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Allen Carr

1934 - 2006

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Allen John Carr (2 September 1934 – 29 November 2006) was a British author of books about smoking cessation and other psychological dependencies including alcohol addiction. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allen Carr has received more than 1,728,800 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Allen Carr is the 1,486th most popular writer (down from 1,441st in 2019), the 1,141st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,146th in 2019) and the 131st most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Allen Carr ranks 1,486 out of 7,302. Before him are Guido Adler, Ono no Komachi, Tomi Ungerer, Avienus, Adam de la Halle, and Thoinot Arbeau. After him are Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Lord Alfred Douglas, Evelyn Waugh, Marianne Weber, Heiner Müller, and Adam Oehlenschläger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Allen Carr ranks 94. Before him are Anton Geesink, Armi Kuusela, Yasuo Takamori, Robert Moog, Yoshio Furukawa, and Rossana Podestà. After him are Ornella Vanoni, Miguel de la Madrid, Clive Granger, Victor French, Mohamed Ennaceur, and Valery Bykovsky. Among people deceased in 2006, Allen Carr ranks 73. Before him are Aaron Spelling, Richard Fleischer, Ferenc Bene, Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Reinhart Koselleck, and Floyd Patterson. After him are Sven Nykvist, Shin Sang-ok, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, and Milan Babić.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Allen Carr ranks 1,141 out of 8,785. Before him are Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689), Adrian Lyne (1941), William Bligh (1754), Angus Deaton (1945), Charles Bell (1774), and Warren Hastings (1732). After him are Domnall mac Ailpín (812), John Austin (1790), Lord Randolph Churchill (1849), Francis Walsingham (1532), Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), and Evelyn Waugh (1903).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Allen Carr ranks 131. Before him are Seamus Heaney (1939), Winifred Wagner (1897), Colin Dexter (1930), Elizabeth Siddal (1829), Vita Sackville-West (1892), and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689). After him are Lord Alfred Douglas (1870), Evelyn Waugh (1903), John Gay (1685), Michael Moorcock (1939), Hugh Lofting (1886), and Sister Nivedita (1867).

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