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Ben Goldacre

1974 - Today

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Ben Michael Goldacre (born 20 May 1974) is a British physician, academic and science writer. He is the first Bennett Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine and director of the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Goldacre has received more than 529,353 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Goldacre is the 6,479th most popular writer (down from 5,753rd in 2019), the 7,046th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,304th in 2019) and the 671st most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 22.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ben Goldacre ranks 6,479 out of 5,755. Before him are Yaa Gyasi, Debora Patta, Julie Bindel, Janet Mock, Dave Rubin, and Stephen Thomas Erlewine. After him are Rachel Morrison, Catherynne M. Valente, Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Haddy N'jie, Owen Jones, and Maajid Nawaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Ben Goldacre ranks 982. Before him are Rob Page, Savatheda Fynes, Drew Ginn, Makoto Segawa, Matt Striker, and Satoshi Mashimo. After him are Shingi Ono, Daisuke Nakamori, Jane Saville, DeLisha Milton-Jones, Kosei Kitauchi, and Hezekiél Sepeng.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ben Goldacre ranks 7,046 out of 7,765. Before him are Danny Gabbidon (1979), Naughty Boy (1985), Michael McGovern (1984), Joe Salisbury (1992), Angela Rayner (1980), and Corry Evans (1990). After him are Julie Fowlis (1978), Jay Spearing (1988), Joe Swail (1969), Miles Chamley-Watson (1989), Lisa Andreas (1987), and SuRie (1989).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ben Goldacre ranks 671. Before him are Denise Mina (1966), Caitlin Moran (1975), Jo Frost (1970), Conor Maynard (1992), Rebekah Brooks (1968), and Julie Bindel (1962). After him are Owen Jones (1984), Maajid Nawaz (1977), and Lyra McKee (1990).

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