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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 572,925 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Goldacre is the 7,276th most popular writer (down from 6,455th in 2019), the 8,023rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,027th in 2019) and the 756th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ben Goldacre ranks 7,276 out of 7,302. Before him are Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Silvio Horta, Fatima Bhutto, Anupama Chopra, Jed Whedon, and Owen Jones. After him are G. Willow Wilson, Debora Patta, Maajid Nawaz, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Pierce Brown, and Taiye Selasi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Ben Goldacre ranks 1,137. Before him are André Carson, Arianne Zucker, Malik Rose, Misbah-ul-Haq, Jennifer Jones, and Makoto Segawa. After him are Shannon Johnson, Joaquin Castro, Michael Peca, Chaminda Vaas, Ryuji Okada, and Jason Arnott.

Others Born in 1974

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ben Goldacre ranks 8,023 out of 8,785. Before him are Oliver Rowland (1992), Chris Birchall (1984), Cameron Carter-Vickers (1997), Nick Powell (1994), Janice Rankin (1972), and Keira Walsh (1997). After him are Zoella (1990), Kimberley Walsh (1981), Megan Prescott (1991), Jack Cutmore-Scott (1987), Cameron Jerome (1986), and Kelly Sotherton (1976).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Ben Goldacre ranks 756. Before him are Abi Morgan (1968), Rebekah Brooks (1968), Simon Armitage (1963), Conor Maynard (1992), Julie Bindel (1962), and Owen Jones (1984). After him are Maajid Nawaz (1977), Taiye Selasi (1979), Robyn Young (null), Lyra McKee (1990), and David Dinsmore (1968).

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