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Arnold Wesker

1932 - 2016

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Sir Arnold Wesker (24 May 1932 – 12 April 2016) was an English dramatist. He was the author of 50 plays, four volumes of short stories, two volumes of essays, much journalism and a book on the subject, a children's book, some poetry, and other assorted writings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arnold Wesker has received more than 273,772 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Arnold Wesker is the 3,999th most popular writer (down from 3,686th in 2019), the 2,952nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,709th in 2019) and the 335th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arnold Wesker ranks 3,999 out of 5,755. Before him are Orhan Kemal, Aino Kallas, Robert Bolt, David Almond, Tad Williams, and Michael Denis. After him are Robert Holdstock, Chen Zi'ang, Penelope Delta, Detlev von Liliencron, Gerardo Diego, and Arno Holz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Arnold Wesker ranks 262. Before him are Katherine Paterson, Paul R. Ehrlich, Edgar Reitz, Quentin Blake, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, and Paul Bley. After him are Francisco Umbral, Franca Raimondi, Maria Itkina, John Vernon, Hans Apel, and Anand Panyarachun. Among people deceased in 2016, Arnold Wesker ranks 264. Before him are Juan Mujica, Luis María Echeberría, Paul Bley, Phyllis Schlafly, Edmonde Charles-Roux, and Aurèle Nicolet. After him are Manuel Velázquez, Miruts Yifter, David Margulies, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Merle Haggard, and Slobodan Santrač.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arnold Wesker ranks 2,952 out of 7,765. Before him are Sally Hawkins (1976), Robert Bolt (1924), Jim Marshall (1923), John Biscoe (1794), David Almond (1951), and Dennis Stratton (1952). After him are Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931), Geoff Downes (1952), Robert Holdstock (1948), Christina Pickles (1935), Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), and Francis Hauksbee (1660).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Arnold Wesker ranks 335. Before him are Taylor Caldwell (1900), Richard Hakluyt (1552), Philip Reeve (1966), Sophie Kinsella (1969), Robert Bolt (1924), and David Almond (1951). After him are Robert Holdstock (1948), Brian O'Nolan (1911), Joe Abercrombie (1974), Richard Hughes (1900), Michael Morpurgo (1943), and Quentin Crisp (1908).

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