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Anthony Powell

1905 - 2000

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Anthony Dymoke Powell ( POH-əl; 21 December 1905 – 28 March 2000) was an English novelist best known for his 12-volume work A Dance to the Music of Time, published between 1951 and 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Powell has received more than 510,641 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Anthony Powell is the 5,901st most popular writer (down from 5,299th in 2019), the 4,705th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,289th in 2019) and the 530th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anthony Powell ranks 5,901 out of 7,302. Before her are Gay Talese, Oscar Levertin, Wilbert Awdry, Lydie Salvayre, Henry Lincoln, and Julia Donaldson. After her are Leigh Hunt, Clare Hollingworth, André Bjerke, Princess Delphine of Belgium, Walter Abish, and Michael Swanwick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Anthony Powell ranks 344. Before her are Jack Teagarden, Herman Steiner, Erzsébet Schaár, Mir Sultan Khan, Maksimilijan Mihelčič, and Sterling Holloway. After her are Andy Devine, Roy Henkel, Lev Arnshtam, Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum, Roberto Cortés, and Antal Kocsis. Among people deceased in 2000, Anthony Powell ranks 304. Before her are Dimitrios Drivas, Antonio Maspes, Marjorie Noël, Malcolm Bradbury, Bunny Austin, and Rober Eryol. After her are James Cooke Brown, Lajos Kocsis, Gloria Talbott, Paul Bartel, Ann Doran, and George Montgomery.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Powell ranks 4,705 out of 8,785. Before her are Wilbert Awdry (1911), Matt Bellamy (1978), Douglas Hurd (1930), Topper Headon (1955), Henry Lincoln (1930), and Julia Donaldson (1948). After her are John M. Allegro (1923), Leigh Hunt (1784), Clare Hollingworth (1911), Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733), Dave Mason (1946), and Ed Stafford (1975).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Anthony Powell ranks 530. Before her are David Garnett (1892), Stephen Leacock (1869), Anthony Shaffer (1926), Wilbert Awdry (1911), Henry Lincoln (1930), and Julia Donaldson (1948). After her are Leigh Hunt (1784), Clare Hollingworth (1911), Isaac D'Israeli (1766), William Cobbett (1763), Mina Loy (1882), and Susan Cooper (1935).

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