WRITER
Ali Smith
1962 - Today
Ali Smith
Ali Smith CBE FRSL (born 24 August 1962) is a Scottish author, playwright, academic and journalist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali Smith has received more than 711,660 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Ali Smith is the 5,383rd most popular writer (up from 5,436th in 2019), the 4,084th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,469th in 2019) and the 454th most popular British Writer.
Memorability Metrics
710k
Page Views (PV)
53.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
4.61
Effective Languages (L*)
3.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Ali Smith ranks 5,383 out of 7,302. Before her are Trudi Canavan, Ludwig Ganghofer, Anatole Le Braz, Yehoshua Kenaz, Marieluise Fleißer, and Jan Twardowski. After her are Jeanne Dumée, Tommaso Grossi, Richard Llewellyn, Sony Lab'ou Tansi, Kim Newman, and Catharine Trotter Cockburn.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTrudi Canavan
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5,377
Ludwig Ganghofer
1855 - 1920
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5,378
Anatole Le Braz
1859 - 1926
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5,379
Yehoshua Kenaz
1937 - 2020
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 5,380
Marieluise Fleißer
1901 - 1974
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 5,381
Jan Twardowski
1915 - 2006
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 5,382
Ali Smith
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 5,383
Jeanne Dumée
1660 - 1706
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 5,384
Tommaso Grossi
1790 - 1853
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 5,385
Richard Llewellyn
1906 - 1983
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 5,386
Sony Lab'ou Tansi
1947 - 1995
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,387
Kim Newman
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,388
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
1674 - 1749
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5,389
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Ali Smith ranks 307. Before her are Thae Yong-ho, Jorge Martínez, Vivian Campbell, Danny Faure, Carlos Bernard, and Isabelle Nanty. After her are Oceano Cruz, Lee Arenberg, Adam Silver, Nasko Sirakov, Jeff Garlin, and Aya Kitō.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsThae Yong-ho
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 301
Jorge Martínez
RACING DRIVER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 302
Vivian Campbell
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 303
Danny Faure
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 304
Carlos Bernard
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 305
Isabelle Nanty
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 306
Ali Smith
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 307
Oceano Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 308
Lee Arenberg
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 309
Adam Silver
BUSINESSPERSON
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 310
Nasko Sirakov
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 311
Jeff Garlin
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 312
Aya Kitō
WRITER
1962 - 1988
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 313
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ali Smith ranks 4,084 out of 8,785. Before her are Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet (1800), Richard Lynn (1930), Frank Morley (1860), Vivian Campbell (1962), Tina Charles (1954), and Pybba of Mercia (570). After her are Dan Stevens (1982), Peter Firth (1953), William Henry Smyth (1788), Tony Jay (1933), Richard Llewellyn (1906), and John Martyn (1948).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,078
Richard Lynn
PSYCHOLOGIST
1930 - 2023
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,079
Frank Morley
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1937
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 4,080
Vivian Campbell
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 4,081
Tina Charles
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 4,082
Pybba of Mercia
POLITICIAN
570 - 606
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 4,083
Ali Smith
WRITER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 4,084
Dan Stevens
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 4,085
Peter Firth
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,086
William Henry Smyth
ASTRONOMER
1788 - 1865
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,087
Tony Jay
ACTOR
1933 - 2006
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,088
Richard Llewellyn
WRITER
1906 - 1983
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,089
John Martyn
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2009
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 4,090
Among WRITERS In United Kingdom
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ali Smith ranks 454. Before her are Charles Wilkins (1749), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Daniel Tammet (1979), Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), and Aneirin (525). After her are Richard Llewellyn (1906), Kim Newman (1959), Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868), William Harrison Ainsworth (1805), and Olivia Manning (1908).
Charles Wilkins
1749 - 1836
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 448
Benjamin Zephaniah
1958 - 2023
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 449
Charles Montagu Doughty
1843 - 1926
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 450
Daniel Tammet
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 451
Henry Home, Lord Kames
1696 - 1782
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 452
Aneirin
525 - 600
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 453
Ali Smith
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 454
Richard Llewellyn
1906 - 1983
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 455
Kim Newman
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 456
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
1674 - 1749
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 457
Marie Belloc Lowndes
1868 - 1947
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 458
William Harrison Ainsworth
1805 - 1882
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 459
Olivia Manning
1908 - 1980
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 460