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Alex Garland

1970 - Today

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Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English author, screenwriter, and director. He rose to prominence with his novel The Beach (1996). He subsequently received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films 28 Days Later (2002) and Sunshine (2007), as well as Never Let Me Go (2010) and Dredd (2012). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Garland has received more than 4,947,754 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Garland is the 5,453rd most popular writer (down from 5,110th in 2019), the 4,473rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,470th in 2019) and the 500th most popular British Writer.

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  • 4.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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CinemaBlend
Alex Garland Explains Civil War’s Final Shot, And Why He Usually Starts With The Last Five Minutes Of His Stories
During CinemaBlend's chat with Civil War filmmaker Alex Garland, the filmmaker spoke about his writing style and the final shot.
Sarah El-Mahmoud
Saturday, April 20, 2024

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alex Garland ranks 5,453 out of 5,755. Before him are Giuseppe Berto, Armistead Maupin, Reki Kawahara, Elsa Joubert, Majgull Axelsson, and Nedim Gürsel. After him are Rói Patursson, Ali Smith, Adelaide Anne Procter, Alasdair Gray, Khushwant Singh, and Leon Kruczkowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Alex Garland ranks 252. Before him are Kylie Ireland, Alonzo Mourning, Ryu Seung-ryong, Åsne Seierstad, Stanislav Smirnov, and Kaoru Kadohara. After him are Hao Haidong, Joacim Cans, Shannon Leto, Bart De Wever, Tetsuya Nomura, and Jon Seda.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alex Garland ranks 4,473 out of 7,765. Before him are Charlotte Lewis (1967), Kelly Reilly (1977), Michael Winterbottom (1961), Jack Wilshere (1992), William Burges (1827), and Edgeworth David (1858). After him are George Montagu (1751), Isabel Jeans (1891), Mark King (1958), Brian Bennett (1940), Ali Smith (1962), and Simon Baron-Cohen (1958).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Alex Garland ranks 500. Before him are Marmaduke Pickthall (1875), Pat Barker (1943), Dafydd ap Gwilym (1320), Margaret Drabble (1939), Sam Houser (1972), and David Storey (1933). After him are Ali Smith (1962), Alasdair Gray (1934), Terence Rattigan (1911), Howard Jacobson (1942), Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), and Walter de la Mare (1873).

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