WRITER

Anthony Shaffer

1926 - 2001

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Anthony Joshua Shaffer (15 May 1926 – 6 November 2001) was an English playwright, screenwriter, novelist, barrister, and advertising executive. He is best remembered for his Tony Award winning play Sleuth, and its acclaimed 1972 film adaptation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Shaffer has received more than 11,744 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Shaffer is the 5,892nd most popular writer, the 4,688th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 526th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anthony Shaffer ranks 5,892 out of 7,302. Before him are Sándor Kisfaludy, Narcyza Żmichowska, John Jakes, Wilhelm Genazino, Katherine Pancol, and Jaroslav Kvapil. After him are Thomas Berger, August Gailit, Gay Talese, Oscar Levertin, Wilbert Awdry, and Lydie Salvayre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Anthony Shaffer ranks 450. Before him are Moira Shearer, Elemér Szathmáry, Peter Zadek, Fritz Weaver, Aldo Ray, and Maximilian Raub. After him are Tim LaHaye, Jorge Enrique Adoum, Randy Weston, Noemí Simonetto de Portela, Joan Lorring, and Franco Faggi. Among people deceased in 2001, Anthony Shaffer ranks 276. Before him are Carroll O'Connor, Otto Hemele, Rufus Thomas, Larry Adler, Boris Stenin, and Kira Ivanova. After him are Andreas Kupfer, Zoltán Nemere, Ann Sothern, Mohammad Rabbani, Otto Stuppacher, and Cássia Eller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Shaffer ranks 4,688 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Jayston (1935), Hugh Hopper (1945), Mike Hodges (1932), George Henry Lewes (1817), Doug Sampson (1957), and Nigel Marven (1960). After him are John Wilbye (1574), John James Shepherd (1884), Thomas Campion (1567), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), Gina McKee (1964), and Charles Bradlaugh (1833).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Anthony Shaffer ranks 526. Before him are Arthur Symons (1865), Charles Mackay (1814), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), John Wain (1925), David Garnett (1892), and Stephen Leacock (1869). After him are Wilbert Awdry (1911), Henry Lincoln (1930), Julia Donaldson (1948), Anthony Powell (1905), Leigh Hunt (1784), and Clare Hollingworth (1911).

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