WRITER

Barry Unsworth

1930 - 2012

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Barry Unsworth FRSL (10 August 1930 – 4 June 2012) was an English writer known for his historical fiction. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barry Unsworth has received more than 134,857 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Barry Unsworth is the 6,396th most popular writer (down from 5,930th in 2019), the 5,577th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,418th in 2019) and the 637th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Barry Unsworth ranks 6,396 out of 7,302. Before him are Alfred Austin, Sonja Åkesson, Oles Buzina, Marit Paulsen, Anne-Marie Garat, and George Peele. After him are Mary Berry, Joe Paterno, Asma Barlas, Michelle Paver, Leslie Feinberg, and Jennifer Egan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Barry Unsworth ranks 591. Before him are Ronald Stretton, Mike Gravel, Luki Botha, Elaine Stewart, John Landy, and Troy Ruttman. After him are Muhal Richard Abrams, Robert Detweiler, Colin McDonald, Braulio Musso, Earl Hooker, and Annie Ross. Among people deceased in 2012, Barry Unsworth ranks 453. Before him are Josef Kloimstein, Alan G. Poindexter, Phillip V. Tobias, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Milt Campbell, and Ronald Stretton. After him are Joe Paterno, Les Leston, Andrew Sarris, Tommy Godwin, Helen Gurley Brown, and Fontella Bass.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Barry Unsworth ranks 5,577 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex Miller (1949), Annie Speirs (1889), Marian McPartland (1918), George Peele (1556), John Glascock (1951), and Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873). After him are Peter Noone (1947), Mary Berry (1935), Passenger (1984), John Sell Cotman (1782), Allan Cunningham (1791), and Iain Pears (1955).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Barry Unsworth ranks 637. Before him are Henry Green (1905), Christopher Fry (1907), Thomas Lodge (1558), H. R. F. Keating (1926), Alfred Austin (1835), and George Peele (1556). After him are Mary Berry (1935), Thomas Percy (1729), Frances Wright (1795), Thomas Hood (1799), Anna Löwenstein (1951), and Samuel Daniel (1562).

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