,225
James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1860
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,226
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Alasdair Gray ranks 140. Before her are John Gay (1685), Michael Moorcock (1939), Hugh Lofting (1886), Sister Nivedita (1867), Alistair MacLean (1922), and Ruth Rendell (1930). After her are Robert Faurisson (1929), A. S. Byatt (1936), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), Joseph Needham (1900), Walafrid Strabo (808), and Edward Lear (1812).
John Gay
1685 - 1732
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 134
Michael Moorcock
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 135
Hugh Lofting
1886 - 1947
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 136
Sister Nivedita
1867 - 1911
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 137
Alistair MacLean
1922 - 1987
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 138
Ruth Rendell
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 139
Alasdair Gray
1934 - 2019
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 140
Robert Faurisson
1929 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 141
A. S. Byatt
1936 - 2023
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 142
Algernon Charles Swinburne
1837 - 1909
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 143
Joseph Needham
1900 - 1995
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 144
Walafrid Strabo
808 - 849
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 145
Edward Lear
1812 - 1888
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 146