WRITER

Anthony McCarten

1961 - Today

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Anthony McCarten (born 28 April 1961) is a New Zealand writer and filmmaker. He is best known for writing big-budget biopics The Theory of Everything (2014), Darkest Hour (2017), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), The Two Popes (2019), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony McCarten has received more than 493,689 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony McCarten is the 6,228th most popular writer, the 93rd most popular biography from New Zealand and the 8th most popular New Zealander Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anthony McCarten ranks 6,228 out of 7,302. Before him are Cecily von Ziegesar, Olivier Weber, Wallace Stegner, Chen Danqing, Roger Foulon, and Philippe Méaille. After him are Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, Reiko Yoshida, Satya Vrat Shastri, Dragojla Jarnević, Tristan Taormino, and Michael Arlen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Anthony McCarten ranks 488. Before him are Lee Ju-ho, Miguel Tendillo, Mercedes Aráoz, Bill English, Leonard Orban, and Karin Enke. After him are Einars Repše, Bodil Jørgensen, Andrea Pollack, Andy Taylor, Gyrðir Elíasson, and Mahamat Saleh Haroun.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Anthony McCarten ranks 93 out of 303. Before him are Graeme Revell (1955), Jack Lovelock (1910), Jenny Shipley (1952), Chris Hipkins (1978), Bill English (1961), and Mark Hunt (1974). After him are Zoë Bell (1978), Graham McRae (1940), Richie McCaw (1980), Ross Collinge (1944), Niki Caro (1967), and Lucky Diamond Rich (1971).

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Among WRITERS In New Zealand

Among writers born in New Zealand, Anthony McCarten ranks 8. Before him are Richard Curtis (1956), Janet Frame (1924), Ngaio Marsh (1895), Hugh Walpole (1884), Margaret Mahy (1936), and Keri Hulme (1947). After him are Ruth Park (1917), and Philippa Boyens (2000).

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